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Safety and Efficacy of LMWH Versus Rivaroxaban in Chinese Patients Hospitalized With Acute Coronary Syndrome

Safety and Efficacy of Low Molecular Weight Heparin Versus Rivaroxaban in Chinese Patients Hospitalized With Acute Coronary Syndrome(H-REPLACE): a Prospective, Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Multicenter Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03363035
Acronym
H-REPLACE
Enrollment
2055
Registered
2017-12-05
Start date
2018-01-15
Completion date
2021-11-30
Last updated
2022-02-22

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Conditions

Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Ischemia, Unstable Angina

Brief summary

H-REPLACE trial is a prospective, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, multicenter study in participants with ACS (STEMI or NSTEMI, unstable angina). All eligible participants receiving background treatment of aspirin plus clopidogrel or ticagrelor will be randomly assigned to either oral rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily or rivaroxaban 5 mg twice daily or subcutaneous (SC) enoxaparin 1mg/kg twice daily until hospital discharge or 12 hours before revascularization therapy for a maximum of 8 days.

Detailed description

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a serious and life threatening condition. Anticoagulation during the acute phase of ACS is effective in reducing ischaemic events. The combination regimen of anticoagulation with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) strategy is more effective than either treatment alone. The most widely used parenteral anticoagulation agent in ACS patients is enoxaparin (1 mg/kg administered subcutaneously twice daily). Rivaroxaban is a novel oral anticoagulant with potent anti-Xa activity, which might be an attractive alternative drug to enoxaparin. In fact, rivaroxaban was consistently shown to be non-inferior to enoxaparin therapy aimed to reduce the event of recurrent venous thromboembolism. Moreover, the bleeding risk of low dose of rivaroxaban is low and acceptable (1.0-2.5%) during the acute phase of ACS as shown by ATLAS ACS-TIMI 46 Trial, and the bleeding risk of enoxaparin during the acute phase of ACS was 4.3% as shown in a meta-analysis. We thus hypothesized that the safety and efficacy of rivaroxaban during the acute phase of ACS is non-inferior to enoxaparin and designed this prospective, randomized, open-label, active-controlled, multicenter study in participants with ACS (STEMI or NSTEMI or unstable angina). All eligible participants receiving background treatment of aspirin plus clopidogrel or ticagrelor will be randomly assigned to either receive oral rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily or oral rivaroxaban 5 mg twice daily or enoxaparin 1mg/kg twice daily SC until hospital discharge or 12 hours before revascularization therapy for a maximum of 8 days.

Interventions

One 2.5 mg rivaroxaban tablet twice daily until hospital discharge or 12 hours before revascularization therapy for a maximum of 8 days.

One 5 mg rivaroxaban tablet twice daily until hospital discharge or 12 hours before revascularization therapy for a maximum of 8 days.

DRUGEnoxaparin

Enoxaparin 1mg/kg twice daily SC until hospital discharge or 12 hours before revascularization therapy for a maximum of 8 days.

Sponsors

Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South 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

* Male or female aged ≥ 18 years * Diagnosed with ACS (STEMI, NSTEMI, unstable angina) * With an indication for short-term combination use of DAPT and enoxaparin.

Exclusion criteria

* Already received thrombolytic therapy or revascularization or needing revascularization therapy in 12 hours. * With platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist therapy. * With increased bleeding risk, such as but not limited to, active internal bleeding, clinically significant bleeding, bleeding at a non-compressible site, or bleeding diathesis within 30 days of randomization; platelet count less than 90,000/μL at screening; intracranial hemorrhage; major surgery, biopsy of a parenchymal organ, or serious trauma within 30 days before randomization; clinically significant gastrointestinal bleeding within 12 months before randomization; an international normalized ratio known to be\>1.5 at the time of screening; abciximab bolus or infusion within the preceding 8 hours, or an eptifibatide or tirofiban bolus or infusion within the past 2 hours preceding randomization; or any other condition known to increase the risk of bleeding. * Severe concomitant condition or disease, such as cardiogenic shock at the time of randomization, ventricular arrhythmia refractory to treatment at the time of randomization, calculated creatinine clearance b 30 mL/min at screening, known significant liver disease (e.g., acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis), or liver function test abnormalities (confirmed with repeat testing) which would require study drug discontinuation, i.e., aminoleucine transferase (ALT) \>5 × the upper limit of the normal range (ULN) or ALT \>3 × ULN plus total bilirubin \>2 × ULN, prior ischemic stroke or transient ischemia attack, anemia (i.e., hemoglobin \< 10 g/ dL= at screening, known clinical history of human immunodeficiency virus infection at screening, substance abuse (drug or alcohol) problem within the previous 6 months or any severe condition such as cancer that would limit life expectancy to less than 6 months. * With an indication for long-term oral anticoagulation therapy such as atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, or prior placement of a mechanical heart valve. * With other contraindications for use of rivaroxaban and enoxaparin. * Enrolled in another clinical study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Safety Outcome: The percentage of patients with minor, clinically relevant non-major (CRNM) and major bleeding [International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) definition of bleeding]From the time of randomization (Day 1) up to completion of the follow up phase (Month 6)The percentage of patients with the first occurrence of bleeding event according to ISTH definition. The statistical analysis was based on the occurrence of the bleeding event from randomization to Month 6.
Primary Efficacy Outcome: The percentage of patients with the composite endpoint of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, re-revascularization or stroke.From the time of randomization (Day 1) up to completion of the follow up phase (Month 6).The percentage of patients with the first occurrence of the composite of death, myocardial infarction, re-revascularization or stroke. The statistical analysis was based on the time from randomization to the first occurrence of the event up to Month 6.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The percentage of patients with the cardiac-related rehospitalization.From the time of randomization (Day 1) up to completion of the follow up phase (Month 6).The percentage of patients with the cardiac-related rehospitalization. The statistical analysis was based on the time from randomization to the first occurrence of the event up to Month 6.
The percentage of patients with the all-cause death.From the time of randomization (Day 1) up to completion of the follow up phase (Month 6).The percentage of patients with the all-cause death. The statistical analysis was based on the time from randomization to the first occurrence of the event up to Month 6.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

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