Dalteparin Versus Unfractionated Heparin In Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome

October 7, 2011 updated by: Pfizer

Prospective Randomized Phase IV Open Label Comparative Study Of Dalteparin vs Unfractionated Heparin In High Risk Patients Of Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes Intended For Early Invasive Strategy

To compare efficacy and safety of dalteparin compared to unfractionated heparin in patients of non ST elevation acute coronary syndromes who are planned to undergo coronary interventions (angioplasty or bypass surgery)

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The study was prematurely discontinued on November 30, 2008 due to delay in meeting pre-defined protocol recruitment milestones. There were no safety concerns regarding the study in the decision to terminate the trial.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

173

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

      • Karnataka, India, 560 034
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Andhra Pradesh
      • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500 034
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Andra Pradesh
      • Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh, India, 500 001
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Maharashtra
      • Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, 440 012
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India, 411 001
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India, 411 004
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Punjab
      • Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 141 001
        • Pfizer Investigational Site
    • Tamil Nadu
      • Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India, 641 014
        • Pfizer Investigational Site

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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 more than 18 years
  • Ischemic pain of more than 10 minutes within 24 hours before enrollment
  • At least two of the following three risk factors : Age more than 60 years ( or more than 50 in case of diabetics), Raised cardiac enzyme levels, abnormal ECG findings

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contraindications to use of anticoagulants
  • Active bleeding or abnormal coagulation tests
  • Ischemic stroke within last 6 months or hemorrhagic stroke
  • Lumbar or spinal puncture within last 48 hours
  • S creatinine levels more than 2

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: B
Unfractionated heparin will be given intravenously according to a weight-adjusted nomogram (bolus of 60 U/kg [units per kilogram] and initial infusion of 12 U/kg/h [units per kilogram per hour]).
Experimental: A
Dalteparin will be administered at a dose of 120 IU/kg (international units per kilogram) total body weight subcutaneously (SC) every 12 hours up to a maximum dose of 10,000 IU/12 hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Subjects With Death or Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction Through and Up to Day 30
Time Frame: Baseline to Day 30
Death or non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) after receiving 48 hours of study medication (event date - first dose date) on or before day 30 from baseline. Death: fatal event resulting from any cause. New MI: electrocardiographic (ECG) and or biomarker criteria of myocardial necrosis. Biochemical markers: creatine phosphokinase - myocardial band (CPK-MB) levels and the qualitative troponin-T test.
Baseline to Day 30

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Subjects With Stroke
Time Frame: End of hospitalization, Day 30
Stroke: a sudden, focal neurologic deficit that is not reversible within 24 hours and is not the result of any readily identifiable cause (e.g., tumor or trauma).
End of hospitalization, Day 30
Number of Subjects With Recurrent Angina With or Without Need for Hospitalization and or Revascularization
Time Frame: End of hospitalization, Day 30
Recurrent angina: angina at rest lasting at least five minutes that was associated with a new ST-segment shift (elevation or depression) of more than 0.1 millivolt (mV), or with T-wave inversions, in two contiguous electrocardiographic leads; angina without electrocardiographic changes that prompted a decision to perform a revascularization procedure; or angina after hospital discharge that resulted in rehospitalization.
End of hospitalization, Day 30
Number of Subjects With Death or Non-fatal Myocardial Infarction (MI), Computed Separately, at End of Hospitalization and 30 Days
Time Frame: End of hospitalization, Day 30
Death or non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) after receiving 48 hours of study medication (event date - first dose date) at end of hospitalization and on Day 30. Death: fatal event resulting from any cause. New MI: defined by electrocardiographic and/or biomarker criteria of myocardial necrosis. Biochemical markers: creatine phosphokinase - myocardial band (CPK-MB) levels and the qualitative troponin-T test.
End of hospitalization, Day 30
Number of Subjects With Stent Thrombosis and Abrupt Closures During Hospitalization
Time Frame: End of hospitalization, Day 30
Abrupt vessel closure and or stent thrombosis: occurrence of vessel closure (no visible antegrade flow of contrast dye occurring after balloon angioplasty) or stent thrombosis determined angiographically.
End of hospitalization, Day 30
Number of Subjects With Bleeding by Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Criteria
Time Frame: End of hospitalization, Day 30
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) major bleeding: at least a 5-grams per deciliter (g/dL) decrease in hemoglobin, at least a 15 percent (%) decrease in hematocrit, or intracranial bleeding. TIMI minor bleeding: associated with gastrointestinal or genitourinary bleeding, with an absolute decrease in hemoglobin of 4 g/dL or more, or decrease in hematocrit of at least 12%.
End of hospitalization, Day 30

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 15, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 7, 2011

Last Verified

October 1, 2011

More Information

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