Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Clevidipine Assessing Its Postoperative Antihypertensive Effect in Cardiac Surgery (ESCAPE-2)

Lead Sponsor:

The Medicines Company

Conditions:

Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish the efficacy of of clevidipine versus placebo in treating postoperative hypertension. Approximately 100 patients with postoperative hypertension undergoing co...

Detailed Description

The primary objective was to determine the efficacy of clevidipine versus placebo in treating postoperative hypertension by comparing the incidence of bailout in the clevidipine and placebo treatment ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Pre-randomization
  • Provide written informed consent before initiation of any study-related procedures.
  • Be at least 18 years of age
  • Be scheduled for cardiac surgery (including Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting \[CABG\], Off Pump Coronary Artery Bypass \[OPCAB\], Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass \[MIDCAB\] surgery, and/or valve replacement/repair procedures)
  • Pre-randomization

Exclusion

  • Women of child-bearing potential (unless they have a negative pregnancy test)
  • Recent cerebrovascular accident (within 3 months before randomization)
  • Known intolerance to calcium channel blockers
  • Allergy to soybean oil or egg lecithin (components of the lipid vehicle)
  • Pre-existing left bundle branch block or permanent ventricular pacing
  • Any other disease or condition, which, in the judgment of the investigator would place a patient at undue risk by being enrolled in the trial.
  • Participation in another therapeutic drug or therapeutic device trial within 30 days of starting study
  • Post-randomization Inclusion Criteria:
  • Expected to survive beyond 24 hours post-surgical procedure
  • No surgical complications or conditions, present or anticipated, that preclude them from inclusion in a double blind, placebo-controlled study
  • Determined to be hypertensive (SBP \> 140 mm Hg) within 4 hours of arrival in a postoperative setting
  • It is the investigator's intent to lower the patient's SBP by a minimum of 15% from its baseline value

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2004

Estimated Enrollment :

206 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00093262

Start Date

December 1 2003

End Date

October 1 2004

Last Update

May 8 2014

Active Locations (15)

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Discovery Alliance - Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36602

2

Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033

3

Huntington Memorial Hospital

Pasadena, California, United States, 91109

4

Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5640