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Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass GraftSerial CABGNCT01406483

Platelet Reactivity in Patients on a Thienopyridine and Awaiting Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

A study testing Platelet reactivity assessment in people with Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Peri-operative Hemorrhage or Hematoma, run by Medstar Health Research Institute.

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 primary objective of this exploratory cohort study is to describe levels of platelet reactivity in patients on a thienopyridine awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Platelet reactivity assessment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
75 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2010to Jul 2016
Phase
Interventional
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
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients ≥ 18 years old from both genders.
  • Taking maintenance thienopyridine therapy within 5 days of surgery OR received a loading dose of thienopyridine therapy within 48 hours of surgery for CABG.
  • Referred for CABG (which is scheduled to be performed during the current admission).

Who cannot join

  • Known allergies to aspirin, clopidogrel, or prasugrel.
  • Use of a glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor within 8 hours of initial platelet reactivity testing.
  • Patient known to be pregnant or lactating.
  • Patient with known history of bleeding diathesis or currently active bleeding.
  • Platelet count <100,000/mm the day of initial blood draw.
  • Hematocrit <25% the day of initial blood draw.
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  • On warfarin therapy at the time of initial blood draw.
  • Known blood transfusion within the preceding 10 days of the blood draw.
  • Patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) within the previous 5 days.
  • Plan for patient to be discharged before undergoing CABG.
  • Any significant medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the patient's optimal participation in the study.

About this study

The primary objective of this exploratory cohort study is to describe levels of platelet reactivity in patients on a thienopyridine awaiting coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).

Read the detailed description

The recent emergence of platelet reactivity testing as a potential option for evaluating the degree of platelet inhibition promises to add another level of understanding to our concept of CABG-related bleeding. There is an emerging literature that links high levels of platelet reactivity with adverse clinical events, primarily in patients on clopidogrel.

For example, studies of the VerifyNow P2Y12 platelet function assay have shown that Platelet Reactivity Units (PRU) > 235-240 in patients on clopidogrel therapy appears to predict cardiovascular events.15,16 There is a paucity of literature, however, on the use of platelet reactivity testing to predict bleeding events and complications. In other words, if excessively high levels of platelet reactivity predict ischemic events, do excessively low levels of platelet reactivity predict bleeding events? This is an especially relevant question, given the emergence of prasugrel as a therapeutic option.

The investigators therefore propose an exploratory cohort study of patients receiving a thienopyridine (clopidogrel or prasugrel) and undergoing CABG, in order to describe levels of platelet reactivity in such patients by using a variety of platelet function tests.

Being tested
Platelet reactivity assessment
Keywords
Platelet reactivity, CABG, Perioperative and in hospital bleeding
Medical subject headings
Hematoma

What participants receive

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

  • Platelet reactivity assessmentOther

    Platelet reactivity, as measured by the Chrono-log Lumi-Aggregometer, VerifyNow P2Y12 assay, and Vasodilator Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) flow cytometry assay.

Study groups in NCT01406483
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CABGOtherNot described
Receives: Other: Platelet reactivity assessment

What is being measured

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

  1. Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the Chrono-log Lumi-Aggregometer

    Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the Chrono-log Lumi-Aggregometer, which measures levels of light transmittance after stimulation with ADP to estimate levels of platelet aggregation

    Measured: Duration of hospital stay; average hospital stay of 1 week

  2. Perioperative rates of bleeding complications

    Perioperative rates of bleeding complications:

    1. need for reoperation because of bleeding
    2. need for perioperative red blood cell transfusion (units of packed red blood cells)
    3. rates of TIMI, GUSTO, and nuisance bleeding
    4. quantity of postoperative drainage (mL)

    Measured: Duration of hospital stay; average hospital stay of 1 week

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay

    Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay, which measures platelet reactivity units (PRUs)

    Measured: Duration of hospital stay; average hospital stay of 1 week

  2. Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the Vasodilator Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) assay

    Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the Vasodilator Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP) assay, which measures percentage of platelet reactivity inhibition (PRI) by flow cytometry of the VASP-P protein

    Measured: Duration of hospital stay; average hospital stay of 1 week

Timeline

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

  1. First posted1 Aug 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2010
  3. Primary completionFeb 2016
  4. Study completionJul 2016

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
75 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01406483
Sponsor's protocol ID
Serial CABG
Acronym
Serial CABG
Status last verified
Jun 2018
First submitted
22 Jul 2011
Last updated
16 Mar 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Platelet reactivity assessment in people with Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Peri-operative Hemorrhage or Hematoma, run by Medstar Health Research Institute.

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 3 inclusion and 11 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 16 Mar 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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?

Serial levels of platelet reactivity, as assessed with the Chrono-log Lumi-Aggregometer (time frame: Duration of hospital stay; average hospital stay of 1 week). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. 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 16 Mar 2021.

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