Status:

RECRUITING

Evaluation of the Standard Catheter-directed Thrombolysis Effectiveness in Intermediate-High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Federal State Budgetary Institution, V. A. Almazov Federal North-West Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of Health

Conditions:

Pulmonary Embolism Acute

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A single-center, open-label, randomized comparative study of two treatment strategies in patients with intermediate-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Computed tomography angiography (CTA) - verified proximal (pulmonary trunk and/or main and/or lobar branches of the pulmonary artery) PE and symptom onset \< 14 days prior
  • Intermediate-high risk PE with a RV dysfunction (RV/LV diameter ratio \>1 on TTE or CTA) and an elevated biomarker (hs-troponin or NT-proBNP) level
  • Signed informed consent

Exclusion

  • High-risk pulmonary embolism
  • Thrombus in the heart chambers on TTE
  • Absolute contraindications for the use of thrombolytic therapy: history of hemorrhagic stroke or stroke of unknown etiology; ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack within the last 6 months; extensive bleeding currently or within the previous 6 months, hemorrhagic diathesis; diseases of the central nervous system (including neoplasms, aneurysm, surgery on the brain or spinal cord); intracranial (including subarachnoid) hemorrhage currently or in history, suspicion of hemorrhagic stroke; severe uncontrolled arterial hypertension; major surgery or major trauma within the previous 3 months, recent traumatic brain injury; labor during the previous 10 days; severe liver diseases, including liver failure, cirrhosis, portal hypertension (including esophageal varices) and active hepatitis; bacterial endocarditis, pericarditis; acute pancreatitis; confirmed peptic ulcer of the stomach or duodenum within the last 3 months; arterial aneurysms, congenital anomalies of arteries/veins;
  • Haemoglobin level \< 70 g/L, platelet count ≤ 100 x 109
  • Allergic to alteplase or UFH or contrast allergy
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Clinically significant malignancies

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 10 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06487052

Start Date

January 10 2024

End Date

December 1 2027

Last Update

July 5 2024

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Almazov National Medical Research Centre

Saint Petersburg, Russia, 197341