Status:

RECRUITING

AERIAL Trial: Antiplatelet Therapy in Heart Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Heart Transplant

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is a common complication affecting heart transplant patients. This condition causes narrowing of the heart arteries leading to graft dysfunction. The research team is in...

Detailed Description

Heart transplant patients who fulfill selection criteria will undergo baseline clinical evaluation and data collection. Participants will be randomized to either placebo, aspirin or clopidogrel to be ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Heart transplant
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Allergy or known intolerance to aspirin
  • Allergy or known intolerance to clopidogrel
  • Intracranial hemorrhage ≤14 days
  • Bleeding disorder
  • Platelet count \<50 x 109/L
  • History of aspirin related gastrointestinal bleeding or ulcers
  • Non-cardiac indication for antiplatelet therapy
  • Anticoagulation \>3 months
  • Allergy to iodinated contrast
  • Unable to undergo coronary angiography due to glomerular filtration rate ≤30 mL/min/1.73 m2 for non-dialysis patients
  • Unable to undergo coronary angiography due to unsuitable vascular access
  • Combined solid organ transplantation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 28 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2029

Estimated Enrollment :

135 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04770012

Start Date

June 28 2021

End Date

March 1 2029

Last Update

April 3 2025

Active Locations (3)

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St.Pauls Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6Z 1Y6

2

University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7

3

Toronto General Hospital UHN

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2C4