Does Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) Pretreatment Improve Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)?

January 26, 2013 updated by: farzaneh foroughinia, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the most common form of coronary revascularization worldwide. Although PCI is a safe procedure, it may have multiple risks including bleeding, coronary dissection, abrupt vessel closure, and myocardial necrosis. It is estimated that approximately 25% of patients undergoing PCI have significant postprocedural creatinine kinase (CK)/creatinine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) elevations and approximately 50% of patients have significant post-procedural troponin elevations. Initially, it was felt these elevations were simple enzyme leaks with no long-term implications.

Now, several studies have demonstrated that periprocedural infarction is associated with short-, intermediate-, and long-term adverse outcomes, most notably mortality. Pretreatment with antiplatelets such as aspirin and clopidogrel play an important role in reducing cardiovascular events (CV events) following PCI.

Omega -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have antiplatelet effect. It may also improve response to aspirin and clopidogrel in low-response patients.

This study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) evaluating the effect of omega 3 supplement [with 400mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 200mg docosahexanoic acid (DHA)] on short-term (within 30 days) and long-term (after one year) major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients undergoing elective PCI. Eighty patients planed to do elective PCI will be categorized into two groups. The first group will be received standard regimen for PCI (aspirin, clopidogrel, and heparin) and the second group will be treated with standard regimen in addition to 3 gram omega 3 (12 hours before PCI). The main end point of the trial was short-term (within 30-days) and long-term (after one year) incidence of MACE (death, myocardial infarction, or unplanned revascularization).

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

90

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
      • Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
        • Recruiting
        • Moddaress Hospital
        • Principal Investigator:
          • jamshid salamzadeh, phD
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • farzaneh foroughinia, phD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • mohammad hasan namazi, MD

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 to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • candidate of elective PCI
  • Treatment with aspirin at least 5 days before PCI

Exclusion Criteria:

  • high CKMB and troponin I level
  • cardiac bypass in recent 3 months
  • platelet count < 70×10 9/L
  • sever chronic renal failure
  • active bleeding
  • treatment with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors during PCI
  • treatment with bivalirudin during PCI
  • sensitivity to aspirin and clopidogrel

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: omega 3
receive omega 3 in addition to standard treatment
Drug: omega 3
3 gram omega 3 (400mg EPA and 200mg DHA) 12hours before PCI
Other Names:
  • fish oil
No Intervention: control
just receive standard treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
short-term MACE
Time Frame: 30 days
difference between study and control group in 30-days major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing PCI.
30 days
long-term MACE
Time Frame: one year
difference between study and control group in one-year major adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing PCI.
one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Collaborators

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: farzaneh foroughinia, phD, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
  • Principal Investigator: jamshid salamzadeh, phD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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

February 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 5, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 5, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

November 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 29, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 90-1-94-8048

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