Status:

COMPLETED

Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of a Single Bolus of TNK-tPA (Tenecteplase, Metalyse®) With Accelerated Infusion of Rt-PA (Alteplase, Actilyse®) in Asian Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

Lead Sponsor:

Boehringer Ingelheim

Conditions:

Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The objective of this trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of a single bolus of TNK-tPA (tenecteplase, Metalyse®) compared with rt-PA (alteplase, Actilyse®) in Asian patients.

Detailed Description

This was a randomized (1:1), open-label, multi-center, active-control, parallel-group study to compare the efficacy and safety of TNK-tPA (tenecteplase, Metalyse®) with that of accelerated rt-PA (alte...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \>= 18 and \<= 75 years.
  • Asian origin.
  • Ischemic discomfort \>= 30 minutes in duration.
  • Onset of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) symptoms within 6 hours prior to randomization.
  • A twelve lead electrocardiogram (ECG) with one of the following:
  • ST segment elevation \>= 0.1 mV in two or more limb leads; or
  • \>= 0.2 mV in two or more contiguous precordial leads indicative of AMI.
  • Ability to give informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Previous coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.
  • Cardiogenic shock (e.g. systolic blood pressure \[SBP\] \< 90 mmHg).
  • Systolic blood pressure (SBP) \>= 180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \>= 110 mmHg during current admission on one reliable measurement prior to randomization.
  • Inability to undergo cardiac catheterization.
  • Significant bleeding disorder either at present or within the past 6 months.
  • Major surgery, biopsy of a parenchymal organ, or significant trauma within 3 months.
  • Any minor head trauma and/or any other trauma that occurred after onset of current myocardial infarction.
  • Use of heparin, GPIIb/IIIa antagonists or other anticoagulants within the last 2 weeks.
  • Any known history of stroke or transient ischemic attack or central nervous system structural damage (i.e. neoplasm, aneurysm, intracranial surgery).
  • Prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation (\> 10 minutes) within 2 weeks.
  • Pregnancy, lactation or parturition within the previous 30 days. Women of childbearing potential must have had a negative pregnancy test and must have used a medically accepted method of birth control (i.e. uterine device, surgical sterilisation, progestogens alone).
  • Previous treatment with TNK-tPA (tenecteplase).
  • Inability to follow protocol and comply with follow-up.
  • Drug abuse within the last year.
  • Participation in another clinical trial within the previous 30 days.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2001

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

February 1 2006

Estimated Enrollment :

270 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00148460

Start Date

March 1 2001

End Date

February 1 2006

Last Update

October 29 2013

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Beijing An Zhen Hospital

Beijing, China, 100029

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Beijing University

Beijing, China, 100044

3

Beijing Friendship Hospital

Beijing, China, 100050

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Beijing Xuan Wu Hospital

Beijing, China, 100050