Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Biomatrix Versus Gazelle in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)

Lead Sponsor:

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Collaborating Sponsors:

Swiss National Science Foundation

Conditions:

ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Stent study: Treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction with drug eluting stents (DES) is effective but there remain concerns regarding the long-term safety and adverse effects on the adj...

Detailed Description

Background Stent Study: A routine invasive strategy using percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to improve survival and freedom from recurrent myocardial infarction compared to a t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age equal or more than 18 years
  • Chest pain \> 10 minutes
  • Primary pci
  • ST-segment elevation of \> 1 mm in \> 2 contiguous leads, or (presumably new) left bundle branch block, or true posterior MI with ST depression of \> 1 mm in \> 2 contiguous anterior leads
  • Presence of at least one acute infarct artery target vessel with one or more coronary artery stenoses in a native coronary artery from 2.25-4 mm in diameter that can be covered with 1-multiple stents

Exclusion

  • Female of childbearing potential (age 50 and last menstruation within the last 12 months), who did not underwent tubal ligation, ovariectomy or hysterectomy
  • Known intolerance to aspirin, clopidogrel, heparin, stainless steel, biolimus or contrast material
  • Inability to provide informed consent
  • Currently participating in another trial before reaching first endpoint
  • Mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction
  • Acute myocardial infarction secondary to stent thrombosis
  • Planned surgery within 6 months of PCI unless dual antiplatelet therapy is maintained throughout the perisurgical period
  • Noncardiac comorbid conditions are present with life expectancy 1 year or that may result in protocol malcompliance
  • History of bleeding diathesis or known coagulopathy
  • Use of Coumadin
  • Additional for Imaging Substudy:
  • Age \> 90 years
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Renal failure
  • OCT/IVUS technically not feasible
  • Any patient in whom angiography demonstrates the infarct lesion to be at the site of a previously implanted stent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

1161 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00962416

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2016

Last Update

March 30 2016

Active Locations (5)

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Department of Cardiology

Bern, Switzerland, 3010

2

Dep. of Cardiology

Geneva, Switzerland, 1211

3

Dep. of Cardiology

Lugano, Switzerland, 6900

4

Dep. of Cardiology

University of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1011