DISCOVERY

The overall goal of the DISCOVERY study is to better understand what factors contribute to changes in cognitive (i.e., thinking and memory) abilities in patients who experienced a stroke. The purpose of the study is to help doctors identify patients at risk for dementia (decline in memory, thinking and other mental abilities that significantly affects daily functioning) after their stroke so that future treatments may be developed to improve outcomes in stroke patients.

Sleep SMART

The primary goals of this study are to determine whether treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with positive airway pressure starting shortly after acute ischemic stroke or high risk TIA (1) reduces recurrent stroke, acute coronary syndrome, and all-cause mortality during 6 months after the event, and (2) improves stroke outcomes at 3 months in patients who experienced an ischemic stroke.

CREST-2

CREST-2 is designed to compare three different methods of stroke prevention to find the safest and most effective treatment: intensive medical management alone compared to intensive medical management in combination with carotid enarterectomy and carotid stenting.

ASPIRE

To determine if apixaban is superior to aspirin for prevention of the composite outcome of any stroke or death from any cause in patients with recent ICH and atrial fibrillation. Secondary Aim: To determine if apixaban, compared with aspirin, results in better functional outcomes as measured by the modified Rankin Scale.

ARCADIA

To determine if apixaban is superior to aspirin for the prevention of recurrent stroke in patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke and atrial cardiopathy, and to determine if the relative efficacy of apixaban over aspirin increases with the severity of atrial cardiopathy.