Status:

UNKNOWN

Ischaemic Pre-Conditioning in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University Health Network, Toronto

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Hospital for Sick Children

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the potential for ischaemic peri-conditioning (IP) in elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients to attenuate ischaemia in an animal model of myocardial infar...

Detailed Description

Ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) was first described in a canine model by Murray et al in 1986. By deliberately inducing brief periods of myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion by intermittent occlusion ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Ability to give written informed consent.
  • All patients who are listed for elective PCI of at least one major epicardial artery.
  • Patients ≥ 18 years and ≤80 years of age.

Exclusion

  • Any patient who has experienced chest pain within the preceding 24 hrs
  • Any patient who exhibits haemodynamic instability (systolic BP \<90mmHg, pulmonary oedema);
  • Any patient with electrophysiologic instability (arrythmias eg rapid AF) or an abnormal baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) (e.g., significant ST segment depression, left bundle-branch block) which precludes analysis of the ST segment shift during PCI
  • Patients unable to give informed consent
  • Previous inclusion in this or any other clinical trial within one month prior to inclusion.
  • Diabetes
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (BP\>180/110).
  • Anaemia (Hb \<10g/l).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00765908

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2009

Last Update

October 3 2008

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