The Elderly ACS II Trial

NCT01777503 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1457

Last updated 2025-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to compare reduced-dose prasugrel and standard dose clopidogrel in patients older than 74 years with ACS, including non-ST-elevation (NSTEACS) and ST-elevation (STEMI) patients, undergoing early PCI. The primary endpoint of the trial will be the one-year composite of (all-cause)death, myocardial infarction, stroke and re-hospitalization due to cardiovascular reasons or bleeding.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

prasugrel

prasugrel 5 mg o.d.

DRUG

Clopidogrel

75 mg o.d.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ANMCO Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologist

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Italian Society of Invasive Cardiology

    collaborator OTHER
  • A. Manzoni Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-01-25
Completion
2017-12-19

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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