Status:

COMPLETED

Acarbose Cardiovascular Evaluation Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oxford

Collaborating Sponsors:

Bayer

Conditions:

Coronary Heart Disease

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether acarbose therapy can reduce cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality in patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) who have established coro...

Detailed Description

A long-term, multicentre, double-blind, randomised parallel-group trial to determine whether reducing post-prandial glycaemia can reduce cardiovascular-related morbidity and mortality in patients with...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female, aged 50 years or more.
  • Definite CHD, defined as a, b or c below:
  • Previous myocardial infarction (MI) or Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), but not within the last 3 months, with any two of the following:
  • Typical clinical presentation
  • Confirmatory ECG changes
  • Appropriate elevation of cardiac enzymes/biomarkers
  • Previous unstable angina (UA) or Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS), but not within the last 3 months, with any two of the following:
  • Typical clinical presentation
  • Confirmatory ECG changes
  • Either elevation of a cardiac biomarker or a \>50% stenosis in ≥1 major epicardial coronary artery shown on coronary angiography or CT angiography. Where stenosis is reported in a qualitative manner, the categories "moderate" and "severe" will be taken as equating to \>50% stenosis.
  • Current stable angina defined as:
  • Typical clinical history with symptoms occurring within the last month, and
  • A \>50% stenosis in ≥1 major epicardial coronary artery shown on coronary angiography or CT angiography. Where stenosis is reported in a qualitative manner, the categories "moderate" and "severe" will be taken as equating to \>50% stenosis.
  • Impaired glucose tolerance diagnosed on a single standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) , defined as a 2-hour plasma glucose (2HPG) value ≥7.8 but \<11.1 mmol/l and a fasting plasma glucose (FPG) \<7.0 mmol/l within six months prior to enrollment.
  • Optimised cardiovascular drug therapy.
  • At least 80% adherent to single blind placebo Study Medication during the run-in period.
  • Provision of written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Previous history of diabetes, other than gestational diabetes.
  • MI, unstable angina, stroke or a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) within the previous three months.
  • Planned or anticipated coronary, cerebrovascular or peripheral arterial revascularisation or other major surgical intervention, at the time of randomisation
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III or IV heart failure.
  • Evidence of severe hepatic disease.
  • Evidence of severe renal impairment or an eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.73m2 (derived using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease, MDRD, Chinese equation)
  • Any other condition likely to reduce adherence to the protocol e.g. alcoholism, major active psychiatric disorder, cognitive impairment or a condition likely to markedly limit life expectancy e.g. malignancy.
  • Pregnancy (or planned pregnancy within the next five years).
  • Concurrent participation in any other clinical interventional trial. Note: Patients who were treated previously with an alphaglucosidase inhibitor must have at least a three-month washout period before being randomised into the ACE trial.
  • Known intolerance to alpha glucosidase inhibitors or gastrointestinal problems.
  • Thought by the investigator for any reason to be unsuitable for participation in this clinical study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 17 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 18 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

6526 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00829660

Start Date

February 17 2009

End Date

April 18 2017

Last Update

July 25 2017

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University

Hefei, Anhui, China, 230032

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Beijing Chuiyangliu Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100022

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China Meitan General Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100028

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Beijing Anzhen Hospital of The Capital University of Medical Sciences

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100029