Myocardial Infarction, AcutePhase 3APERITIFNCT05077683
Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Prevention of lEft ventRIcular Thrombus After Anterior Acute Myocardial InFarction - APERITIF
A Phase 3 study testing Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto] and DAPT strategy in people with Myocardial Infarction, Acute and Left Ventricular Thrombus, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
APERITIF is a prospective randomized open-label, blinded end-point (PROBE) trial, nested in the ongoing the "FRENCHIE" registry, a French multicenter prospective observational study granted by "ANR-RHU Grand Emprunt", in which all consecutive patients admitted within 48 hours after symptom onset in a cardiac Intensive… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Myocardial Infarction, Acute, Left Ventricular Thrombus
- What is being tested?
- Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto] and DAPT strategy
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 560 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 10 Oct 2021to 9 Feb 2024
- Phase
- Phase 3
- 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
- Age ≥ 18 years;
- Anterior STEMI (e.g., ST elevation above the J-point of ≥0.1 millivolt in ≥two contiguous leads or left bundle branch block) or very high-risk NSTEMI (e.g., dynamic ECG changes or ongoing chest pain or acute heart failure or hemodynamic instability independent of ECG changes or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias) with echographic evidence of anterior wall motion abnormalities and, with a culprit lesion of the proximal or mid portion of the left anterior descending (LAD) on the coronary angiography;
- No contraindication to CMR (e.g., claustrophobia, pacemaker or defibrillator not compatible);
- Ability to provide written informed consent and willing to participate in 1-month follow-up period.
- Affiliation of social security regime.
Who cannot join
- Patients with cardiogenic shock (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg with clinical signs of low output or patients requiring inotropic agents);
- Patients referred to surgery for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or treatment of acute complications (e.g. ventricular septal rupture);
- Patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy;
- LV thrombus diagnosed before randomization using a transthoracic echocardiography;
- Active major bleeding or major surgery within the last 30 days;High bleeding risk (patients considered at increased risk of bleeding during DAPT; e.g. PRECISE-DAPT score >25; severe liver failure or Child Pugh class C);
- Known history of intracranial hemorrhagic stroke or intra-cranial aneurysm;
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- Known history of peptic ulcer;
- Known stroke (any type) within the last 30 days;
- Known intolerance to aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitors, rivaroxaban and their excipients;
- Patients with presence of malignant neoplasms at high risk of bleeding
- Patients with hepatic impairment
- According to the SmPC any contraindication to rivaroxaban, aspirin, clopidogrel, ticagrelor
- Known intolerance to gadolinium chelates;
- Chronic kidney disease (creatinine clearance (ClCr) <30 mL/min);
- Indication for anticoagulation (e.g. atrial fibrillation, mechanical valves, LV thrombus…);
- Life expectancy <1 month;
- Known pregnancy at time of randomization (pregnancy test done) or breastfeeding women;
- Currently participating in another trial
- Protected adults (including individual under guardianship by court order)
- Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Prevention of lEft ventRIcular Thrombus After Anterior Acute Myocardial InFarction
APERITIF is a prospective randomized open-label, blinded end-point (PROBE) trial, nested in the ongoing the "FRENCHIE" registry, a French multicenter prospective observational study granted by "ANR-RHU Grand Emprunt", in which all consecutive patients admitted within 48 hours after symptom onset in a cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are included (NCT04050956). Among them, eligible Patients for "APERITIF" will be randomized into two groups: Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) alone or DAPT plus rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily for 4 weeks, prescribed as soon as possible after admission and completion of the initial percutaneous coronary intervention/angiography procedure.
- Being tested
- Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto], DAPT strategy
- Keywords
- Myocardial infarction, Left ventricular thrombus
- Medical subject headings
- Myocardial Infarction
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto]Drug
Experimental group: usual DAPT strategy (aspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily)) + rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily.
DAPT strategyDrug
usual DAPT strategy (aspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily)) +
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DAPT | Active comparator | aspirin (≤100mg per day) and P2Y12 inhibitors (i.e. clopidogrel 75mg per day or ticagrelor 90mg twice a day), as per current guidelines Receives: Drug: DAPT strategy |
| DAPT + Direct Oral AntiCoagulants (DOAC) | Experimental | aspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily) and rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily. Receives: Drug: Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto]; Drug: DAPT strategy |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Rate of thrombus between the two arms
The main objective of this randomized trial is to determine whether, in anterior AMI patients (e.g., large necrosis area), the use of rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily in addition to DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy) will reduce LV thrombus formation, compared with the use of DAPT alone (current practice).
The primary endpoint is the presence of Left Ventricular (LV) thrombus at 1-month, as detected by the validated delayed enhancement (Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) CMR method
Measured: 1 month
Secondary outcomes (5)
Description of the thrombus
LV thrombus dimension (greatest diameter)
Measured: 1 month
Rate of bleeding events
Rate of bleeding events using the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) and the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) criteria at 1 month (investigator-reported),
Measured: 1 month
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 month
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as a composite of death, non-fatal MI or stroke at 1 month
Measured: 1 month
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 year
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) defined as a composite of death, non-fatal MI or stroke at 1-year
Measured: 1 year
Rate of antithrombotic using
Antithrombotic drugs used in the patients with confirmed LV thrombus on CMR between 1 month and 1 year
Measured: 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Oct 2021
- Study start10 Oct 2021
- Primary completion10 Mar 2023
- Study completion9 Feb 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Myocardial Infarction, AcuteStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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 3
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 560 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Etienne PUYMIRAT, Principal investigator, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05077683
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- APHP200015
- Other IDs
- 2021-001534-19
- Acronym
- APERITIF
- Status last verified
- Jul 2023
- First submitted
- 27 Sep 2021
- Last updated
- 10 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Puymirat E, Soulat G, Lattuca B, Bouleti C, Delarche N, Roubille F, Cottin Y, Bression D, Combaret N, Gerbaud E, Lhermusier T, Biere L, Dubreuil O, Mousseaux E, Steg PG, Cayla G, Lemesle G, Silvain J, Dillinger JG, Georges JL, Ducrocq G, Genet T, Morelle JF, Montalescot G, Berard L, Rousseau A, Soen M, Simon T, Danchin N; APERITIF study investigators. Low-Dose Rivaroxaban to Prevent Left Ventricular Thrombosis After Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The APERITIF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Apr 1;11(4):323-331. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.0026.
PubMed 41739450Puymirat E, Soulat G, Fayol A, Mousseaux E, Montalescot G, Cayla G, Steg PG, Berard L, Rousseau A, Drouet E, Simon T, Danchin N; APERITIF study investigators. Rationale and design of the direct oral anticoagulants for prevention of left ventricular thrombus after anterior acute myocardial infarction (APERITIF) trial. Am Heart J. 2023 Dec;266:98-105. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Sep 14.
PubMed 37716448
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Prevention of lEft ventRIcular Thrombus After Anterior Acute Myocardial InFarction
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05077683
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- APERITIF / APHP200015
- Keywords
- Myocardial infarction, Left ventricular thrombus
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 560 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de ParisUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Oct 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Mar 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 9 Feb 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Oct 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
APERITIF is a prospective randomized open-label, blinded end-point (PROBE) trial, nested in the ongoing the "FRENCHIE" registry, a French multicenter prospective observational study granted by "ANR-RHU Grand Emprunt", in which all consecutive patients admitted within 48 hours after symptom onset in a cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are included (NCT04050956). Among them, eligible Patients for "APERITIF" will be randomized into two groups: Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy (DAPT) alone or DAPT plus rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily for 4 weeks, prescribed as soon as possible after admission and completion of the initial percutaneous coronary intervention/angiography procedure.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DAPT | Active comparator | Drug: DAPT strategyaspirin (≤100mg per day) and P2Y12 inhibitors (i.e. clopidogrel 75mg per day or ticagrelor 90mg twice a day), as per current guidelines |
| DAPT + Direct Oral AntiCoagulants (DOAC) | Experimental | Drug: Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto], Drug: DAPT strategyaspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily) and rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Age ≥ 18 years;
- Anterior STEMI (e.g., ST elevation above the J-point of ≥0.1 millivolt in ≥two contiguous leads or left bundle branch block) or very high-risk NSTEMI (e.g., dynamic ECG changes or ongoing chest pain or acute heart failure or hemodynamic instability independent of ECG changes or life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias) with echographic evidence of anterior wall motion abnormalities and, with a culprit lesion of the proximal or mid portion of the left anterior descending (LAD) on the coronary angiography;
- No contraindication to CMR (e.g., claustrophobia, pacemaker or defibrillator not compatible);
- Ability to provide written informed consent and willing to participate in 1-month follow-up period.
- Affiliation of social security regime.
Key exclusion criteria (20 listed)
- Patients with cardiogenic shock (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg with clinical signs of low output or patients requiring inotropic agents);
- Patients referred to surgery for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or treatment of acute complications (e.g. ventricular septal rupture);
- Patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy;
- LV thrombus diagnosed before randomization using a transthoracic echocardiography;
- Active major bleeding or major surgery within the last 30 days;High bleeding risk (patients considered at increased risk of bleeding during DAPT; e.g. PRECISE-DAPT score >25; severe liver failure or Child Pugh class C);
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto]Experimental group: usual DAPT strategy (aspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily)) + rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily. | Drug | DAPT + Direct Oral AntiCoagulants (DOAC) |
| DAPT strategyusual DAPT strategy (aspirin (≤100mg per day), clopidogrel (75mg per day) or ticagrelor (90mg twice daily)) + | Drug | DAPT, DAPT + Direct Oral AntiCoagulants (DOAC) |
Primary outcome
Rate of thrombus between the two arms
Time frame: 1 month
The main objective of this randomized trial is to determine whether, in anterior AMI patients (e.g., large necrosis area), the use of rivaroxaban 2.5mg twice daily in addition to DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy) will reduce LV thrombus formation, compared with the use of DAPT alone (current practice). The primary endpoint is the presence of Left Ventricular (LV) thrombus at 1-month, as detected by the validated delayed enhancement (Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) CMR method
5 secondary outcomes
Description of the thrombus
Time frame: 1 month
Rate of bleeding events
Time frame: 1 month
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 month
Time frame: 1 month
Rate of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 1 year
Time frame: 1 year
Rate of antithrombotic using
Time frame: 1 year
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Jul 2024.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 41739450Puymirat E, Soulat G, Lattuca B, Bouleti C, Delarche N, Roubille F, Cottin Y, Bression D, Combaret N, Gerbaud E, Lhermusier T, Biere L, Dubreuil O, Mousseaux E, Steg PG, Cayla G, Lemesle G, Silvain J, Dillinger JG, Georges JL, Ducrocq G, Genet T, Morelle JF, Montalescot G, Berard L, Rousseau A, Soen M, Simon T, Danchin N; APERITIF study investigators. Low-Dose Rivaroxaban to Prevent Left Ventricular Thrombosis After Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The APERITIF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2026 Apr 1;11(4):323-331. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2026.0026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 37716448Puymirat E, Soulat G, Fayol A, Mousseaux E, Montalescot G, Cayla G, Steg PG, Berard L, Rousseau A, Drouet E, Simon T, Danchin N; APERITIF study investigators. Rationale and design of the direct oral anticoagulants for prevention of left ventricular thrombus after anterior acute myocardial infarction (APERITIF) trial. Am Heart J. 2023 Dec;266:98-105. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2023.09.005. Epub 2023 Sep 14.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Etienne PUYMIRAT principal investigator
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 3 study testing Rivaroxaban 2.5 MG [Xarelto] and DAPT strategy in people with Myocardial Infarction, Acute and Left Ventricular Thrombus, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 1 site in France.
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 5 inclusion and 20 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 10 Jul 2024. 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 France. 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.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
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?
Rate of thrombus between the two arms (time frame: 1 month). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05077683, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 10 Jul 2024.