Clinical Management of Antiplatelet Drug Resistance in Patients With Drug Eluting Coronary Stents

November 27, 2015 updated by: Creighton University
It is recommended that patients who have drug-eluting stents placed in their coronary arteries take aspirin and Plavix (Clopidogrel) for at least a year. Patients who stop taking these antiplatelet drugs or who have resistance to the antiplatelet effects of these drugs are at a higher risk of clots occurring inside the stents which may result in a heart attack. At the present time, it is unknown if increasing the doses of the antiplatelet agents is effective in overcoming this resistance. The purpose of this project is to identify patients with antiplatelet drug resistance and to test whether an increase in the Plavix (Clopidogrel) dose overcomes antiplatelet drug resistance.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

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

  • United States
    • Nebraska
      • Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68131
        • Creighton University Medical Center

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

19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Required Coronary Artery Angioplasty with a drug-eluting stent deployment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The last drug-eluting stent placed greater than 2 weeks prior
  • Aspirin or Plavix (Clopidogrel) allergy or contraindication

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
Drug: Plavix (Clopidogrel)
150 mg tablet of Plavix (Clopidogrel) per day for 12 months if resistance is identified

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
to evaluate the frequency of aspirin and Plavix (Clopidogrel) resistance (as measured by a percent inhibition of platelet aggregation) in patients undergoing coronary drug-eluting stent deployment
Time Frame: 3 month intervals up to 12 months
3 month intervals up to 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
to assess if a Plavix (Clopidogrel) dose increase in patients with resistance to both aspirin and Plavix (Clopidogrel) is effective in overcoming antiplatelet drug resistance
Time Frame: 3 month intervals up to 12 months
3 month intervals up to 12 months
to evaluate the frequency of major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with and without antiplatelet resistance and following a dose increase in Plavix (Clopidogrel).
Time Frame: 3 month intervals up to 12 months
3 month intervals up to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Creighton University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Hilleman, PharmD, Creighton University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 28, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

January 10, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07-14622

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