Algorithm-based Tailoring of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy to Improve Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (TAILOR-DAPT)

September 15, 2025 updated by: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
The use of aspirin combined with a P2Y12 inhibitor (dual antiplatelet therapy, DAPT) represents the standard of care for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation. The TAILOR-DAPT trial aims to investigate the benefits of a score-based decision-making algorithm to guide DAPT duration compared to a standard-of-care DAPT duration without the use of risk scores in patients undergoing PCI.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Background:

The use of aspirin combined with a P2Y12 inhibitor (dual antiplatelet therapy, DAPT) represents the standard of care for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation. European guidelines recommend to implement risk scores to guide the duration of DAPT after stent implantation (class IIb, level of evidence A). However, its adoption rate remains exceedingly low in daily clinical practice in part due to the lack of direct evidence obtained from a randomized controlled trial supporting this strategy.

Aim:

Using a pragmatic study-design, the investigators aim to determine the efficacy and safety of an algorithm-guided strategy for DAPT duration compared to a standard-of-care DAPT without the use of risk scores in patients undergoing PCI with stent implantation.

Methodology:

This investigator-initiated, single-blind, randomized trial will include a total of 2788 patients aged ≥18 years undergoing PCI with stent implantation. Main exclusion criteria are peri-procedural complications potentially affecting DAPT duration. The study will be nested into a well-running registry to minimize study-related costs (pragmatic trial approach). Patients will be randomized to an algorithm-guided DAPT group or a standard-of-care DAPT group in a 1:1 fashion. In the algorithm-guided group, DAPT duration will be determined according to the PRECISE-DAPT score (≥25 or <25), PCI complexity, and clinical presentation (acute or chronic coronary syndromes). In the standard-of-care DAPT group, treatment duration is at the operator's discretion. The primary endpoint is a composite of net adverse clinical events (NACE) defined as all-cause death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, stroke, definite stent thrombosis or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2, 3, or 5 bleeding at 1 year.

Potential significance:

This will be the first study evaluating the impact of a score-based decision-making algorithm integrating bleeding and ischemic risks for DAPT duration among patients undergoing PCI. The hypothesis is that the proposed simple decision-making algorithm minimizes bleeding risk and maximizes ischemic benefit compared to a standard-of-care DAPT regimen. Prospective data obtained from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial embedded into an on-going, well-managed PCI registry database may further enhance the adoption rate of such a strategy in clinical practice.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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2788

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 78000
        • Recruiting
        • University Clinical Center of the Republic of Srpska
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Bojan Stanetić, MD, PhD
  • Italy
      • Roma, Italy, 00184
  • Switzerland
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3010
        • Recruiting
        • Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Miklos Rohla, MD, PhD

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. PCI with drug eluting stent (DES) implantation
  2. Age ≥18 years
  3. Ability to sign informed consent before any study-specific procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Planned staged PCI (Patients can be enrolled after complete coronary revascularization with no remaining lesions intended for treatment. Patients who have or develop an indication for percutaneous valve intervention can undergo treatment 30 days after full coronary revascularization)
  2. Indication for oral anticoagulation
  3. Peri-procedural complication which affects DAPT regimen based on the operator's opinion (e.g. untreated flow-limiting angiographic complication, intraprocedural stent thrombosis, persistent vessel occlusion/no-reflow at the end of the procedure, major side-branch occlusion, puncture-site related or other relevant bleeding)
  4. Treatment for stent thrombosis at qualifying PCI or within 1 year prior to qualifying PCI
  5. Active bleeding requiring medical attention at qualifying PCI
  6. The presence of hemodynamic instability (persistent systolic blood pressure below 90mmHg, continuous infusions of catecholamines, clinical signs of hypoperfusion and/or use of percutaneous left ventricular assist devices)
  7. Life expectancy less than 1 year
  8. Women of childbearing potential (i.e. fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile)
  9. Planned surgery within the next 3 months
  10. Contraindication or known allergy against aspirin or P2Y12 inhibitors (clopidogrel, ticagrelor, and prasugrel)
  11. Participation in a drug trial

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Intervention
Algorithm-guided DAPT duration
Other: Algorithm-guided DAPT duration

PRECISE-DAPT score ≥25

  • Chronic Coronary Syndromes (CCS): Aspirin + clopidogrel for 1 month, followed by clopidogrel monotherapy
  • Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS): Aspirin + ticagrelor for 1 month, followed by ticagrelor monotherapy

PRECISE-DAPT score <25:

  • Non-complex CCS: Aspirin + clopidogrel for 6 months, followed by clopidogrel monotherapy
  • Non-complex ACS: Aspirin + potent P2Y12 inhibitor for 6 months, followed by potent P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy
  • Complex CCS or ACS: Aspirin + P2Y12 inhibitor for 12 months, followed by P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy (potent P2Y12 inhibitor mandatory for ACS)
Active Comparator: Standard
Standard-of-care DAPT duration
Other: Standard-of-care DAPT duration
DAPT strategy at the operators´ discretion in accordance with applicable guidelines

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Net adverse clinical events (NACE)
Time Frame: 1 year
All-cause death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, stroke or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2, 3 or 5 bleeding
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Target vessel revascularization
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Definite stent thrombosis
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Myocardial infarction
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Any revascularization
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Stroke
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Target lesion revascularization
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Cardiovascular death
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
All-cause death
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Target lesion failure
Time Frame: 1 year
Cardiac death, target-vessel myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularization
1 year
Target vessel myocardial infarction
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Non-target vessel revascularization
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Transient ischemic attack
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding
Time Frame: 1 year
Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2, 3 or 5 bleeding
1 year
Major bleeding
Time Frame: 1 year
Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 3 or 5 bleeding
1 year
Any Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) bleeding
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Adherence to DAPT
Time Frame: 1 year
According to the TAILOR-DAPT modified Non-adherence Academic Research Consortium (NARC) classification
1 year
Adherence to DAPT
Time Frame: 1 year
According to the traditional classification (Adherent≥80% of the time from randomization to intended DAPT cessation date)
1 year
Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)
Time Frame: 1 year
Cardiovascular death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis or stroke
1 year
Spontaneous myocardial infarction
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Other Outcome Measures

Other Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Net adverse clinical events (NACE)
Time Frame: 24 months
All-cause death, spontaneous myocardial infarction, definite stent thrombosis, stroke or Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) 2, 3 or 5 bleeding
24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Lorenz Räber, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
  • Principal Investigator: Miklos Rohla, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 27, 2023

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 8, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 8, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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February 17, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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September 16, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 15, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • TAILOR-DAPT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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