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Remote Ischemic Conditioning With Local Ischemic Postconditioning in High-Risk ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Interventions
Procedure: RIC + PostC + Standard PCI
Procedure: Standard PCI
Registration Number
NCT04844931
Lead Sponsor
Helios Health Institute GmbH
Brief Summary

The RIP-HIGH trial is a two-arm randomized controlled trial aiming to compare the impact of combined remote ischemic conditioning (RIP) and local ischemic postconditioning (PostC) vs. standard of care on clinical outcome in high-risk ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Detailed Description

Coronary reperfusion by percutaneous coronary intervention is mandatory to salvage ischemic myocardium and to reduce definite infarct size. However, reperfusion itself also causes irreversible myocardial damage - a phenomenon described as reperfusion injury. Reduction of ischemic and reperfusion injury by ischemic conditioning has been identified as a potential target to reduce myocardial damage.

Remote ischemic conditioning and local ischemic postconditioning might be in particular of clinical benefit in higher risk STEMI patients with Killip class ≥2, where mortality rates are high.

The Remote Ischemic Conditioning with Local Ischemic Postconditioning in High-Risk ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients (RIP-HIGH) trial is a two-arm randomized controlled trial aiming to compare the impact of combined remote ischemic conditioning and local ischemic postconditioning vs. standard of care on clinical outcome in high-risk ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria
  • Acute chest pain lasting <12 h
  • ST-elevation at the J-point in two contiguous leads of ≥2 mm in men ≥40 years, ≥2.5 mm in men <40 years and ≥1.5 mm in women (regardless of age) in V2-V3 and/or ≥1 mm in all other leads (52).
  • New or presumed new left bundle branch block or right bundle branch block.
  • Killip class ≥II on hospital admission or requirement of diuretics because of clinical congestion.
  • Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Killip class I on hospital admission.
  • Prior fibrinolysis.
  • Conditions precluding use of RIC (i.e. paresis of the upper limb, presence of an arteriovenous shunt).
  • Pregnancy.
  • Age <18 years.
  • Severe co-morbidity with a life expectancy <6 months.
  • Participation in another trial.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RIC + PostC in addition to standard treatmentRIC + PostC + Standard PCIRIC by arm ischemia initiated on hospital admission plus local PostC by re-inflating the angioplasty balloon after re-opening the infarct-related artery in addition to standard treatment.
Standard treatmentStandard PCI-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite of all-cause mortality or hospitalization for heart failure (HF) within 12 months after randomization.12 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
All-cause mortality at 12 months12 months
Composite of all-cause mortality, HF hospitalization and survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrest at 12 months12 months
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI)-flow grade of the culprit vessel post PCIday 0
Proportion of patients showing complete (≥70%) resolution of ST-segment elevation 60 minutes after reperfusionday 0
all-cause mortality, HF hospitalization and survived out-of-hospital cardiac arrest assessed at 5 years via telephone contact.5 years
CMR-derived infarct size.day 2-5
CMR-derived myocardial salvage indexday 2-5
Enzymatic infarct size defined as high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-TnT) levels 72 h after randomizationday 3
Change in N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels during admission and 72 h after randomizationday 0, day 3
Extent of CMR-derived late microvascular obstruction on day 2-5 after randomizationday 2-5
Cardiovascular mortality at 12 months.12 months
Hospitalization for heart failure at 12 months12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (11)

Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

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Innsbruck, Austria

Klinikum Links der Weser

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Bremen, Germany

Herzzentrum Dresden

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Dresden, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf

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Düsseldorf, Germany

University Hospital Essen

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Essen, Germany

University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology

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Leipzig, Germany

Klinikum Ludwigshafen

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Ludwigshafen, Germany

University Heart Center Lübeck - University of Schleswig-Holstein

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Lübeck, Germany

Universitätsmedizin Rostock

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Rostock, Germany

University Hospital Tübingen

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Tübingen, Germany

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