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A Placebo-controlled Trial of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Relief of Stable Angina

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stable Angina
Interventions
Procedure: Percutaneous coronary intervention
Registration Number
NCT03742050
Lead Sponsor
Imperial College London
Brief Summary

ORBITA-2 is a double blinded randomised placebo-controlled trial comparing the effects of coronary angioplasty versus placebo procedure on symptoms of stable angina without background anti-anginal therapy. Follow-up will be at 12 weeks.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
439
Inclusion Criteria

ORBITA-2 will enrol patients who meet all 3 of the following criteria:

  1. Angina or angina-equivalent symptoms

  2. Anatomical evidence of significant coronary stenosis in at least one vessel, either: a. Invasive diagnostic coronary angiogram indicating ≥ 70% stenosis b. CT coronary angiography indicating ≥ 90% stenosis

  3. Evidence of ischaemia, arising from at least one of the following options:

    1. Positive dobutamine stress echocardiography
    2. Positive cardiac MRI perfusion scan
    3. Positive nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan
    4. Invasive pressure wire assessment suggestive of ischaemia, as judged by the interventional cardiologist, at the time of diagnostic angiogram or research angiogram
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Exclusion Criteria
  1. Age younger than 18
  2. Age older than 85
  3. Recent acute coronary event
  4. Previous coronary artery bypass graft surgery
  5. Significant left main stem coronary disease
  6. Chronic total occlusion in the target vessel
  7. Contraindication to percutaneous coronary intervention or drug-eluting stent implantation
  8. Contraindication to antiplatelet therapy
  9. Severe valvular disease
  10. Severe LV systolic impairment
  11. Severe respiratory disease
  12. Life expectancy less than 2 years, pregnancy, unable to consent
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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Placebo percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionPlacebo percutaneous coronary intervention
Percutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary interventionPercutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents and modern techniques
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in angina symptom score between groups12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Need for anti-anginal medication introduction and up-titration12 weeks
Change in treadmill exercise time12 weeks
Angina severity as assessed by Canadian Cardiovascular Society class12 weeks
Physical limitation, angina stability, quality of life, angina frequency, freedom from angina as assessed with the Seattle Angina Questionnaire12 weeks
Quality of life as assessed with the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire12 weeks
Change in dobutamine stress echocardiography score12 weeks
Admission for acute coronary syndrome or unscheduled coronary angiography12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

🇬🇧

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Basildon and Thurrock Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Basildon, United Kingdom

Royal Free Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Wycombe Hospital

🇬🇧

High Wycombe, United Kingdom

Queen Alexandra Hospital

🇬🇧

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Reading, United Kingdom

Harefield Hospital

🇬🇧

Uxbridge, United Kingdom

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