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RadIal Versus Femoral InvEstigation in ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

RadIal Versus Femoral Randomized InvEstigation in ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01420614
Acronym
RIFLE-STEACS
Enrollment
1001
Registered
2011-08-19
Start date
2009-01-31
Completion date
2012-07-31
Last updated
2012-02-07

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

Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome, Coronary Artery Disease, ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

Keywords

radial access, primary angioplasty, trial, randomization, outcome

Brief summary

Prospective, randomized, multi-center trial comparing the safety and efficacy in the prevention of net adverse clinical outcomes (NACE) of transfemoral vs. transradial approach for the treatment of patients with ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (STEACS) undergoing primary angioplasty

Detailed description

Prospective, randomized, double arm study. The study population will include all consecutive patients presenting with a ST-elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome and candidates for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, who agree and provide written informed consent for the study. Before arterial stick for percutaneous access, patients will be randomized according to sealed numbered envelopes. Subsequently, arterial access will be obtained and the diagnostic/interventional procedure will be performed according to routine clinical practice, leaving ancillary medications, choice of devices and means of hemostasis at the physician's discretion. In the randomization process all participating centers will be equally stratified to avoid statistical unbalance.

Interventions

PROCEDUREFemoral approach

diagnostic and interventional procedures by femoral artery access

diagnostic and interventional procedures by radial artery access

Sponsors

Policlinico Casilino ASL RMB
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Subject is \>18 years old with recent acute ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (STEACS) requiring emergent coronary angiography. 2. Patient has no contraindication to percutaneous arterial access by both and transfemoral route. 3. Subject has been informed of the nature of the study and agrees to its provisions and has provided written informed consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee of the respective clinical site. 4. Patient and the treating physician agree that the subject will comply with all follow-up evaluations.

Exclusion criteria

1. Subject's age is \<18 years and he has no acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (ST elevation of a least 0.1 mV in ≥2 extremity leads or at least 0.2 mV in ≥2 precordial leads). 2. Subject has had a recent stroke or TIA (\<4 weeks), irrespective of age. 3. Patient has an international normalized ratio (INR) \> 2.0, or other severe bleeding diathesis 4. The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding. 5. Known allergies to: aspirin, clopidogrel and ticlopidine, heparin, IIb/IIIa inhibitors, stainless steel, or contrast agent (which cannot be adequately premedicated). 7.Subject is currently participating in an investigational drug or device study that has not completed the primary endpoint or that clinically interferes with the current study endpoints. 8.Prior participation in this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Net Adverse Clinical Event30-dayCumulative of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, stroke and bleeding

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Net Adverse Clinical Event1-yearCumulative of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, stroke and bleeding
Individual components of NACE30-dayCardiac death, Myocardial infarction, Target Lesion revascularization, Stroke, Major Bleeding
Total procedural and fluoroscopy times for the index procedure1 dayComparison of procedural and fluoroscopy times between the two study groups
Hospital stay30-dayDays of hospitalization

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 25, 2026