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Safety and Effectiveness Trial of Apixaban Use in Association with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Safety and Effectiveness Trial of Apixaban Use in Association with Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - SAFE-A

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000015923
Enrollment
600
Registered
2015-01-01
Start date
2015-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Interventions

1 months duration of clopidgrel (1 months triple therapy with aspirin, clopidpgrel, and apixaban) 6 months duration of clopidgrel (6 months triple therapy with aspirin, clopidpgrel, and apixaban)

Sponsors

Cardiovascular Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation 2. Patients with coronary artery disease who underwent drug-eluting stent implantation 3. Patients with concomitant administration of apixaban and dual antiplatelet treatment (aspirin and clopidogrel) 4. Patients with 20 years and over 5. Patients with CHADS2-Vasc score of 1 and over 6. Patients who were obtained written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who cannot tolerate antiplatelets and anticoagulants 2. Patients after mechanical valve replacement 3. Patients in whom a stent has been placed in the left main trunk 4. Patients in whom stents have been placed in a bifurcated lesion by the two stent technique 5. Patients complicated with decompensated heart failure or cardiogenic shock 6. Patients complicated with advanced chronic kidney disease (creatinine clearance <15 ml/min) 7. Patients with a past history of intracranial hemorrhage 8. Patients with a past history of stent thrombosis 9. Patients for whom surgery (cardiac and noncardiac surgery) is scheduled 10. Patients for whom pulmonary vein isolation is scheduled 11. Patients with active hemorrhage 12. Patients with active malignant tumor 13. Patients with pregnancy 14. Patients who are not expected to live 1 year or longer 15. Patients deemed to be inappropriate as the subjects of this study by the investigator

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Any bleeding events: TIMI(Major/Minor), BARC, or blood transfusion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Composite events of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or systemic embolization 2. Net clinical benefit of all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or systemic embolization, and bleeding complications (BARC type 3 or higher) 3. Individual endpoints (1)All-cause death (2)Cardiovascular death (3)Non-cardiovascular death (4)Myocardial infarction (5)Unstable angina (6)Stroke (7)Systemic embolization (8)Stent thrombosis (9)Coronary revascularization (10)Surgery (11)CABG (12)Heart failure (13)Discontinuation of anticoagulant or antiplatelet treatment

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTomoya Hoshi

University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Medicine Cardiovascular Division

hoshi.tm@md.tsukuba.ac.jp029-853-3142

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026