Preoperative Aspirin and Postoperative Antiplatelets in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: The PAPA CABG Study (PAPA CABG)

August 2, 2017 updated by: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Pilot Study of Preoperative Aspirin and Postoperative Clopidogrel's Effects on Graft Patency and Cardiac Events in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Main Research Question(s):

What is the effect of continuing aspirin until the time of coronary artery bypass graft surgery and of adding clopidogrel to aspirin after coronary artery bypass graft surgery for preventing blockage of coronary grafts, heart attack, stroke, and death? To reliably answer this question requires a large randomised trial. Before applying for a major grant from the Canadian Institute for Health Research to do the large study we would like to perform a small pilot study of 150 patients to demonstrate that it is feasible to recruit patients and to use a new test called "CT angiography" to determine whether the bypass grafts are still working or have become blocked.

(ii) Why is this research important? Coronary artery bypass surgery has made a very important contribution to improving the health and survival of patients with advanced coronary artery disease but still has many problems. One in 10 patients experiences a heart attack at the time of surgery, 1 in 20 experiences a heart attack, stroke, or death during hospitalization, and 1 in 4 patients has at least 1 blocked graft within 1 year of surgery. Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin and clopidogrel are effective for preventing heart attacks, strokes and deaths but aspirin is usually stopped before coronary artery bypass graft surgery because of concerns about increasing the risk of bleeding. The effectiveness of the combination of clopidogrel and aspirin after surgery has not been evaluated. Our pilot study will provide key information about feasibility that will help us to design and perform a large definitive study in the future.

(iii) What is being studied? We will be looking at blood flow in bypass grafts as well as the occurrence of heart attack, stroke, and death. For safety we will be looking at bleeding, transfusion, and need for further surgery because of bleeding. We will also perform laboratory tests of platelet function to measure and compare the effect of the study treatments to prevent blood clots from forming.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND: Platelets play a central role in the pathogenesis of ischemic complications (coronary artery bypass graft occlusion, myocardial infarction, stroke) following CABG surgery. Aspirin and clopidogrel used alone or in combination are effective for preventing ischemic complications in a broad range of high risk patients. However aspirin is usually discontinued before CABG surgery because of concerns about bleeding while the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel has not been evaluated for preventing ischemic complications after CABG surgery.

OBJECTIVES: The overall objectives of our research are to compare the effectiveness and safety of aspirin vs placebo before bypass surgery, and clopidogrel plus aspirin vs aspirin alone after surgery, on:

  1. blockage of coronary artery bypass grafts, MI, stroke, or death at 30 days
  2. bleeding and need for transfusion after surgery The specific objective of the present pilot study is to demonstrate the feasibility of recruiting patients undergoing CABG surgery into this study and of performing CT angiography at 30 days to determine graft patency. We will also measure the effect of different antiplatelet treatments on platelet function and blood markers of systemic inflammation during the first 48 hours after surgery.

DESIGN: This is a 2x2 factorial study of 150 elective CABG patients who will be randomized to receive low dose aspirin (81mg/d) or placebo for 5 days prior to surgery and aspirin 325mg loading dose followed by 81 mg/d plus clopidogrel 75 mg/d versus aspirin 81 mg/d and placebo post operatively.

OUTCOME: graft patency measured by CT angiography, MI, stroke, death, bleeding, transfusion requirement, need for re-exploration surgery, and laboratory measures of platelet function and aspirin resistance (including 11-dehydro thromboxane B2).

SAMPLE SIZE: This is a pilot study designed primarily to demonstrate feasibility. We propose to recruit a total of 150 patients over a 12 month period (2-4 per week).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

150

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
        • Hamilton General Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients 18 years of age or older
  • Undergoing on-pump, elective coronary artery bypass grafting with at least 2 free grafts
  • Patient able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • planned date of surgery is <5 days from planned recruitment date
  • patient has clear indication for anticoagulation (eg. mechanical heart valve, atrial fibrillation) or ADP receptor antagonist (eg. drug-eluting stent)
  • allergy to or intolerance of aspirin or clopidogrel
  • history of bleeding diathesis, significant GI bleed, ICH, or liver failure
  • Patient has known renal failure or contraindication for Cardiac CT Angio
  • Patient has had previous cardiac surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Graft patency, MI, Death, Stroke

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Bleeding, transfusion, re-exploration, Platelet function tests

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborators

Bristol-Myers Squibb

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jack CJ Sun, MD, McMaster University
  • Study Director: John W Eikelboom, MD, MSc, McMaster University
  • Study Chair: Kevin HT Teoh, MD, McMaster University
  • Study Chair: Salim Yusuf, MD, DPhil, McMaster University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 26, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 29, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 3, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 2, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 06-091

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