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COMBinAtion Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: The COMBAT-MI Trial

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
ST Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction
Interventions
Other: Remote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT02404376
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Brief Summary

Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) and intravenous exenatide administered immediately before primary angioplasty have been found to limit infarct size in patients with STEMI (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction), but the reduction is limited. This study investigates whether a combination therapy including both therapies is more effective.

Detailed Description

COMBAT-MI is an investigator-driven, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effect of Remote Ischemic Conditioning and exenatide, alone and in combination, on Myocardial Infarct size in 428 STEMI patients (107 per group) (ST segment elevation myocardial infarction). Patients with TIMI (Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction) flow grade \> 1 will be excluded. The study has a 2 x 2 factorial design (Remote Ischemic Conditioning , Exenatide, both or neither). The primary end-point will be Myocardial Infarct size measured by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMRI) performed 3 - 7 days after primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (pPCI) (expressed as % of left ventricular (LV) mass). Sample size has been calculated in 274 patients with TIMI 0-1 available for analysis of the primary end-point, and inclusion will end when this number is reached, which will require, according to the current rate of TIMI 0-1 in our STEMI population, to randomize 428 patients. Secondary end-points will include myocardial salvage index, based on angiographic and CMRI derived estimations of the area at risk, and frequency of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and of major adverse events during admission.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
378
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men or women ≥18 years of age
  • STEMI characterized by 2 mm ST segment elevation in 2 or more V1 through V4 leads or presumed new left bundle branch block with minimum of 1 mm concordant ST elevation or 1 mV(millivolt) ST segment elevation in the limb leads (II, III and aVF leads, I, aVL leads) and V4-V6.
  • Patients presenting within 6 hours of chest pain.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known hypersensitivity to exenatide or any of the excipients
  • Known contraindication to CMR imaging such as significant claustrophobia, severe allergy to gadolinium chelate contrast, severe renal insufficiency (defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] (epidermal growth factor receptor) <30 mL/min/1.73 m2), presence of CMRI contraindicated implanted devices (e.g., pacemaker, implanted cardiac defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy device, cochlear implant), embedded metal objects (e.g., shrapnel), or any other contraindication for CMRI.
  • Assumed life expectancy < 1 year e.g. due to non-cardiac disease.
  • TIMI flow grade > 1 at the time of diagnostic coronary angiography. These patients will be excluded from the analysis of infarct size but will be included in the safety analysis.
  • Pregnant women
  • Patients with loss of consciousness or confused, not able to read the information and to sign the writting consent
  • Patients with oro-tracheal intubation
  • Patients with cardiogenic shock persisting 48h after reperfusion

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboSham Remote Ischemic Conditioning + placebo
Combined treatmentExenatideRemote Ischemic Conditioning + exenatide
PlaceboRemote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)Sham Remote Ischemic Conditioning + placebo
Combined treatmentRemote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)Remote Ischemic Conditioning + exenatide
Remote Ischemic ConditioningRemote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)Remote Ischemic Conditioning + placebo
ExenatideRemote Ischemic Conditioning (RIC)Sham Remote Ischemic Conditioning + exenatide
Remote Ischemic ConditioningPlaceboRemote Ischemic Conditioning + placebo
ExenatideExenatideSham Remote Ischemic Conditioning + exenatide
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Myocardial Infarct Size3-7 days after pPCI

MI, measured by late gadolinium enhancement in CMRI 3-7 days after pPCI, and expressed as percent of left ventricular mass.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Transmurality index3-7 days after pPCI

Transmurality index, defined as the ratio of the mass of myocardium showing late gadolinium enhancement to the mass of the myocardial segment containing it.

Ventricular volumes3-7 days after pPCI

LV (Left Ventricular) end-diastolic volume and LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction), as determined by CMRI.

Microvascular obstruction3-7 days after pPCI

Volume of myocardium with microvascular obstruction determined by late gadolinium enhancement expressed as percent of infarct size.

Markers of successful reperfusionFirst 90 min after reperfusion

Markers of successful myocardial reperfusion: ST segment resolution 90 minutes post-pPCI , TIMI flow and frame-count post-pPCI , and TIMI blush grade .

Myocardial salvage index3-7 days after pPCI

Myocardial salvage index defined as the difference between infarct size and area at risk, defined by the T2 CMRI and expressed as a percent of total LV (Left Ventricular) mass, divided by the area at risk.

Major adverse cardiac events (MACE)Hospital discharge and expected average of 1 week, one year follow-up

MACE rate during hospitalization, defined as death, non-fatal myocardial rupture, or appearance or worsening of heart failure during the hospitalization period and after 1 year of follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol

🇪🇸

Badalona, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebron

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Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela

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Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain

Hospital Universitari de Tarragona Joan 23

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Tarragona, Spain

Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova

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Lleida, Spain

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