Integrilin plus stenting to avoid myocardial necrosis trial. Pilot Study - ND

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 320

Inclusion Criteria

male or female able to understand and sign a witnessed informed consent; age /equal 18 years; patients with stable or unstable anginapectoris or documented silent ischemia; stable hemodynamic conditions; no clinical ECG changes suggestive of ongoing acute or recent 48 hours myocardial infarction;angiographic inclusion criteria see the protocol
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

Female sex with childbearing potential Age 18 years Ongoing or recent episode 48 hours of unstable coronary artery disease including both ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes Administration of any GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors during the previous 2 weeks Serum creatinine 2.5 mg/dl or 350 micromols/l Ongoing serious bleeding or bleeding diathesis Previous stroke in the last 6 months Major surgery within the previous 6 weeks Platelet count 100,000 per mm3 Ejection Fraction below 30 The patient has a known hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin, clopidogrel, rapamycin, or sensitivity to contrast which cannot be adequately pre-medicated. Hemodynamic instability systolic blood pressure 100 mm Hg; heart rate 40 bpm or 100 bpm; complex ventricular arrhythmias; AV block requiring balloon counterpulsation or inotropic support. The patient is simultaneously participating in another device or drug study. Patient must have completed the follow-up phase of any previous study at least 30 days prior to enrollment in this study. Positive clinical history for intracranial neoplasia, AV malformation, aneurysm. INR 8805; 2.0 or prothrombin time 1.2 times upper limit of normality Clinically manifested reduced liver function Programmed surgery within six months

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Main Objective: compare the efficacy and, secondarily, the safety and effectiveness of pre-procedural use of the Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifibatide in comparison to placebo in patients with diffuse CAD undergoing multiple DES implantation.;Secondary Objective: to compare the safety and effectiveness of pre-procedural use of the Gp IIb/IIIa inhibitor eptifibatide in comparison to placebo in patients with diffuse CAD undergoing multiple DES implantation.;Primary end point(s): rate of post procedural peak CK-MB ratio values above the upper limit of normal.

Secondary Outcome Measures