Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy Of Eptifibatide Compared To Abciximab In Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) For Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Lead Sponsor:

GlaxoSmithKline

Conditions:

Infarction, Myocardial

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Multinational, multicentre, randomised, prospective, open, parallel group study directly comparing two glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa inhibitors, abciximab and eptifibatide, added early to standard treatment b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Women must be postmenopausal (i.e.12 months without menstrual period), or surgically sterile, i.e. women of child bearing potential are not allowed to be included into the study. In cases of doubt a pregnancy test should be performed. (NB -post menopausal women currently receiving hormone replacement are permissible)
  • Acute myocardial infarction \< 12 h defined as:
  • Angina or equivalent symptoms \> 20 min and
  • ST elevation in 2 contiguous ECG leads (= 2 mm precordial lead, = 1 mm limb lead). This ECG recording serves as baseline ECG, i.e. ECG I.
  • Planned primary percutaneous coronary intervention
  • The subject has given written informed, dated consent to participate in the study

Exclusion

  • Subjects not able to give informed consent
  • Left Bundle Branch Block
  • Thrombolytic therapy within 24 hours before randomization
  • Oral anticoagulation with International Normalized Ratio (INR) \> 2
  • Known platelets \< 100.000/µl or known hemorrhagic diathesis
  • Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) within the past 6 months or any permanent residual neurological defect
  • Evidence of an active gastrointestinal or urogenital bleeding
  • Major surgery within 6 weeks
  • History of allergic reaction to abciximab or eptifibatide or any component used in the study (including contrast media)
  • Known severe renal (creatinine clearance \<30ml/min) or hepatic insufficiency as well as Alanine transaminase (ALT)/aspartate transaminase (AST) elevations = 3xUpper limit normal (ULN); isolated AST-elevation is not considered an exclusion criteria from study participation
  • Severe concomitant disease with life expectation \< 1 year
  • Subject has participated in any study using an investigational drug or device within 30 days or within 5 half-lives of the investigational drug (whichever is longer) of entry into this study.
  • Subjects who will be inaccessible due to geographic or social factors during treatment or follow-up
  • In France, a subject is neither affiliated with nor a beneficiary of a social security category.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

429 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00426751

Start Date

October 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

November 27 2012

Active Locations (24)

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GSK Investigational Site

Alençon, France, 61014

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GSK Investigational Site

Bordeaux, France, 33076

3

GSK Investigational Site

Caen, France, 14033

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GSK Investigational Site

Créteil, France, 94010