About this trial

Primary objective: To determine whether pregnancy increases the risk of recurrent CeAD and delayed stroke in women with prior CeAD based on long-term data.

Methods: Multicentric, observational case-control study based on pooled individual patient data from several stroke centers.

Primary endpoint: Primary composite outcome measure includes the following outcomes: (i) occurrence of recurrent CeAD, (ii) occurrence of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, (iii) death.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

female

prior symptomatic cervical artery dissection (= index CeAD)

at least one long-term follow-up visit (at least 6 months after the initial event)

recurrent dissection

Disqualifiers

Male patients

Age <18 years

No long-term follow-up available or long-term follow-up < 6 months after initial event

No data on pregnancy after initial event available

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Not listed

Trial groups

1,000 Participants
are grouped into 2 trial groups

Locations

12
Argentina
Stroke Unit Sanatorio AllendeX5000BFB, Córdoba Argentina
Austria
Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck6020, InnsbruckTyrol, Austria
Finland
Helsinki University Central Hospital Helsinki Finland
Germany
Charité Universitätsmedizin, Centrum für Schlaganfallforschung10117, Berlin Germany

Sponsors and collaborators

University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Lead sponsor