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1-month vs 12-month DAPT for ACS Patients Who Underwent PCI Stratified by IVUS: IVUS-ACS and ULTIMATE-DAPT Trials

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Interventions
Drug: AntiPlatelet therapy
Procedure: Percutaneous coronary intervention
Registration Number
NCT03971500
Lead Sponsor
Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Brief Summary

Prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.

Detailed Description

A total of 3486 subjects with ACS who met inclusion criteria and do not have any exclusion criterion will be randomized to IVUS- or Angiography-guidance group (first randomization). In the IVUS-guidance group, IVUS will be used to evaluate the lesion's specificity and to measure lesion length, landing zone, and reference vessel diameter prior-to stenting; and to assess stent expansion, extension, apposition, and possible complications after stent implantation. The IVUS- defined criteria for the optimal stent deployment included: 1) the minimal stent area (MSA) in the stented segment is \>5.0 mm\^2, or 90% of the MLA at the distal reference segments; 2) plaque burden 5-mm proximal or distal to the stent edge is \<55%; and 3) absence of \>Type B edge dissection. Further treatment will be required if stenting procedure is defined as suboptimal according to IVUS definition. IVUS will be not allowed to be used in the Angiography-guidance group.

Those patients who have had no death, STEMI, stroke, ST, TVR or major bleeding (BARC 3 or 5) within 30 days and have continued on aspirin and ticagrelor for 30 days without interruption for \>48 hours will be randomized 1:1 to:

1. Ticagrelor plus+ matching placebo for an additional 11 months (SAPT group)

2. Ticagrelor plus aspirin (study drug) for an additional 11 months (DAPT group) Follow-up of all subjects will continue for 1 year with an option for additional follow-up to 3 years.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
3710
Inclusion Criteria

Enrollment into the study will require meeting at least one of these clinical syndromes within 1 month.

  • Unstable angina, defined as rest pain for 5-30 minutes or deteriorative exertional angina with either a) transient ST segment depression or elevation, or b) angiography showing a visually estimated diameter stenosis ≥90% or a ruptured plaque or thrombotic lesion
  • Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), defined as positive troponin consistent with clinical syndrome.
  • ST elevation MI (STEMI)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
  • Stroke within 3 months or any permanent neurologic deficit, and prior intracranial bleed, or any intracranial disease such as aneurysm or fistula
  • Previous coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
  • Any planned surgery within 90 days
  • Any reason why any antiplatelet therapy might need to be discontinued within 12 months
  • Severe chronic kidney disease defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 20 ml/min/1.73m^2
  • Need for chronic oral anticoagulation (warfarin/coumadin or direct oral anticoagulants)
  • Platelet count < 100,000 mm^3
  • Contraindication to aspirin
  • Contraindication to ticagrelor
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Women of child-bearing potential
  • Life expectancy < 1 year
  • Any condition likely to interfere with study processes including medication compliance or follow-up visits (e.g. dementia, alcohol abuse, severe frailty, long distance to travel for follow-up visits, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
IVUS-guidanceAntiPlatelet therapyIn the IVUS-guided DES implantation group, optimal stent deployment criteria included: 1) the MLA in the stented segment is \>5.0 mm\^2, or 90% of the MLA at the distal reference segments; 2) plaque burden 5-mm proximal or distal to the stent edge is \<55%; and 3) absence of \>=Type B edge dissection. Further treatment will be required if any of those 3 criteria was not met.
IVUS-guidancePercutaneous coronary interventionIn the IVUS-guided DES implantation group, optimal stent deployment criteria included: 1) the MLA in the stented segment is \>5.0 mm\^2, or 90% of the MLA at the distal reference segments; 2) plaque burden 5-mm proximal or distal to the stent edge is \<55%; and 3) absence of \>=Type B edge dissection. Further treatment will be required if any of those 3 criteria was not met.
Angiography-guidanceAntiPlatelet therapyIn the Angiography-guided DES implantation group, stent diameter and length will be selected by visual estimation with a stent/artery ratio of 1.1:1.0. Post-dilation with a noncompliant balloon (balloon/stent diameter=1.0:1.0) inflated at \>18 atm will be performed for all lesions. Angiographic success is defined as Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3, residual stenosis \<20%, and the absence of \>Type B dissection.
Angiography-guidancePercutaneous coronary interventionIn the Angiography-guided DES implantation group, stent diameter and length will be selected by visual estimation with a stent/artery ratio of 1.1:1.0. Post-dilation with a noncompliant balloon (balloon/stent diameter=1.0:1.0) inflated at \>18 atm will be performed for all lesions. Angiographic success is defined as Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) grade 3, residual stenosis \<20%, and the absence of \>Type B dissection.
SAPT groupAntiPlatelet therapyTicagrelor + aspirin for 1 month followed by ticagrelor plus matching placebo for an additional 11 months.
SAPT groupPercutaneous coronary interventionTicagrelor + aspirin for 1 month followed by ticagrelor plus matching placebo for an additional 11 months.
DAPT groupAntiPlatelet therapyTicagrelor + aspirin for 12 month.
DAPT groupPercutaneous coronary interventionTicagrelor + aspirin for 12 month.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Target vessel failure (TVF)12 months

The difference in TVF will be calculated from 0 month to 12 months between IVUS- and Angiography guidance groups.

Clinically-relevant bleeding11 months

The difference in clinically-relevant bleeding (BARC ≥2) will be calculated from 1 month to 12 months between SAPT and DAPT groups.

Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE)11 months

The difference in MACCE will be calculated from 1 month to 12 months between SAPT and DAPT groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Net adverse clinical events (NACE)12 months

The difference in NACE between IVUS- and Angiography guidance groups, or SAPT and DAPT groups.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Nanjing First Hospital

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Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

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