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Higher vs. Lower Dose Heparin for PCI

A Randomized Trial of Higher vs. Lower Dose Heparin for PCI

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04049591
Acronym
HD-PCI
Enrollment
16000
Registered
2019-08-08
Start date
2022-03-02
Completion date
2025-12-31
Last updated
2025-07-31

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

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Brief summary

HD PCI is a multicenter, randomized, registry-based, cluster crossover design trial of higher dose versus lower dose heparin in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Detailed description

The primary objective of HD PCI is to compare the effect of a policy of higher dose heparin (100 U/kg) use to a policy of lower dose heparin (70 U/kg) use on death, myocardial infarction (MI) or target vessel revascularization (TVR) in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Interventions

DRUGHigher Dose UFH

Centre wide policy of administering 100 U/kg bolus of intravenous UFH for elective PCI procedures

DRUGLower Dose UFH

Centre wide policy of administering 70 U/kg bolus of intravenous UFH for elective PCI procedures

Sponsors

Population Health Research Institute
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Cluster crossover

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

\- Patients undergoing elective PCI

Exclusion criteria

* Age \<18 years * Planned chronic total occlusion PCI * Non-resident precluding follow up through local registries Hospital (Cluster) Eligibility Criteria Hospitals will be eligible to participate if they meet the following criteria: * Submit PCI procedure data to a compatible registry that is able to provide data for the trial * Site agrees to manage patients as per the higher or lower dose heparin policy in place during the given crossover period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants with any of the following: death, myocardial infarction or target vessel revascularizationup to 30 days after PCI

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants with major bleedingup to 30 days after PCI
Number of Participants with any of the following: death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization or major bleedingup to 30 days after PCI

Other

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants with either of the following: death or myocardial infarctionup to 30 days after PCI
Number of Participants with definite stent thrombosisup to 30 days after PCI

Countries

Canada

Contacts

Primary ContactJessica Tyrwhitt
HD-PCI@phri.ca905-521-2100

Outcome results

None listed

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