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Bivalirudin vs Heparin in NSTEMI and STEMI in Patients on Modern Antiplatelet Therapy in SWEDEHEART

Bivalirudin vs Heparin in NSTEMI and STEMI in Patients on Modern Antiplatelet Therapy in SWEDEHEART A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Based on the SWEDEHEART Platform

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02311231
Acronym
VALIDATE
Enrollment
6012
Registered
2014-12-08
Start date
2014-06-30
Completion date
2017-03-31
Last updated
2017-05-19

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

Conditions

Non ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Brief summary

In this trial we test the hypothesis that PCI and bivalirudin is superior to heparin alone (according to local protocol) in reducing death, MI, and major bleeding in patients with NSTEMI or STEMI at 180 days (primary end point), treated with ticagrelor or prasugrel.

Detailed description

The follow up of endpoints will be performed using SWEDEHEART and national registries. Follow up of primary endpoints and stroke will also be performed by telephone contacts with the patients or first degree relatives by a nurse phone call after 7 days and 180 days. The nurses will also accumulate hospital record information on these endpoints. A central adjudication will be performed for all reported primary endpoints for the first 180 days follow up. Every site will prepare source documents for the event and send it to UCR for central adjudication by an independent committee.

Interventions

DRUGbivalirudin

Will be administered as an intravenous bolus of 0.75 mg per kilogram, followed by an infusion of 1.75 mg per kilogram per hour). Bivalirudin will be administered alone or with a low dose of heparin up to 3000U heparin in lab or up to 5000 U given pre-hospital according to local practice.

DRUGHeparin

Treatment with unfractionated Heparin 5000 IU/ml i.v. ,Leo Pharma, Sweden, (the control group). Heparin in the control group is administered as an intravenous or intra-arterial bolus according to local practice. A dose of 70-100 U/kg is recommended

Sponsors

Lund University
CollaboratorOTHER
Uppsala University
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

* Patients with a diagnosis of NSTEMI as judged by the physician in accordance with current guideline definitions (positive troponin) or, patients with a diagnosis of STEMI as defined by chest pain suggestive for myocardial ischemia for at least 30 minutes before hospital admission, time from onset of symptoms of less than 24 hours, and an ECG with new ST-segment elevation in two or more contiguous leads of ≥0.2 mV in leads V2-V3 and/or ≥0.1 mV in other leads or a probable new-onset left bundle branch block. * PCI of culprit lesion is intended (therapeutic PCI, not primarily diagnostic PCI). * Treated with bolus dose of ticagrelor or prasugrel before start of PCI. See 2.6 * Ability to provide informed consent * Age 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

* Previous randomization in the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART trial. * Known terminal disease with life expectancy less than one year. * Patients with known ongoing bleeding * Patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the opinion of the investigator * Patients with known subacute bacterial endocarditis * Patients with known severe renal (GFR \< 30 ml/min) and/or liver dysfunction * Patients with known thrombocytopenia or thrombocyte function defects * Any other contraindication for the study medications. * Heparin \> 5000U Before arriving to PCI lab or \> 3000 U given during angiography before randomization. * GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors have been given or are pre-planned to be given during the procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Death, Myocardial infarction and major bleeding event180 days

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to primary endpoints (death, myocardial infarction and major bleeding event)180 daysTime to individual components of the primary end point (death, myocardial infarction and major bleeding).
Number of events where primary endpoints (death, myocardial infarction and major bleeding event) and stroke have been registered180 daysThe primary end point combined with stroke as reported in the Swedish national patient registry.
Number of events where primary endpoints (death, myocardial infarction and major bleeding event) have been registered in heparin subgroups (U/kg, groups with certain max ACT values etc)180 days
TIMI flow grade after PCI180 days
Time to re-hospitalization with reinfarction180 daysTime to re-hospitalization with reinfarction as reported in Swedeheart
Time to all-cause death or re-hospitalization with myocardial infarction180 days
Time to target vessel revascularization180 daysTime to target vessel revascularization as reported in SWEDEHEART.
Death, Myocardial infarction and major bleeding events in the subgroups NSTEMI and STEMI180 days
Time to stent thrombosis180 daysTime to stent thrombosis as reported in SWEDEHEART.
Time to restenosis180 daysTime to restenosis as reported in SWEDEHEART.
Time to re-hospitalization with heart failure180 daysTime to re-hospitalization with heart failure as reported in SWEDEHEART.
Heart failure and complications of PCI during index hospitalization180 daysHeart failure and complications of PCI during index hospitalization as reported in SWEDEHEART
Minor bleeding during index hospitalization180 daysMinor bleeding during index hospitalization as reported in SWEDEHEART
Length of index hospital stay180 daysLength of index hospital stay as reported in SWEDEHEART
Bail-out use of GpIIb/IIIa180 daysBail-out use of GpIIb/IIIa inhibitors during PCI
Time to target lesion revascularization180 daysTime to target lesion revascularization as reported in SWEDEHEART

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026