The Impact of the Routine Aminophylline Administration Following Regadenoson Stress on SPECT Myocardial Perfusion (ASSUAGE-MPI)

October 4, 2021 updated by: Rush University Medical Center

The Impact of Routine Administration of Aminophylline Following Regadenoson According to the ASSUAGE Protocol on the Accuracy of Regadenoson Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: A Single-Blinded Cross-Over Clinical Trial

The investigators developed a modified regadenoson nuclear stress test of the heart that incorporates an aminophylline injection following regadenoson (The ASSUAGE protocol). The modified (ASSUAGE) protocol has been associated with fewer side effects and was better tolerated by patients.

This study will investigate whether the modified regadenoson stress protocol (ASSUAGE) produces blood flow pattern to the heart similar to that of a standard regadenoson stress protocol. In proven to be the case, the ASSUAGE protocol has the potential to be used on a wide scale instead of the current standard protocol.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Patients who had regadenoson stress nuclear stress test of the heart will be invited to return to undergo a modified nuclear stress using the modified (ASSUAGE) protocol. Images from the original scan will be compared to those from the second scan to determine whether the blood flow pattern is similar between the two scans.

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

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612
        • Rush 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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have had a qualifying regadenoson stress myocardial perfusion imaging (regadenoson nuclear stress test).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • inability to provide an informed consent
  • known allergic reaction to aminophylline or regadenoson
  • systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg
  • unstable abnormal heart rhythm
  • pulmonary edema
  • acute coronary symptoms, myocardial infarction within 48 hours
  • active dipyridamole, aminophylline or theophylline use
  • pregnancy
  • any contraindication to aminophylline according to the drug's package insert: uncontrolled seizure disorder, sepsis with multi-organ failure and liver impairment

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: ASSUAGE Protocol
There is only one arm in this cross-over design trial. Patients who had a standard regadenoson stress test will be invited to enroll in the study. All enrolled subjects will undergo an investigational (ASSUAGE) regadenoson stress test. Imaging scans from the same patients (scan 1 and scan 2) will be compared.
75 mg of aminophylline injected intravenously 90 seconds following the radioisotope injection in the setting of regadenoson nuclear stress test of the heart.
Other Names:
  • Aminophylline

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Summed Difference Score (SDS); a measure of size and severity of ischemia (heart muscle in jeopardy) detected with regadenoson nuclear stress of the heart (standard vs. ASSUAGE protocol).
Time Frame: The second (investigational) stress will be performed within 4 weeks from the intial one.
The SDS produced with standard protocol will be compared to SDS produced with the modified (ASSUAGE) protocol. The study is set out to demonstrate that there is no significant difference in SDS between the two protocols within the same patients.
The second (investigational) stress will be performed within 4 weeks from the intial one.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Agreement rate in the SDS burden category (normal/mild, moderate or severe)
Time Frame: within 4 weeks
Agreement rate in the SDS burden category (normal/mild, moderate or severe)between scan 1 and scan 2 will be compared to the agreement rate between 2 sets of images from scan 1. The study is set out to demonstrate that these agreement rates are not significantly different.
within 4 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Agreement rate in the size of blood flow abnormality category (none/small, moderate or large)
Time Frame: within 4 weeks
Agreement rate in the SDS burden category (normal/mild, moderate or severe)between scan 1 and scan 2 will be compared to the agreement rate between 2 sets of images from scan 1. The study is set out to demonstrate that these agreement rates are not significantly different.
within 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rami Doukky, MD, Rush University Medical Center

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

July 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 26, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 30, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

August 2, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 11, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 4, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

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