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Ticagrelor vs High Dose Clopidogrel in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Post Fibrinolysis

Pharmacodynamic Assessment of Ticagrelor vs High Dose Clopidogrel in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Exhibiting High Platelet Reactivity Post Fibrinolysis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01950416
Enrollment
56
Registered
2013-09-25
Start date
2013-03-31
Completion date
2014-12-31
Last updated
2015-08-20

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

Conditions

Fibrinolysis, P2Y12 Inhibitor, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Keywords

ST elevation myocardial infarction, Fibrinolysis, Ticagrelor, Clopidogrel, Platelet reactivity

Brief summary

This is a two-center, prospective, randomized, single-blind, investigator initiated, pharmacodynamic study of parallel design, carried out in 2 PCI-capable cardiology centers (Patras University Hospital and Konstantopoulio General Hospital of Athens). Patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction, having undergone fibrinolysis in the previous 3 to 48 hours, who present high residual PR (defined as PRU ≥208 ) on admission, pre coronary angiography, will be randomized after written informed consent, in a 1:1 ratio to either: Ticagrelor 180mg loading dose (LD), followed by a 90mg x2 maintenance dose (MD) starting 12±6 hours post LD, until discharge. Or Clopidogrel 600mg loading dose (LD), followed by a 150mg once daily maintenance dose (MD) starting 12±6 hours post LD, until discharge. Platelet reactivity assessment will be performed at randomization (Hour 0) and at 2, 24 hours after randomization, as well as pre-discharge, using the VerifyNow assay, in platelet reactivity units (PRU). Documentation of major adverse cardiac events (death, myocardial infarction, stroke, ischemia driven revascularization procedure with PCI or CABG) and bleeding (according to BARC criteria) will be performed until patient's discharge.

Interventions

DRUGTicagrelor 180mg loading dose and 90mg bid maintenance dose
DRUGClopidogrel 600mg loading dose and 150mg maintenance dose

Sponsors

University of Patras
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18-85 years old 2. Patients with STEMI, having undergone fibrinolytic therapy in the previous 3 to 48 hours 3. Presenting HPR (≥208 PRU) post 300mg clopidogrel loading dose ( assessment immediately before coronary angiography) 4. Informed consent obtained in writing

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Breastfeeding * Inability to give informed consent * Cardiogenic shock * Major periprocedural complications (death, stent thrombosis, vessel perforation, arrhythmias requiring cardioversion, temporary pacemaker insertion or intravenous antiarrhythmic agents, respiratory failure requiring intubation, vascular injury (arteriovenous shunt, retroperitoneal bleeding), major bleeding (need for bood transfusion or drop in haemoglobin post-PCI by ≥ 5 gr/ dl or intracranial bleeding) * Known hypersensitivity to ticagrelor or clopidogrel * History of gastrointestinal bleeding, genitourinary bleeding or other site abnormal bleeding within the previous 3 months. * Other bleeding diathesis, or considered by investigator to be at high risk for bleeding * Any previous history of stroke, intracranial hemorrhage or disease (neoplasm, arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm). * Thombocytopenia (\<100.000 / μL) at randomization * Anaemia (Hct \<30%) at randomization * Polycytaemia (Hct \> 52%) at randomization * Periprocedural IIb/IIIa inhibitors administration * Per os anticoagulants * Recent (\< 6 weeks) major surgery or trauma, including GABG. * Subjects receiving daily treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors that cannot be discontinued for the duration of the study. * Concomitant oral or IV therapy with strong CY P3A inhibitors (ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, telithromycin, clarithromycin, nefazodone, ritonavir, saquinavir, nelfinavir, indinavir, atazana vir, grapefruit juice N1 L/d), CYP3A substrates with narrow therapeutic indices (cyclosporine, quinidine), or strong CYP3A inducers (rifampin /rifampicin, phenytoin, carbamazepine). * Increased risk of bradycardiac events. * Dialysis required. * Severe uncontrolled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease * Known severe hepatic impairement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Platelet reactivity at 2 hours post randomization between the 2 treatment arms2 hoursPlatelet reactivity at 2 hours post randomization between the 2 treatment arms

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Platelet reactivity at 24 hours post randomization between the 2 treatment arms.24 hours
Platelet reactivity pre-discharge between the 2 treatment arms5 days
High on treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) rate (≥208 PRU) at 2 hours post randomization2 hours
High on treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) rate (≥208 PRU) at 24 hours post randomization24 hours
High on treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) rates (≥208 PRU) pre discharge5 days

Countries

Greece

Outcome results

None listed

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