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Study identifier: NCT06935578 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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RAre, But Not aLone: a Large Italian Network to Empower the Impervious diaGNostic Pathway of Rare cerEbrovascular Diseases (ALIGNED)

Condition: CADASIL · CADASIL (Diagnosis) · Moya Moya Disease  ·  Sponsor: Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta

PhaseN/A
Planned participants500
Who can joinAll sexes, 18 Years to no upper limit
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

Cerebrovascular diseases (CVDs) are one leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite intensive investigations, more than 30% of strokes remain of undetermined origin. Rare Cerebrovascular Diseases (rCVDs), including heritable (i.e., CADASIL, COL4A1 syndrome, Fabry disease) and acquired conditions (i.e., Sneddon syndrome, Moyamoya arteriopathy) account for a proportion of these strokes. However, rCVDs are often misdiagnosed since clinicians are not able to recognize them. Although rare, the identification of these stroke causes is important to establish appropriate management measures, including genetic counselling, and, if available, therapy. The lack of data on phenotype and clinical course of rCVDs, given the paucity of published series, makes the diagnosis and the development of therapies challenging. Furthermore, the molecular characterization of rCVDs is still lacking, despite progresses achieved in common stroke by applying high throughput approaches as multi-omics. Since the diagnosis and care of rCVDs require adequate expertise and instrumental tools, clinical and research activities are usually reserved to few specialized centers, mostly located in the North of Italy, leading patients to expensive trips for consultations. Therefore, the creation of a clinical and research network aimed at improving the diagnostic pathways of rCVDs is highly needed to improve the number of patients with rCVDs to better define the clinical phenotype and to transfer the k…

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Locations (17)

Ospedale Regionale Generale "F. Miulli", Acquaviva delle FontiAcquaviva delle Fonti, BA, ItalyRecruiting
ASST Melegnano MartesanaMelegnano, MI, ItalyRecruiting
Neurologia Stroke Unit dell'Asst RhodenseRho, Mi, ItalyRecruiting
Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, CefalùCefalù, PA, ItalyRecruiting
UO Neurologia degli Ospedali di Cesena e Forlì, Ospedale Bufalini Cesena ed Ospedale Morgagni-Pierantoni (Ausl della Romagna)Cesena, ItalyRecruiting
ASST di CremonaCremona, ItalyRecruiting
Ospedale "Spaziani" di FrosinoneFrosinone, ItalyRecruiting
U.O. Neurologia, Ospedale Sant'Andrea, La SpeziaLa Spezia, ItalyRecruiting
ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano NiguardaMilan, ItalyRecruiting
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo BestaMilan, ItalyRecruiting
Ospedale Luigi Sacco, ASST Fatebenefratelli SaccoMilan, ItalyRecruiting
Stroke Unit Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di MilanoMilan, ItalyRecruiting

+ 5 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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