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Dexrazoxane to Protect Against Hemorrhagic STEMI

Dexrazoxane for the Reduction of Haemorrhagic Myocardial Infarction in STEMI: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Sequential-Cohort Phase IIa Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07502521
Acronym
SHIELD-MI
Enrollment
50
Registered
2026-03-31
Start date
2025-08-30
Completion date
2026-03-16
Last updated
2026-05-26

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

Conditions

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

Keywords

Hemorrhagic Myocardial Infarction, Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance, Intramyocardial Hemorrhage, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Acute Myocardial Infarction

Brief summary

This Phase Ila trial evaluates whether the intravenous administration of Dexrazoxane can reduce permanent heart muscle damage in patients undergoing standard stent procedures (PCI) for a severe heart attack (STEMI).

Interventions

DRUGDexrazoxane

Intravenous infusion administered adjunctively to primary PCI

DRUGNormal Saline

Visually identical placebo infusion (Normal Saline 0.9% NaCl) of similar volume administered adjunctively to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Administered at four timepoints: emergency room (pre-PCI), 4 hours, 8 hours, and 12 hours post-primary PCI, identical in appearance, volume, and schedule to the investigational product.

Sponsors

Rohan Dharmakumar
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

Twenty-five participants received intravenous Dexrazoxane adjunctive to primary PCI. Subsequently, 25 matched participants were prospectively enrolled as a control cohort from the same institution matched on culprit artery and ischemic determinants. Primary CMR endpoints assessed by independent blinded core laboratory at Indiana University School of Medicine.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

- 1. Adult (18 - 79 years). 2. First STEMI (EMS/ER ECG ST-elevation) with primary PCI planned. 3. Consent pathway available: Patient consent, Legally Acceptable Representative (LAR) 4. CMR likely be feasible (no known MRI-unsafe implant or absolute MRI prohibition)

Exclusion criteria

- 1. History of PCI or CABG within 1 year 2. Known dialysis/ESRD 3. Known pre-existing LVEF \<40% from recent records 4. Known pregnancy or breastfeeding (history or clearly documented) 5. Current anthracycline chemotherapy or active chest radiation (per patient/chart). 6. On iron chelation now or documented iron-storage disease (hemochromatosis/thalassemia). 7. Concurrent trials: investigational drug or device use within 90 days. 8. Any clinically significant condition identified that would preclude safe peri-procedural administration of Dexrazoxane or completion of core protocol procedures.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)48-72 hours post-primary PCIGlobal left ventricular systolic function expressed as a percentage, quantified by steady-state free-precession cine CMR
Intramyocardial Haemorrhage Burden (IMH %LV)48-72 hours post-primary PCIVolume of intramyocardial haemorrhage expressed as a percentage of total left ventricular myocardial mass, quantified by multi-echo T2\*-weighted gradient-echo CMR

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Myocardial Infarct Size (Infarct %LV)48-72 hours post-primary PCIInfarct size expressed as a percentage of total left ventricular myocardial mass, quantified by phase-sensitive inversion-recovery late gadolinium enhancement CMR.
Microvascular Obstruction (MVO %LV)48-72 hours post-primary PCIMVO expressed as a percentage of total left ventricular myocardial mass, identified as a hypointense core region within the LGE-defined infarct zone on late gadolinium enhancement CMR.

Countries

India

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORKeyur P Vora, MD MS FACC

Indiana University

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRohan Dharmakumar, PhD

Indiana University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 27, 2026