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CABG or PCI in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

CABG or PCI in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy - A Randomized Registry Clinical Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05329285
Acronym
STICH
Enrollment
470
Registered
2022-04-15
Start date
2022-09-14
Completion date
2052-12-31
Last updated
2024-06-24

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

Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

PCI, CABG

Brief summary

The STICH-SWEDEHEART trial will compare PCI vs CABG for revascularization of patients with HF and LV systolic dysfunction (LV ejection fraction (LVEF) \<40%) and multi-vessel coronary artery disease.

Detailed description

Short background/ Rationale/Aim: CABG has been shown to prolong survival in patients with reduced left ventricular (LV) function and multi-vessel coronary artery disease and CABG is recommended as the first revascularization strategy choice in patients with multi-vessel disease and acceptable surgical risk. However, a major concern with CABG is the early risk of complications, including death and stroke. Although PCI has lower rates of peri-procedural complications than CABG in patients without heart failure (HF), this has not been confirmed in patients with HF. The lack of contemporary data comparing CABG and PCI in HF leaves clinicians with no guidance as to which option to choose, and a robust trial is therefore necessary. The STICH-SWEDEHEART trial will compare PCI vs CABG for revascularization of patients with HF and LV systolic dysfunction (LV ejection fraction (LVEF) \< 40%) and multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Study objective: To test whether PCI is non-inferior to CABG for revascularization of patients with ischemic heart failure. Study design: Multicentre, open-label, randomized controlled trial Study population: Patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and reduced ejection fraction. Number of subjects: 470 subjects Investigational treatment: PCI Treatment in control group: CABG Study endpoints: Primary endpoint (variable): The occurrence of the composite of death, stroke, non-procedural myocardial infarction or heart failure hospitalization at 3 years. Key secondary endpoint The hierarchical occurrence (in descending order of importance) at 3-year follow-up of time to death, time to stroke, time to non-procedural myocardial infarction, number of heart failure hospitalizations and 1-year Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score; evaluated using the win ratio approach. Secondary safety endpoints In-hospital occurrence of the following: 1. Death 2. Stroke 3. Non-procedural myocardial infarction 4. The occurrence of in-hospital BARC ≥3 bleeding Time to the occurrence of the following: 5. Mediastinitis 6. Pericardial tamponade Other secondary endpoints 1\. Time to the occurrence of the following: A. Death, stroke or non-procedural myocardial infarction B. Death or heart failure hospitalization C. Heart failure hospitalization D. Coronary revascularization E. Death or myocardial infarction F. Death or stroke 2. Total number of days in-hospital during index hospitalization 3. Total number of days in intensive care unit during index hospitalization 4. Quality of life at 30 days and 365 days.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPercutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

Alternative treatment

Sponsors

Region Örebro County
CollaboratorOTHER
Karolinska University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
University Hospital, Umeå
CollaboratorOTHER
Vastra Gotaland Region
Lead SponsorOTHER_GOV

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

An open-label, multicentre randomized registry trial

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≥18 years. 2. Symptomatic HF defined as NYHA HF class II-IV within 1 month of enrolment 3. LVEF ≤ 40% quantified by either echocardiography or gated SPECT ventriculography, or magnetic resonance (MR) or any other recognized assessment of LVEF 4. Meaningful amount of myocardium at risk because of CAD (BCIS myocardial jeopardy score ≥ 6 on a recent (\> 6 months) coronary angiogram); 5. Heart team believes that a meaningful revascularization can be achieved by both PCI or CABG, with complete revascularization defined as residual ischemia in \<10% of the left ventricle 6. Heart team agrees that guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) has been initiated for ≥1 month in prevalent and newly diagnosed cases. In patients hospitalized with newly diagnosed iLVSD (with or without acute coronary syndrome (ACS)) requiring revascularization before discharge, GDMT needs to be initiated, when possible, in-hospital before randomization, with the expectation that it will be titrated to maximally tolerated doses after revascularization 7. Written informed consent obtained

Exclusion criteria

1. Previous randomization in the study 2. Decompensated heart failure requiring inotropic /adrenergic support, invasive or non-invasive ventilation or intra-aortic balloon pump/ventricular assist device therapy less than 48 hours prior to randomization 3. Recent (\<1 month) type 1 myocardial infarction 4. Recent PCI (\<3 months) 5. Valvular heart disease or any other cardiac conditions (e.g. LV aneurysm) requiring surgical repair/replacement 6. Prohibitive bleeding risk or clinical scenario mandating avoidance of long-term dual antiplatelet therapy 7. Expected survival less than 3 years due to non-cardiac illness 8. Circumstances likely to lead to poor treatment compliance 9. Individuals for whom record in public health databases is not accessible (non-eligibility to public health system, parallel healthcare systems 10. Pregnancy or woman of childbearing potential who is not sterilized or using a medically accepted form of contraception

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Major adverse cardiac event3 yearsThe occurrence of the composite of death, stroke, non-procedural myocardial infarction or heart failure hospitalization

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The occurrence of death3 yearsTime to death
The occurrence of stroke3 yearTime to stroke
The occurrence of non-procedural myocardial infarction,3 yearTime to non-procedural myocardial infarction,
The occurrence of heart failure hospitalizations3 yearNumber of heart failure hospitalizations
Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) score1 yearKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire score; evaluated using the win ratio approach. High score mean a better outcome

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Primary ContactBjörn Redfors, MD, PhD
Bjoern.Redfors@wlab.gu.se+46313427543
Backup ContactElmir Omerovic, MD, PhD
elmir@wlab.gu.se+46 31 3421000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026