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Restenosis or Adverse Cardiovascular EventFUNKISNCT00999323

Endothelial Function and Heart Rate Variability After Stenting

An observational study of Restenosis or Adverse Cardiovascular Event, run by Helse Stavanger HF at 1 site in Norway.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate whether impaired endothelial function and low heart rate variability are associated with clinical restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation in patients with angina or acute coronary syndrome. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
stent implantation in coronary artery
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteNorway
Study dates
Jul 2007to Oct 2009
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: patients who have been revascularized by coronary intervention with stent implantation

Who may be able to join

  • Patients after successful revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation for single coronary artery disease

Who cannot join

  • Multivessel coronary artery disease
  • Left ventricular dysfunction defined as ejection fraction (EF) < 50%
  • Former aortocoronary bypass-surgery
  • Systemic inflammatory diseases other than atherosclerosis
  • inability to give informed consent
  • Renal failure (kreatinin > 250 mmol/l)
  • Refusion to participate

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Norway1 site
  • Stavanger University Hospital

    Stavanger, 4068

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About this study

Official title: Endothelial Function and Heart Rate Variability After Stenting in Coronary Arteries

The objective of this study is to evaluate whether impaired endothelial function and low heart rate variability are associated with clinical restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation in patients with angina or acute coronary syndrome.

Furthermore, the study examines a potential correlation between biomarkers of endothelial cell activation and endothelial dysfunction.

Read the detailed description

Background Atherosclerosis is a chronic, systemic and diffusely distributed disease causing focal complications in different vascular beds.

Impaired endothelial function is the initial step in the progressive course of atherosclerosis . Endothelial dysfunction is considered a systemic process and both coronary and peripheral endothelial dysfunction have been shown to be independently associated with cardiovascular events .

Percutanenous coronary intervention (PCI) with implantation of stent is the treatment of choice in symptomatic stenotic coronary artyery disease (CAD), but in-stent restenosis and progression of disease remains its main limitation. Early identification of patients at risk of restenosis after PCI would therefore be of clinical value. There is only limited prospective data on the role of peripheral endothelial dysfunction after PCI predicting restenosis and cardiovascular events , , .

Furthermore, it is unknown if peripheral endothelial dysfunction is associated with increased levels of biomarkers of endothelial cell activation in this population.

There are conflicting data on inflammatory markers as high-sensitivity CRP with regard to endothelial function.

Low heart rate variability (HRV) predicts automic dysfunction and is a strong and independent predictor of mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) . Clinical depression after myocardial infarction is associated with decreased HRV, linking depression to increased cardiac mortality in post-myocardial infarction patients . Whether decreased HRV is associated with endothelial dysfunction or restenosis is unknown.

Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate whether impaired endothelial function and low HRV are associated with clinical restenosis.

Furthermore, the study examines a potential correlation between biomarkers of endothelial cell activation and endothelial dysfunction.

Another issue is depression after PCI and a potential association with impaired endothelial function and increased levels of makers for endothelial activation.

Methods

Subjects This prospective study includes consecutively patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI with stent implantation for significant single vessel disease at Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway. Patients will be followed for at least 6 months.

Exclusion criteria are multivessel disease, left ventricular dysfunction defined as ejection fraction (EF) < 50%, former aortocoronary bypass-surgery, systemic inflammatory diseases other than atherosclerosis, cognitive impairement, severe psychiatric disorder, renal failure (kreatinin > 250 mmol/l), refusion to participate.

Being tested
stent implantation in coronary artery

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • stent implantation in coronary arteryDevice

    Percuatenous Coronary Intervention with implanatation of a stent

Study groups in NCT00999323
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
coronary artery diseasepatients who have been revascularized by PCI with stent implantation due to an acute coronary syndrome
Receives: Device: stent implantation in coronary artery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. clinical restenosis, major cardiovascular event

    Measured: 12 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. endothelial function, heart rate variability

    Measured: 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Oct 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2007
  3. Primary completionMar 2009
  4. Study completionOct 2009

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00999323
Sponsor's protocol ID
2007.061.07
Acronym
FUNKIS
Status last verified
Oct 2009
First submitted
20 Oct 2009
Last updated
28 Jul 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Restenosis or Adverse Cardiovascular Event, run by Helse Stavanger HF at 1 site in Norway.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Norway. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

clinical restenosis, major cardiovascular event (time frame: 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Jul 2015.

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