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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection - AntipLatelet Therapy Intensity in Guided coNservative Management (SCAD-ALIGN) Trial (SCAD-ALIGN)

2026年6月28日 更新者：Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection - Antiplatelet Therapy Intensity in Guided Conservative Management (SCAD-ALIGN) Trial

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute coronary syndrome in which blood flow to the heart muscle is reduced or interrupted. It predominantly affects women between 30 and 55 years of age and typically occurs in the absence of atherosclerosis. For many years, SCAD remained underdiagnosed and has only recently been more systematically recognised. The SCAD-ALIGN trial will be the first randomised study to systematically compare two antiplatelet treatment strategies in patients with SCAD.

SCAD is usually not associated with significant atherosclerosis or the classic vessel occlusion caused by a blood clot. Instead, bleeding occurs within the wall of a coronary artery, causing the vessel layers to separate and thereby impairing or completely obstructing blood flow. Patients develop symptoms of acute myocardial infarction, such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or nausea. A characteristic feature is that these symptoms often occur in individuals without a prior history or risk of heart disease.

Platelets play a crucial role in blood clotting but can also accumulate inside blood vessels and further impair flow. Antiplatelet medications are used to prevent this. In current clinical practice, SCAD patients are often treated according to general guidelines for acute coronary syndrome, which typically include two different antiplatelet therapies, a strategy developed and tested in older patients with proven atherosclerosis.

The SCAD-ALIGN trial is based on a fundamental difference between SCAD and classic heart attacks. In typical heart attacks, a blood clot usually blocks a vessel, and after the implantation of a vascular support device ("stent"), intensive antiplatelet therapy is used to prevent further clot formation. In SCAD, however, the underlying problem is a tear or bleeding within the vessel wall. In this situation, intensive antiplatelet therapy could delay the resolution of the bleeding or even worsen it, thereby adversely affecting the course of the disease. The study will therefore investigate whether a less intensive treatment strategy may be more beneficial in these patients.

The SCAD-ALIGN trial compares two treatment strategies: moderate antiplatelet therapy with a single medication for three months versus more intensive therapy with two agents for three months, followed by nine months of treatment with a single medication. The primary endpoint is a composite of recurrent myocardial ischemia, recurrent SCAD, myocardial infarction, the need for revascularization, and death.

The SCAD-ALIGN trial is part of the Multinational Clinical Trials Initiative of the Global Cardiovascular Research Funders Forum (GCRFF). The study is designed as an international, multicentre, randomised, open-label clinical trial. Because SCAD is a rare condition, close collaboration across national borders is essential. The results are expected to make an important contribution to the development of evidence-based treatment recommendations for SCAD, improve care and quality of life for patients worldwide.

研究概览

地位

尚未招聘

条件

干预/治疗

详细说明

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) is an important cause of acute coronary syndromes (ACS), predominantly in younger women. Evidence to guide optimal antiplatelet therapy is limited. Although dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is commonly prescribed, observational studies have linked DAPT to higher rates of adverse cardiovascular events in conservatively managed SCAD. The SCAD-ALIGN trial is an international, prospective, randomized, open-label, group-sequential adaptative, blinded endpoint-adjudicated with two-parallel groups, multicenter trial comparing an intensive APT strategy versus a moderate APT strategy in patients with ACS due to SCAD who are treated conservatively, i.e., without revascularization. The SCAD-ALIGN study will define the benefit-risk balance of these strategies, inform international guideline committees, and clarify optimal treatment strategies. To demonstrate the superiority of a moderate intensity APT strategy compared to an intensive treatment regimen in patients presenting with an ACS caused by SCAD with planned conservative management with regard to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), a composite endpoint consisting of all-cause mortali-ty, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack 12 months after randomization was chosen.

研究类型

介入性

注册 (估计的)

3518

阶段

  • 第四阶段

联系人和位置

本节提供了进行研究的人员的详细联系信息，以及有关进行该研究的地点的信息。

学习联系方式

研究联系人备份

学习地点

  • 加拿大
    • British Columbia
      • Vancouver、British Columbia、加拿大、V5Z 1M9
        • Division of Cardiology, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia
        • 接触：
  • 德国
    • Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
      • Hamburg、Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg、德国、20246
        • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
        • 接触：
  • 瑞典
      • Linköping、瑞典、SE-581 83
        • Department of Cardiology and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University
        • 接触：
  • 英国
      • Leicester、英国、LE1 5WW
        • University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
        • 接触：
  • 荷兰
      • Nieuwegein、荷兰、3435 CM
        • Division of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital
        • 接触：

参与标准

研究人员寻找符合特定描述的人，称为资格标准。这些标准的一些例子是一个人的一般健康状况或先前的治疗。

资格标准

适合学习的年龄

  • 成人
  • 年长者

接受健康志愿者

不

描述

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age ≥18 years.
  2. Presentation with an Acute Coronary Syndrome.
  3. Suspected SCAD on coronary angiography (determined by the local investigator).
  4. Planned conservative treatment of SCAD.
  5. Intensive as well as moderate treatment of SCAD is possible.
  6. Ability to understand the patient information and to personally sign and date the informed consent to participate in the study, before completing any study-related procedures.
  7. The patient is cooperative and available for the entire study.
  8. Written and informed consent.
  9. For women of childbearing potential: Patient is willing to use adequate contraceptive precautions during the study (until 12 Month FU)

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Hypersensitivity to the study medication.
  2. Any indication for oral anticoagulation.
  3. Any indication for APT (including thienopyridines, non-thienopyridines, ASA and other anti-thrombotic agents) other than SCAD.
  4. Cardiogenic shock at the time of screening.
  5. Coronary artery disease (CAD) requiring secondary preventive therapy with APT.
  6. Life threatening bleeding (BARC type ≥3) at the time of screening.
  7. Active bleeding, such as peptic ulcer, tumor bleeding or intracranial hemor-rhage at the time of screening.
  8. History of major bleeding, BARC class ≥3 within 3 months before study in-clusion.
  9. Known bleeding diathesis.
  10. Known coagulopathy or refusal of blood transfusion.
  11. Planned surgery or intervention at high bleeding risk during the study period.
  12. Co-administration of contraindicated medications as follows: other P2Y12 inhibitors (prasugrel or ticagrelor); anticoagulants (warfarin, new oral antico-agulants, or chronic therapy with subcutaneous anticoagulants); cytochrome P450 2C19 inhibitors (fluoxetine, moclobemid or voriconazole); probenecid; high dose of methotrexate (≥15 mg/week); lithium.
  13. Known pregnancy or lactation.
  14. Current participation in another clinical trial with drugs or medicinal products.

学习计划

本节提供研究计划的详细信息，包括研究的设计方式和研究的衡量标准。

研究是如何设计的？

设计细节

  • 主要用途：治疗
  • 分配：随机化
  • 介入模型：并行分配
  • 屏蔽：单身的

武器和干预

参与者组/臂
干预/治疗
实验性的：moderate APT
moderate APT therapy, defined as 3 months ASA followed by cessation of APT
药品：Acetylsalicylic acid ASA
3 months ASA monotherapy, dose accoring to international guidelines and local Standard of Care
有源比较器：intensive APT
intensive APT therapy, defined as 3 months DAPT (ASA + clopidogrel), followed by 9 months of clopidogrel monotherapy
药品：ASA plus Clopidogrel
3 months ASA + clopidgrel DAPT, followed by 9 months of clopidogrel monotherapy, doses accoring to international guidelines and local Standard of Care

研究衡量的是什么？

主要结果指标

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
MACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events) with all-cause-mortality
大体时间：12 months follow-up
MACE as a composite of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke, or transient is-chemic attack
12 months follow-up

次要结果测量

结果测量
措施说明
大体时间
First secondary endpoint: MACE (Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events) with cardiovascular mortality
大体时间：12 months follow-up
Composite endpoint consisting of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack
12 months follow-up
second secondary endpdoint: NACE (Net adverse clinical events)
大体时间：12 months follow-up
composite of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack and Bleeding aca-demia research consortium (BARC) bleeding types 3 or 5
12 months follow-up
MACE
大体时间：3 Months follow-up
composite endpoint consisting of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack
3 Months follow-up
all-cause mortality
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
all-cause mortality
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
cardiovascular mortality
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
cardiovascular mortality
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
myocardial infarction
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
myocardial infarction
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
recurrent SCAD
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
recurrent SCAD
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
unplanned coronary revascularization
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
unplanned coronary revascularization
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
ischemic stroke
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
ischemic stroke
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
transient ischemic attack
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
transient ischemic attack
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
NACE
大体时间：3 months FU
composite of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack and BARC bleeding types 3 or 5
3 months FU
BARC bleeding type 1, 2, 3 or 5
大体时间：3 months FU
3 months FU
BARC bleeding type 1, 2, 3 or 5
大体时间：12 months FU
12 months FU
Menorrhagia associated quality of life
大体时间：3 months FU
assessed with Menorrhagia multi-attribute scale (MMAS), consisting of 6 dimensions with 4-level Likert scale for responses
3 months FU
Menorrhagia associated quality of life
大体时间：12 months FU
assessed with Menorrhagia multi-attribute scale (MMAS), consisting of 6 dimensions with 4-level Likert scale for responses
12 months FU
MACE
大体时间：3 Months follow-up
composite endpoint consisting of all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, recurrent SCAD, unplanned coronary revascularization, ischemic stroke, or transient ischemic attack
3 Months follow-up
Health-related Quality of Life
大体时间：3 months FU
assessed with EQ5D-5L questionnaire, consisting of 5 domains with 5-level Likert scale and a visual analogue self-rating scale (VAS) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best)
3 months FU
Health-related Quality of Life
大体时间：12 months FU
assessed with EQ5D-5L questionnaire, consisting of 5 domains with 5-level Likert scale and a visual analogue self-rating scale (VAS) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best)
12 months FU
Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-8
大体时间：3 months FU
self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders diagnostic Instrument for common mental disorders. The PHQ-8 is the depression module, which scores each of the 8 diagnostic criteria for major depression in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition using a 4-level Likert scale
3 months FU
Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ-8
大体时间：12 months FU
self-administered version of the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders diagnostic Instrument for common mental disorders. The PHQ-8 is the depression module, which scores each of the 8 diagnostic criteria for major depression in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Fourth Edition using a 4-level Likert scale
12 months FU
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire
大体时间：3 months FU
screening tool to identify probable cases of GAD and to assess symptom severity. 7 items and 4-level Likert-scale
3 months FU
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) questionnaire
大体时间：12 months FU
screening tool to identify probable cases of GAD and to assess symptom severity. 7 items and 4-level Likert-scale
12 months FU

合作者和调查者

在这里您可以找到参与这项研究的人员和组织。

赞助

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

合作者

Gesellschaft für Therapieforschung mbH
Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK)
National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
Cardio-CARE AG, Davos

研究记录日期

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研究主要日期

学习开始 (估计的)

2027年3月1日

初级完成 (估计的)

2033年2月28日

研究完成 (估计的)

2033年2月28日

研究注册日期

首次提交

2026年6月2日

首先提交符合 QC 标准的

2026年6月28日

首次发布 (实际的)

2026年7月6日

研究记录更新

最后更新发布 (实际的)

2026年7月6日

上次提交的符合 QC 标准的更新

2026年6月28日

最后验证

2026年5月1日

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关键字

其他相关的 MeSH 术语

其他研究编号

  • SCAD-ALIGN-DZHK31
  • 2025-523985-26-00 (克蒂斯)

计划个人参与者数据 (IPD)

计划共享个人参与者数据 (IPD)？

未定

IPD 计划说明

to be determined as global study with various stakeholders and country-specific requirements.

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