(Stroke. 2004;35:e46.)
© 2004 American Heart Association, Inc.
Major Ongoing Stroke Trials |
Major Ongoing Stroke Trials
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The following is a list of major ongoing studies about stroke. Information about other multicenter studies that might be included in this list should be submitted to the Stroke Editorial Office by the Principal Investigator. The list will appear online in the February, June, and October issues of Stroke.
African American Antiplatelet Stroke Prevention Study (AAASPS)
AAASPS is a randomized, double-blind, multicenter, controlled clinical trial to compare the effect of ticlopidine (500 mg/day) and aspirin (650 mg/day) in the prevention of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death in African Americans with recent, noncardioembolic ischemic stroke. Eighteen hundred patients (900 in each group) at 50 sites nationally will be randomized at least 7 days but no more than 90 days after the qualifying event. Study patients will be followed up for 2 years. Analysis of key end points will use the intention-to-treat principle, and time-to-event data will be analyzed using Mantel-Haenszel and various regression methods. Safety analyses will focus on the incidence of severe adverse events, such as neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal bleeding, and hepatic dysfunction.
Principal Investigator: Philip B. Gorelick, MD, MPH
Contact: Yvonne Harris, MPA, Center for Stroke Research, Rush Medical Center, 1645 West Jackson, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60612. Phone 312-432-5200. Fax 312-432-0937. E-mail yharris@rush.edu
Location: Clinical Management Center and Data Management Center, Rush Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Number of Centers: 50 (recruitment is estimated to continue through September 2001)
Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health (study medication supplied by Roche Laboratories and the Bayer Company)
Dates of Study: