About this trial
The purpose of this study is to investigate the long-term outcomes of conservative management in patients with moyamoya disease and their first-degree relatives, and provide potential pathogenesis of moyamoya disease.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients with age between 2-60 years;
A clinical diagnosis of moyamoya disease, including unilateral and bilateral disease.
Patients are medically treated with antiplatelets, antiepileptics, antihypertensives and vasodilators depending on the presentation.
Capable of understanding the purpose and risk of the study and has signed the informed consent. If the participant is not capable of this at the time of enrollment, a legally authorized representative will provide written informed consent in accordance with all regulations.
Disqualifiers
Concomitant other diseases, including systemic vasculitis, neurofibroma, meningitis, sickle cell disease, down's syndrome, and previous basilar radiotherapy.
Patients with cardiogenic embolism, including a history of atrial fibrillation, valvular disease or cardiac valve replacement.
Patients are allergic to the contrast agents.
Patients are treated with direct, indirect, or combined revascularization depending on the presentation.
Trial population
Consecutive patients diagnosed with MMD in Beijing Tiantan Hospital will be recruited. Eligibility will be determined through a checklist of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Relatives will be recruited from the first-degree relatives of patients with MMD.
Trial design
Cohort
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Conservative management
Other interventionPatients and their first-degree relatives will be medically treated with antiplatelets, antiepileptics, antihypertensives and vasodilators depending on the presentation.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Cerebrovascular events
Cerebrovascular events
Cerebrovascular events
Cerebrovascular events
Secondary outcomes
Identification of RNF213 variants
Unfavorable neurological outcome (mRS>2)
Change in cerebral perfusion status as assessed by CTP
Change in immunological, inflammatory, angiogenesis biomarkers of peripheral blood
Serum, plasma, RNA, immune cells and cytokines
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