Status:

COMPLETED

Antiplatelet Therapy After Cardiac Arrest

Lead Sponsor:

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Conditions:

Cardiac Arrest

Postresuscitation Syndrome

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

There is growing evidence that standard dual antiplatelet therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel is not as effective in the setting of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest as ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female and male over 18 years old
  • Unconscious survivors of cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia
  • Acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI or STEMI) as a reason of cardiac arrest
  • PCI with stent implantation
  • Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures is impossible because subjects are unconscious at the moment of inclusion

Exclusion

  • Use of any P2Y12 inhibitors in last 10 days
  • Use of prasugrel before and 48 hours after loading dose of P2Y12 inhibitor
  • Use of eptifibatide before and 48 hours after loading dose of P2Y12 inhibitor
  • Thrombocytopenia (\<50\*109/L)
  • Allergic reaction to acetylsalicylic acid, clopidogrel or ticagrelor
  • Ticagrelor contraindications: previous intracranial bleeding, active pathological bleeding, moderate to severe hepatic impairment, heart rate \< 40/min at presentation
  • Suspected or confirmed pregnancy
  • Use of bivalirudin before and 48 hours after loading dose of P2Y12 inhibitor

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

57 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02224274

Start Date

August 1 2014

End Date

June 1 2016

Last Update

February 27 2019

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University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia, 1000