Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:19 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:19 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02766205
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* 1\. Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) defined as:
* Ischemic stroke (including transient ischemic attack with positive neuroimaging) visualized by brain CT or MRI that is not lacunar (i.e., subcortical infarct ≤1.5 cm), and
* Absence of cervical carotid atherosclerotic stenosis (or vertebral and basilar artery stenosis in case of posterior circulation stroke), that is ≥ 50%, or occlusion in arteries supplying the area of ischemia in CT or magnetic resonance (MR) angiography or ultrasound, and
* No history of AF, no documented AF on 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) or episode of AF lasting 6 minutes or longer detected after ≥ 24-hour cardiac rhythm monitoring (Holter or telemetry), and
* No intra-cardiac thrombus on transthoracic echocardiography, and
* No other specific cause of stroke identified by routine clinical care (e.g., arteritis, dissection, migraine/vasospasm, drug abuse)
* 2\. Age ≥18 years
* 3\. Written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* 1\. ≥ 50% luminal stenosis or occlusion in arteries supplying the area of ischemia
* 2\. History of AF
* 3\. Life expectancy less than 6 months
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02766205
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02766205