Status:

UNKNOWN

Can Hypothermia be Incorporated Into Primary Angioplasty for Heart Attack?

Lead Sponsor:

Life Recovery Systems

Conditions:

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The hypothesis of this study is that consciously sedated patients suffering from ST-elevation myocardial infarction can be rapidly and safely cooled to a state of therapeutic hypothermia (32 to 34 deg...

Detailed Description

This clinical study will investigate the safety and feasibility of cooling heart attack (STEMI) patients with the LRS (Life Recovery Systems)ThermoSuit System, a cooling device which uses the principl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years.
  • Duration of MI symptoms ≥ 30 minutes to ≤ 6 hours.
  • ST-segment elevation of ≥ 1mm or more in two or more contiguous leads.
  • Eligible for PCI.
  • Willingness of patient or legal guardian to provide written, informed consent.
  • Patient dimension criteria:
  • Height: 147-190 cm (58 - 75 in)
  • Width: ≤73 cm (29 in) (elbow to elbow)

Exclusion

  • Cardiac arrest or previous MI within one month.
  • Administration of thrombolytics.
  • Cardiogenic shock (systolic blood pressure (SBP) \< 80 mmHg for \> 30 minutes or SBP \< 100 mmHg on vasopressors or IABP) in the absence of bradycardia or other correctable causes.
  • Known hypersensitivity to hypothermia including Raynaud's disease or cryoglobulinemia.
  • Severe allergy or contraindication to aspirin, Plavix, heparin, or contrast media which cannot be adequately pre-medicated.
  • History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy or refusal of blood transfusions.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Known hypersensitivity midazolam, meperidine, buspirone, or magnesium sulfate.
  • Current enrollment in another clinical trial (other than registry).
  • Temperature \< 35°C on admission to Emergency Department.
  • Recent (\< 1 week) surgical incisions.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 28 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00763828

Start Date

January 28 2024

End Date

May 31 2025

Last Update

March 10 2023

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UTHSCSA

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229-3900