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Comparison of Two ?Dosing Nomograms of Heparin in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Hospitalized in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)

Comparison of Two Dosing Nomograms of Heparin in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Hospitalized in the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT138708111221N2
Enrollment
140
Registered
2011-07-12
Start date
2010-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

acute coronay syndrome. Acute ischaemic heart disease, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients in group 1 receive a bolus of 80 U/Kg and an initial infusion rate of 17 U/Kg/hr. APTT is controlled every 6 hours for 48 hours. The therapeutic level of aPTT is 46-70 s. If a
Treatment - Drugs
Patients in group 1 receive a bolus of 80 U/Kg and an initial infusion rate of 17 U/Kg/hr. APTT is controlled every 6 hours for 48 hours. The therapeutic level of aPTT is 46-70 s. If aPTT is in this r
Patients in the second group receive a bolus of 60 U/Kg (maximum 4000 U) and an initial infusion rate of 12 U/Kg/hr (maximum 900U/hr). aPTT is measured every 6 hours up to 48 hours. For aPTT,46-70 s,

Sponsors

Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: >18 years old; ACS; admission to CCU. Exclusion criteria: receiving thrombolytic drugs in the past week; current bleeding; history of thrombocytopenia with heparin; receiving heparin prior to hospitalization; thrombocytopenic patients.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
APTT in the therapeutic range (46-70 s). Timepoint: before infusion of heparin and every 6 hours until 48 hours after intervention. Method of measurement: standard methods of measuring aPTT.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of changes in the rate of heparin. Timepoint: every 6 hours until 48 hours after intevention. Method of measurement: observation.;Time to reach therapeutic aPTT. Timepoint: every 6 hours until 48 hours after intevention. Method of measurement: measuring time by watch.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoghieh Atashkooh

Yazd cardiovascular research center

yazdheartcenter@gmail.com+98 35 1523 1421

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026