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The Investigator Administers Intracoronary Adrenaline Via the Catheter in STEMI Patients During Primary PCI, After Flow Restoration and Before Stenting, and Studies Its Effect in Prevention of No Reflow

Role of Catheter Administered Intracoronary Epinephrine in Prevention of No-Reflow in STEMI Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06847568
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2025-02-26
Start date
2024-04-01
Completion date
2026-04-30
Last updated
2025-03-11

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Conditions

No Reflow Phenomenon, ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Keywords

STEMI, No-reflow, Adrenaline, Prophylaxis

Brief summary

The aim of this work is to study the role of intracoronary adrenaline administration as a preventive tool for no reflow in patients undergoing primary PCI. The main question it aims to answer is: Do prohylcatic intrcoronary adrenaline reduce the incidence of no reflow without increaing risk of arrhythmia in primary PCI? The procedure will be performed by expert operators. All patients will receive the guidelines-directed recommendations of intervention of STEMI patients. Study group wil receive Intracoronary 10 mcg adrenaline via the guiding catheter after restoration of epicardial coronary flow of the culprit vessel and achievement of TIMI I flow either after wiring and/or passage of a deflated balloon and/or PTCA with a small balloon, and/or use of thrombus aspiration and before stenting. All steps in the Cath-lab will be described in detail: The primary end points will be improvement in coronary flow, as assessed by TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) flow, and myocardial blush. Secondary end points will be in-hospital mortality and major adverse cardiac events.

Interventions

DRUGAdrenaline

Intracoronary 10 mcg adrenaline will be given via the guiding catheter in study group after restoration of epicardial coronary flow of the culprit vessel and achievement of TIMI I flow either after wiring and/or passage of a deflated balloon and/or PTCA with a small balloon, and/or use of thrombus aspiration and before stenting.

Sponsors

Ain Shams University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients who are 18 years or older 2. Patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome with ECG criteria diagnostic of STEMI (according to the universal definition of myocardial infarction) within 12 hours from the onset of symptoms and treated by successful primary PCI.

Exclusion criteria

1. Age \< 18 years 2. Pregnant females. 3. Patients refused to give consent. 4. Patients who had normal coronary angiography. 5. Patients who had CTO lesions. 6. Patients who have SCAD. 7. Patients who developed dissection or mechanical complication during the procedure. 8. Patients presenting with cardiogenic shock. 9. Cardiomyopathies 10. Contraindications to epinephrine as HTN with SBP \>180 mmHg or DBP\>110 mmHg, clinically significant arrhythmia (Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate, ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular fibrillation) prior to PCI, known allergy to epinephrine.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
No-relow1 year up to 2 yearsThe primary end points will be improvement in coronary flow, as assessed by TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) flow Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction risk score (TIMI) flow grading system as following: * TIMI 0 = No ante-grade flow beyond the point of occlusion. * TIMI 1 = Faint ante-grade flow beyond the point of occlusion with incomplete filling of the distal vascular bed. * TIMI 2 = Delayed or sluggish ante-grade flow with complete filling of the distal vascular beds. * TIMI 3 = Normal flow with complete filling of the distal vascular bed Coronary no-reflow (CNR) is diagnosed immediately after PCI when post-procedural angiographic TIMI flow is \< 3

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MACE1 year up to 2 yearsSecondary end points will be major adverse cardiac events.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary ContactMostafa Abdallah Khalifa, Master cardiology
mostafaabdallahkhalifa@med.asu.edu.eg+201012988025

Outcome results

None listed

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