Status:

COMPLETED

PROTECT : Pacing to Protect Heart for Damage From Blocked Heart Vessel and From Re-opening Blocked Vessel(s)

Lead Sponsor:

Guidant Corporation

Conditions:

Acute Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To determine whether the application of ventricular pacing can protect the human heart from damage resulting from a myocardial infarction

Detailed Description

To determine whether the application of ventricular pacing can protect the human heart from damage resulting from a myocardial infarction

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, requiring PCI within 2 to 6 hours following symptoms
  • Total occlusion of a coronary artery with reference vessel diameter \>or= 3mm

Exclusion

  • Thrombolitics
  • Severe bradycardia requiring cardiac pacing
  • Previous PCI or CABG
  • Recent stroke or CV surgery
  • Recent major surgery or trauma
  • Clinical and hemodynamic unstability
  • Implanted CRM device
  • Evidence of previous MI
  • Diabetes using rosiglitazone or other fibrates
  • Permanent AF
  • Mechanical tricuspid valve
  • Pregnancy
  • Exclusion for MRI
  • Incapability of participating in exercise test

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00409604

Start Date

December 1 2006

End Date

August 1 2009

Last Update

August 31 2010

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University Hospital of Maastricht (azM)

Maastricht, Netherlands