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COMBinAtion Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: The COMBAT-MI Trial

COMBinAtion Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: The COMBAT-MI Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02404376
Acronym
COMBAT-MI
Enrollment
378
Registered
2015-03-31
Start date
2016-03-31
Completion date
2020-06-30
Last updated
2020-11-03

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Conditions

ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction

Keywords

STEMI, Reperfusion Injury, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Remote Ischemic Conditioning, Exenatide, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1), Acute Coronary Syndrome, Cardioprotection

Brief summary

Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) and intravenous exenatide administered immediately before primary angioplasty have been found to limit infarct size in patients with STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction), but the reduction is limited. This study investigates whether a combination therapy including both therapies is more effective.

Detailed description

COMBAT-MI is an investigator-driven, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning and exenatide, alone and in combination, on Myocardial Infarct size in 428 STEMI patients (107 per group) (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction). Patients with TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) flow grade \> 1 will be excluded. The study has a 2 x 2 factorial design (Remote Ischemic Conditioning , Exenatide, both or neither). The primary end-point will be Myocardial Infarct size measured by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI) performed 3 - 7 days after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (pPCI) (expressed as % of left ventricular (LV) mass). Sample size has been calculated in 274 patients with TIMI 0-1 available for analysis of the primary end-point, and inclusion will end when this number is reached, which will require, according to the current rate of TIMI 0-1 in our STEMI population, to randomize 428 patients. Secondary end-points will include myocardial salvage index, based on angiographic and CMRI derived estimations of the area at risk, and frequency of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and of major adverse events during admission.

Interventions

DRUGExenatide

Intravenous administration of Exenatide

Remote ischemic conditioning with a cuff in the arm

DRUGPlacebo

Intrevenous administration of Placebo

Sponsors

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Men or women ≥18 years of age * STEMI characterized by 2 mm ST segment elevation in 2 or more V1 through V4 leads or presumed new left bundle branch block with minimum of 1 mm concordant ST elevation or 1 mV(millivolt) ST segment elevation in the limb leads (II, III and aVF leads, I, aVL leads) and V4-V6. * Patients presenting within 6 hours of chest pain.

Exclusion criteria

* Known hypersensitivity to exenatide or any of the excipients * Known contraindication to CMR imaging such as significant claustrophobia, severe allergy to gadolinium chelate contrast, severe renal insufficiency (defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] (epidermal growth factor receptor) \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2), presence of CMRI contraindicated implanted devices (e.g., pacemaker, implanted cardiac defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy device, cochlear implant), embedded metal objects (e.g., shrapnel), or any other contraindication for CMRI. * Assumed life expectancy \< 1 year e.g. due to non-cardiac disease. * TIMI flow grade \> 1 at the time of diagnostic coronary angiography. These patients will be excluded from the analysis of infarct size but will be included in the safety analysis. * Pregnant women * Patients with loss of consciousness or confused, not able to read the information and to sign the writting consent * Patients with oro-tracheal intubation * Patients with cardiogenic shock persisting 48h after reperfusion

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Myocardial Infarct Size3-7 days after pPCIMI, measured by late gadolinium enhancement in CMRI 3-7 days after pPCI, and expressed as percent of left ventricular mass.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Myocardial salvage index3-7 days after pPCIMyocardial salvage index defined as the difference between infarct size and area at risk, defined by the T2 CMRI and expressed as a percent of total LV (Left Ventricular) mass, divided by the area at risk.
Transmurality index3-7 days after pPCITransmurality index, defined as the ratio of the mass of myocardium showing late gadolinium enhancement to the mass of the myocardial segment containing it.
Ventricular volumes3-7 days after pPCILV (Left Ventricular) end-diastolic volume and LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction), as determined by CMRI.
Markers of successful reperfusionFirst 90 min after reperfusionMarkers of successful myocardial reperfusion: ST segment resolution 90 minutes post-pPCI , TIMI flow and frame-count post-pPCI , and TIMI blush grade .
Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)Hospital discharge and expected average of 1 week, one year follow-upMACE rate during hospitalization, defined as death, non-fatal myocardial rupture, or appearance or worsening of heart failure during the hospitalization period and after 1 year of follow-up
Microvascular obstruction3-7 days after pPCIVolume of myocardium with microvascular obstruction determined by late gadolinium enhancement expressed as percent of infarct size.

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Substudy: Biomarker analysis in Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Biobank (HUVH Biobank)pre- pPCITo find biomarkers of increased myocardial susceptibility to reperfusion injury in blood samples obtained before PCI
PRESPECIFIED SUBGROUP ANALYSIS ACCORDING TO TOTAL ISCHEMIC TIME3-7 days after pPCIThe effects of treatments will be analysed in the subgroup of patients with a total ischemic time of less than 3 hours and of 3 hours of longer.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026