Status:

RECRUITING

Colchicine in Belgium in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Lead Sponsor:

AZ Sint-Jan AV

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Hospital, Ghent

Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

45+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The main aim of this trial is to determine whether there are fewer cardiovascular events when patients with coronary artery disease take a low dose of colchicine of 0.5 mg daily on top of optimal stan...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomised, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled phase III pragmatic superiority trial comparing colchicine 0.5 mg with placebo administered orally once-daily in up to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥45 years.
  • Coronary artery disease treated with PCI and optimal medical therapy, with at least one additional risk factor (based on SMART):
  • Age ≥ year
  • Diabetes mellitus, on treatment or new diagnosis with HbA1c ≥6.5%
  • Current smoking
  • Treated hypertension or lood pressure systolic ≥ 4 mmHg or diastolic ≥ mmHg
  • Total cholesterol \>240 mg/dl untreated, or treated LDL \>70 mg/dl
  • HDL \<40 mg/dl
  • hsCRP \>2 mg/L AND chronic coronary syndrome (CCS)
  • eGFR \<60 ml/min (MDRD)
  • history of vascular disease:
  • CAD (PCI prior to index, CABG, MI)
  • stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic)
  • carotid artery revascularisation
  • PAD (revascularisation, ABI \<0.85 at rest, amputation due to atherosclerotic disease)
  • AAA (repair, distal aortic anteroposterior diameter \>3.0cm)
  • Able to be enrolled/randomized between 2 hour and 5 days post PCI.
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential who are not using an effective method of contraception. Or women who intend to donate oocytes.
  • Men who plan to father children during the study period or who are unwilling to use effective forms of contraception. Or men who intend to donate sperm.
  • Any contraindication or known intolerance to colchicine.
  • Chronic use of -or need for- colchicine.
  • Auto-immune disease or other condition requiring current or planned chronic systemic steroids, immunosuppressant or biologic drug targeting the immune system (for example, TNF blockers, anakinra, rituximab, abatacept, tocilizumab etc.).
  • Creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2.
  • Cirrhosis Child-Pugh stadium B and C, or acute severe liver disease
  • Neuromuscular disease or non-transient CK levels \> 5 x ULN (unless due to MI).
  • History of cancer or lymphoproliferative disease within the last 3 years, other than successfully treated non-metastatic cutaneous squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma, or localized cervix carcinoma in situ.
  • Current or planned use of any strong inhibitor of CYP3A4 or p-glycoprotein: macrolide antibiotics (clarithromycin, telithromycin), azole antifungal agents (ketoconazole, voriconazole, fluconazole, itraconazole), cyclosporine, HIV medication (ritonavir, lopinavir, tipranavir, atazanavir, darunavir, indinavir, saquinavir).
  • Chronic diarrhea, or inflammatory owel disease (Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis).
  • Drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Planned cardiovascular intervention known on the day of screening.
  • Currently enrolled in another investigational trial.
  • Considered to be an unsuitable candidate by the investigator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 29 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

March 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

2770 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06095765

Start Date

January 29 2024

End Date

March 1 2028

Last Update

March 8 2024

Active Locations (19)

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Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis Campus Aalst

Aalst, Belgium, 9300

2

Het Ziekenhuisnetwerk Antwerpen

Antwerp, Belgium, 2020

3

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Antwerp, Belgium, 2650

4

Imelda

Bonheiden, Belgium, 2820