Status:

TERMINATED

Eptifibatide and ST Segment Resolution Following Primary PCI

Lead Sponsor:

Medstar Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, open label, randomized trial of 100 patients who present to the cardiac catheterization laboratory with an ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction for primary PCI. Patients may recei...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adjunctive eptifibatide during primary PCI in patients presenting to the catheterization laboratory within 12 hours of symptom onse...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients \>18 years old
  • Patients with acute myocardial infarction whose symptom onset is within 12 hours of presentation
  • ST-segment elevation 1 mm in 2 contiguous limb leads or 2 mm in 2 contiguous precordial leads
  • Patients eligible for PCI
  • Target lesion(s) in a native vessel
  • Target lesion stenosis \>50% by angiography (visual estimate)
  • Patients who are amenable to participating in study procedures and follow-up
  • Patient or legal guardian has been informed and agrees to provide approved written informed consent and data privacy authorization

Exclusion

  • Patients with cardiogenic shock (SBP\<80 mmHg for \>30 minutes or requiring pressors or IABP due to hypotension)
  • Patients with cardiac arrest at any point prior to intervention (within the preceeding 24 hours)
  • Patients on chronic warfarin (Coumadin) therapy
  • Patients with known bleeding diathesis or active bleeding at the time of presentation to the catheterization laboratory
  • Patients with known bleeding diathesis or active bleeding within prior 3 months
  • Patients who receive thrombolytic therapy or glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors prior to PCI (within the preceding 8 hours)
  • Patients with a platelet count \<100,000 cells/mm3 within the preceeding 7 days
  • Patients with known allergies to aspirin, clopidogrel bisulfate (Plavix), heparin, bivalirudin, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors or intravenous contrast dye that cannot be medically managed
  • Patients with major surgery within the past 6 months or scheduled surgery within 6 weeks
  • Patients with significant unprotected left main disease (stenosis \>60%) or with multivessel coronary disease that will require emergent coronary artery bypass surgery
  • Patients with TIA or CVA within the past 30 days or any history of hemorrhagic stroke
  • Patients who have undergone PCI within the preceding 30 days prior to enrollment
  • Patients with known impaired renal function
  • Patient is know to be pregnant or lactating
  • Patients with active participation in another device or drug study
  • Patients with comorbidities conferring a life expectancy of less than a year
  • Patients with left bundle branch block

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00812435

Start Date

August 1 2007

End Date

March 1 2011

Last Update

August 11 2014

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Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010