Comparison Between Thrombolysis and Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) to Treat ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

NCT00806403 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 205

Last updated 2008-12-10

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Summary

The main objective is to compare a fibrinolytic strategy with an interventional strategy initiated as early as possible, preferably in the pre-hospital phase, with respect to resolution of ST-segment elevation at 120 minutes after inclusion and Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade evaluated at a mandated coronary angiography 5 to 7 days after inclusion.

Conditions

  • Acute Myocardial Infarction

Interventions

DRUG

reteplase 10+10 U

comparison to primary PCI

PROCEDURE

primary PCI

comparison to thrombolysis

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Stockholm South General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • Region Örebro County

    collaborator OTHER
  • Norra Alvsborgs Lans Hospital, Trollhattan

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Varberg Hospital, Sweden

    collaborator OTHER
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lars Grip, M.D. PhD · Sahlgren's University Hospital/S

  • Leif Svensson, M.D. PhD · Stockholm South General Hospital

  • Johan Herlitz, M.D. PhD · Sahlgren's University Hospital/S

  • Mikael Dellborg, M.D. PhD · Sahlgren's University Hospital/O

  • Ake Ohlsson, M.D. PhD · Stockholm South General Hospital

  • Mikael Aasa, M.D. · Stockholm South General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-11-30
Primary Completion
2003-06-30
Completion
2004-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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