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Antiplatelet Therapy Guided by Thrombelastography in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (TEGCOR Study)

Antiplatelet Therapy Guided by Thrombelastography in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes (TEGCOR Study)

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01612884
Enrollment
67
Registered
2012-06-06
Start date
2011-08-31
Completion date
2017-03-31
Last updated
2018-04-26

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

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease, Thrombosis

Brief summary

Personalized treatment approaches and antiplatelet drug choice have been proposed to optimize safety of coronary stenting by reducing heart attacks and repeat interventions while simultaneously minimizing adverse bleeding events. This study compares the efficacy of two laboratory guided treatment algorithms to personalize antiplatelet medication choice after coronary stenting

Interventions

DRUGPrasugrel

Prasugrel 60mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel non-responder

DRUGClopidogrel

Clopidogrel 300mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel responder

Sponsors

Indiana University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction) and referred for coronary angiography. * Current therapy with clopidogrel (at least 300mg loading dose, or 75mg po daily for \>5 days) * Age range 21-75 years.

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to give consent * Age younger than 21 years, greater than 75 years * History of stroke * Body weight \<60 kg * Acute STEMI, * Thrombocytopenia\<100'000, * requirement for chronic warfarin therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Thrombelastography (TEG) MA1 dayPersistence of high tensile clot strength measured by TEG 16-24 hours after reloading of either clopidogrel or prasugrel

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Ischemic Events6 monthsDeath, recurrent myocardial infarction, recurrent unstable angina, repeat coronary intervention
Number of Participants With Bleeding Events6 monthsMajor or Minor Bleeding according to TIMI criteria

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

67 subjects were enrolled and underwent testing on day 0. Only 37 of those subjects underwent PCI, and therefore were randomized to either LTA or TEG guided intervention arm. The remainder of subjects were treated medically without PCI or were referred for CABG (see flow diagram in protocol) and did not get randomized to any intervention arm.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Thrombelastography (TEG) Guided
Clopidogrel non-response defined as MA≥69 Clopidogrel response defined as MA\<69 Prasugrel: Prasugrel 60mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel non-responder Clopidogrel: Clopidogrel 300mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel responder
19
Light Transmittance Aggregometry Guided
Clopidogrel non-response defined as MPA ADP \>42.9% Clopidogrel response defined as MPA ADP \<42.9% Prasugrel: Prasugrel 60mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel non-responder Clopidogrel: Clopidogrel 300mg loading dose at time of PCI if clopidogrel responder
18
Total37

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicThrombelastography (TEG) GuidedTotalLight Transmittance Aggregometry Guided
Age, Continuous55.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.8
54.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10
53.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.5
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
14 Participants22 Participants8 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
5 Participants15 Participants10 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
19 participants37 participants18 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants15 Participants10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
14 Participants22 Participants8 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 190 / 18
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 190 / 18
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 190 / 18

Outcome results

Primary

Thrombelastography (TEG) MA

Persistence of high tensile clot strength measured by TEG 16-24 hours after reloading of either clopidogrel or prasugrel

Time frame: 1 day

Population: TEG-MA (mm) at 16-24 hours outcome measure

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedThrombelastography (TEG) MA66.4 mmStandard Deviation 11
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedThrombelastography (TEG) MA65.8 mmStandard Deviation 6.9
p-value: 0.85t-test, 2 sided
Secondary

Number of Participants With Bleeding Events

Major or Minor Bleeding according to TIMI criteria

Time frame: 6 months

ArmMeasureCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Bleeding EventsBleeding0 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Bleeding EventsNo Bleeding19 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Bleeding EventsBleeding0 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Bleeding EventsNo Bleeding18 Participants
p-value: >0.05Chi-squared
Secondary

Number of Participants With Ischemic Events

Death, recurrent myocardial infarction, recurrent unstable angina, repeat coronary intervention

Time frame: 6 months

ArmMeasureGroupCategoryValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsDeathEvent0 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsMyocardial InfarctionEvent1 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsRecurrent coronary interventionNo Event16 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsDeathNo Event19 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsUnstable AnginaEvent2 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsMyocardial InfarctionNo Event18 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsUnstable AnginaNo Event17 Participants
Thrombelastography (TEG) GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsRecurrent coronary interventionEvent3 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsUnstable AnginaNo Event16 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsDeathEvent0 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsDeathNo Event18 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsMyocardial InfarctionEvent0 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsMyocardial InfarctionNo Event18 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsRecurrent coronary interventionEvent2 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsRecurrent coronary interventionNo Event16 Participants
Light Transmittance Aggregometry GuidedNumber of Participants With Ischemic EventsUnstable AnginaEvent2 Participants
p-value: 0.93Chi-squared

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026