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The Saint Francis Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Trial (SaFR)

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Coronary Artery Disease
Registration Number
NCT01078272
Lead Sponsor
St. Francis Hospital, New York
Brief Summary

This study tests the hypothesis that repeated inflation of a blood pressure cuff on the arm will improve results of coronary stent implantation by:

* reducing chest pain and electrocardiogram changes during balloon inflation to place the stent

* reducing leakage of heart muscle protein(troponin) into the blood stream after stent placement, indicated reduced damage to heart muscle during stent implantation

* increases in molecules in the blood that promote dilation of arteries

* reduced evidence of heart muscle damage on MRI immediately after stenting

* improved patient outcomes over six months with fewer adverse cardiovascular events(heart attack, acute coronary syndrome,renarrowing of the stented artery, heart failure, death, stroke, transient ischemic attack)

* improved heart structure and function at 6 months after stenting

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
4
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with stable chronic coronary artery disease scheduled for elective percutaneous intervention.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Recent (1 month) myocardial infarction
  • Acute coronary syndrome
  • Chest pain at res
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate(GFR)<45 mL/min/1.73 m2
  • Frequent premature atrial or ventricular contractions or atrial fibrillation
  • Any contraindication to MRI including implanted non MRI compatible medical devices or ferromagnetic materials such as shrapnel
  • Inability to breath-hold
  • Severe claustrophobia
  • Deafness
  • Persistent tremor
  • Inability to follow instructions.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MACE6 months post-stenting

MACE is defined as a combined endpoint including: heart attack, acute coronary syndrome,restenosis of the stented artery, new heart failure stroke, transient ischemic attack or death

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
troponin I24 hours

prevalence of cTn I \> 0.12 nG/ml in active RIPC and placebo groups

chest pain during stentingimmediate during procedure

compare frequency, severity(1-10 scale) and duration of chest pain during stent implantation

ST segment changes during stent implantationimmediate

compare prevalence and severity of electrocardiographic ST segment elevation or depression during stent implantation between active and placebo groups

MRI delayed enhancement1-7 days after stenting

Compare prevalence and volume of myocardial delayed gadolinium enhancement in active and placebo groups

Late left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction6 months

Compare left ventricular ejection fraction, end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes between active and placebo groups at 6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Francis Hospital-The Heart Center

🇺🇸

Roslyn, New York, United States

St. Francis Hospital-The Heart Center
🇺🇸Roslyn, New York, United States

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