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Extracorporeal Life Support in Cardiogenic Shock

Prospective Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing Extracorporeal Life Support Plus Optimal Medical Care Versus Optimal Medical Care Alone in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Revascularization

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03637205
Acronym
ECLS-SHOCK
Enrollment
420
Registered
2018-08-17
Start date
2019-06-20
Completion date
2024-09-02
Last updated
2024-12-13

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

Conditions

Acute Myocardial Infarction, Cardiogenic Shock

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to examine whether treatment with extracorporeal life support (ECLS) in addition to revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or alternatively coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and optimal medical treatment is beneficial in comparison to no ECLS in patients with severe infarctrelated cardiogenic shock with respect to 30-day mortality

Interventions

PROCEDUREECLS insertion

After diagnostic angiography the culprit lesion should be identified and revascularization (preferably by PCI, alternatively CABG) should be planned. ECLS insertion should be performed preferably before revascularization

OTHERRevascularisation and optimal medical treatment

After diagnostic angiography the culprit lesion should be identified and revascularization (preferably by PCI, alternatively CABG) should be planned.

Sponsors

Heart Center Leipzig - University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
IHF GmbH - Institut für Herzinfarktforschung
CollaboratorOTHER
Helios Health Institute GmbH
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Cardiogenic shock complicating AMI (STEMI or NSTEMI) plus obligatory: * Planned revascularization (PCI or alternatively CABG) * Systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg \>30 min or catecholamines required to maintain pressure \>90 mmHg during Systole * Signs of impaired organ perfusion with at least one of the following criteria a) Altered mental Status, b) Cold, clammy skin and extremities, c) Oliguria with urine output \<30 ml/h * Arterial lactate \>3 mmol/l * Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Resuscitation \>45 minutes * Mechanical cause of cardiogenic shock * Onset of shock \>12 h * Severe peripheral artery disease with impossibility to insert ECLS cannulae * Age \<18 years or age \>75 years * Shock of other cause (bradycardia, sepsis, hypovolemia, etc.) * Other severe concomitant disease with limited life expectancy \<6 months * Pregnancy * Participation in another trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
30-day mortality30 days30-day all-cause death after randomization according to the intention-to-treat principle

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Recurrent infarction30 days, 6 and 12 months
Repeat revascularization (PCI or CABG)30 days, 6 and 12 months
Time to death within 6 and 12 months follow-up6 and 12 months
Length of mechanical ventilation0 to 10 days
Time to hemodynamic stabilization0 to 10 days
Duration of catecholamine therapy0 to 10 days
Serial creatinine-level and creatinine-clearance0 to 10 days from time of randomization until stabilizationCreatinine-clearance (Cockcroft-Gault-Formula)
Length of ICU stay0 to 11 days
Hospitalization for heart failure6 and 12 months
Serial SAPS-II score0 to 11 days
Mean and area under the curve of arterial lactate0 to 14 days
Acute renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy0 to 14 days
Cerebral performance category (CPC)30 days, 6 and 12 months
Cardiovascular mortality6 and 12 months
Status of Quality of life measured by EQ-5D-5L descriptive system12 monthsThe EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels: no problems, slight problems, moderate problems, severe problems and extreme problems expressed by 1-digit-numbers ranging from 1 (extreme problems) to 5 (no problems). The toal score ranges from 0-15 where 15 is the worst score.
Status of Quality of life measured by EQ VAS12 monthsThe EuroQol Group visual analogue scale (EQ VAS) records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale from 0 to 100, where the maximum 100 is labelled 'The best health you can imagine' and the minimum 0 is labelled 'The worst health you can imagine'. The VAS can be used as a quantitative measure of health outcome that reflect the patient's own judgement.
Length of hospital stay0 to 14 days

Countries

Germany, Slovenia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 1, 2026