Status:
COMPLETED
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Primary PCI
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Collaborating Sponsors:
Falck, Denmark
Doctor's ambulance Services, Aarhus, Denmark
Conditions:
Myocardial Infarction
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the preferred treatment in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The infarct-related artery (IRA) can be opened in more than 90% of the patie...
Detailed Description
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is the preferred treatment in ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The infarct-related artery (IRA) can be opened in more than 90% of the patie...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Acute chest pain or equivalent symptoms during \> 30 minutes.
- Duration of symptoms \< 12 hours.
- Cumulated ST elevation \> 2 mm in two contiguous leads.
- Age ≥ 18 years.
- Informed consent
Exclusion
- Previous by-pass surgery.
- Pulseless femoral artery.
- Left bundle branch block in ECG (LBBB).
- Acute MI and/or treatment with thrombolysis within 30 days.
- Patients treated with cooling or patients who have had cardiac arrest.
- Diabetic patients
- Patients with arteriovenous shunts for the purpose of hemodialysis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00435266
Start Date
February 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
February 17 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby
Aarhus N, Denmark, 8200