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Anticoagulation for Stroke Prevention In Patients With Recent Episodes of Perioperative AF After Noncardiac Surgery

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Stroke
Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
Drug: Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC)
Registration Number
NCT03968393
Lead Sponsor
Population Health Research Institute
Brief Summary

Multinational, investigator-initiated study of oral anticoagulation versus no anticoagulation for the prevention of stroke and other adverse cardiovascular events in patients with transient perioperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery and additional stroke risk factors.

Detailed Description

ASPIRE-AF is a prospective, randomized, open-label trial of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) versus no oral anticoagulation in patients with transient perioperative atrial fibrillation and additional stroke factors after noncardiac surgery. The primary objective is to assess the effects of NOACs versus no anticoagulation on the co-primary composite outcomes of 1. non-hemorrhagic stroke and systemic embolism, and 2. vascular mortality, and non-fatal non-hemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial thrombosis, amputation, and symptomatic venous thromboembolism over the duration of follow-up.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2270
Inclusion Criteria
  1. noncardiac surgery in the past 35 days with at least one of the following:

    1. an overnight hospital admission after surgery;
    2. day surgery resulting in a large enough physiological insult to be able to cause perioperative AF, as judged by the local investigator
  2. ≥1 episode of clinically important perioperative AF during or after their surgery;

  3. sinus rhythm at the time of randomization; AND

  4. any of the following high-risk criteria:

    1. age 55-64 years, and having either known cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2VASc score ≥3, or an elevated postoperative troponin level;
    2. age 65-74 years, and having either known cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2VASc score ≥2, or an elevated postoperative troponin level; OR
    3. age ≥75 years.
  5. provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria
  1. history of documented chronic AF prior to noncardiac surgery;
  2. need for long-term systemic anticoagulation;
  3. ongoing need for long-term dual antiplatelet treatment;
  4. contraindication to oral anticoagulation;
  5. severe renal insufficiency (CrCl <20 ml/min);
  6. severe liver cirrhosis (i.e., Child-Pugh Class C)
  7. acute stroke in the past 14 days;
  8. underwent cardiac surgery in the past 35 days;
  9. history of nontraumatic intracranial, intraocular, or spinal bleeding;
  10. hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis;
  11. expected to be non-compliant with follow-up and/or study medications;
  12. known life expectancy less than 1 year due to concomitant disease;
  13. women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential who are not taking effective contraception; OR
  14. previously enrolled in the trial

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC)Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC)Participants randomized to the intervention arm will be prescribed one of the following NOACs for the duration of follow-up, unless they are undergoing a procedure with an increased risk of bleeding, have an adverse event or low calculated creatinine clearance, or decide to discontinue their use.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of vascular mortality, and non-fatal non-hemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial thrombosis, amputation, and symptomatic venous thromboembolismFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of Non-hemorrhagic stroke or systemic embolismFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of non-fatal, non-hemorrhagic strokeFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of vascular mortalityFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of peripheral arterial thrombosisFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of all-cause mortalityFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of Myocardial infarctionFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of symptomatic venous thromboembolismFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of all-cause strokeFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)
Incidence of amputationFor the duration of follow-up, until final follow-up (occurs when the last global participant has been followed for 24 months)

Trial Locations

Locations (90)

Box Hill Hospital

🇦🇺

Box Hill, Victoria, Australia

Rijnstate Hospital

🇳🇱

Arnhem, Netherlands

Dunedin Public Hospital

🇳🇿

Dunedin, New Zealand

Clinica Coronel Suarez

🇦🇷

Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Instituto de Investigaciones Clinicas Rosario

🇦🇷

Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Centro Integral de Arritmias de Tucuman (CIAT)

🇦🇷

San Miguel De Tucumán, Tucuman, Argentina

Hospital Municipal Chivilcoy

🇦🇷

Chivilcoy, Argentina

Hospital Privado de Rosario

🇦🇷

Santa Fe, Argentina

Sanatorio Cisma

🇦🇷

Tucuman, Argentina

Canberra Hospital

🇦🇺

Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Bankstown Hospital

🇦🇺

Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

🇦🇺

Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Concord Repatriation General Hospital

🇦🇺

Concord, New South Wales, Australia

Liverpool Hospital

🇦🇺

Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

John Hunter Hospital

🇦🇺

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Westmead Hospital

🇦🇺

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service

🇦🇺

Birtinya, Queensland, Australia

Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

🇦🇺

Herston, Queensland, Australia

Redcliffe Hospital

🇦🇺

Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital

🇦🇺

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Northeast Health Wangaratta

🇦🇺

Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia

Royal Perth Hospital

🇦🇺

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP

🇧🇷

Cerqueira César, Brazil

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

🇧🇷

Porto Alegre, Brazil

Foothills Hospital

🇨🇦

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

University of Alberta Hospital

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

🇨🇦

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

East Kootenay Regional Hospital

🇨🇦

Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada

Fraser Health Authority

🇨🇦

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg

🇨🇦

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Dr.-Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre

🇨🇦

Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

Halifax Infirmary

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cape Breton University

🇨🇦

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Cambridge Cardiac Care Centre

🇨🇦

Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

Hamilton General Hospital

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Juravinski Hospital

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Kingston General Hospital

🇨🇦

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

The Ottawa Hospital General Campus

🇨🇦

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Niagara Health System - St. Catharine's Site

🇨🇦

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

🇨🇦

Montréal, Quebec, Canada

CHU de Quebec Universite Laval

🇨🇦

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Hôpital Fleurimont du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke

🇨🇦

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Regina General Hospital

🇨🇦

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Royal University Hospital

🇨🇦

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Aarhus University Hospital

🇩🇰

Aarhus, Denmark

Hospital South West Jutland - University Hospital of Southern Denmark

🇩🇰

Esbjerg, Denmark

Odense University Hospital

🇩🇰

Odense, Denmark

Universitatsklinikum Leipzig

🇩🇪

Leipzig, Germany

GNRC Medical

🇮🇳

North Guwāhāti, Assam, India

Marengo CIMS Hospital

🇮🇳

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

NU Hospitals

🇮🇳

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Govt. T.D. Medical College

🇮🇳

Alappuzha, Kerala, India

Amala Institute

🇮🇳

Thrissur, Kerala, India

St. John's Medical College Hospital

🇮🇳

Bangalore, India

Bangalore Baptist Hospital

🇮🇳

Bengaluru, India

JIPMER

🇮🇳

Pondicherry, India

Ruby Hall Clinic

🇮🇳

Pune, India

Trivandrum Medical

🇮🇳

Thiruvananthapuram, India

ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

🇮🇹

Milano, Milan, Italy

Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo

🇮🇹

Alessandria, Italy

Fondazione IRCCS Ca'Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico

🇮🇹

Milan, Italy

La Maddalena

🇮🇹

Palermo, Italy

Piacenza Ospedale

🇮🇹

Piacenza, Italy

Korea University Ansm Hospital

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Hospital

🇰🇷

Seoul, Korea, Republic of

B and B Hospital

🇳🇵

Lalitpur, Nepal

Jeroen Bosch Hospital

🇳🇱

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep

🇳🇱

Alkmaar, Netherlands

ZiekenhuisGroepTwente (ZGT)

🇳🇱

Almelo, Netherlands

Ziekenhuis Amstelland

🇳🇱

Amstelveen, Netherlands

Deventer Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Deventer, Netherlands

Hospital Gelderse Vallei

🇳🇱

Ede, Netherlands

Martini Hospital

🇳🇱

Groningen, Netherlands

Franciscus Gasthuis

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Ikazia Hospital

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

ETZ Tilburg

🇳🇱

Tilburg, Netherlands

Waikato Hospital

🇳🇿

Hamilton, New Zealand

Aga Khan University

🇵🇰

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Shifa International Hospital

🇵🇰

Islamabad, Pakistan

Dow Medical University

🇵🇰

Karachi, Pakistan

Hospital de Mar

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Vall d'Hebron Hospital

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

University Hospital Ramon y Cajal

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Uppsala University

🇸🇪

Uppsala, Sweden

University Hospital Basel

🇨🇭

Basel, Switzerland

Blackpool Teaching Hospital

🇬🇧

Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

🇬🇧

Liverpool, United Kingdom

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