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Coronary Heart DiseaseNCT01255540

After Eighty Study

An observational study of Coronary Heart Disease, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The rationale of the present clinical trial is to study whether an invasive strategy in clinical stable patients over 80 years with NSTEMI/UAP may improve rates of death, reinfarction, stroke, need of urgent revascularisation, myocardial function and quality of life. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 80 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Coronary Heart Disease
How many people
492 participants
Where
1 siteNorway
Study dates
Dec 2010to Feb 2019
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 80 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Study population: Multicenter study

Who may be able to join

  • Age ≥ 80 years.
  • Acute coronary syndrome (NSTEMI/UAP) with chest pain > 10 minutes, with or without ST-segment depression in ECG, and normal or elevated levels of troponin T or I. Elevated troponin levels are defined as values exceeding the 99 percentile of a normal population at the local laboratory at each participating site.
  • Clinical stable

Who cannot join

  • Age < 80 years.
  • ST-segment elevation in ECG (STEMI)
  • Clinical unstable with ongoing chest pain or other ischaemic symptoms/signs.
  • Cardiogenic shock.
  • Short life expectancy due to extra cardiac reason, ie. COPD, disseminated malignant disease, or other reason.
  • Anamnestic indications for significant mental disorder, including dementia.
  • Any condition which interferes with patients possibility to comply with protocol.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Norway1 site
  • Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet

    Oslo

Other trials in Norway

About this study

Official title: A Randomised Prospective Study of an Invasive Strategy Versus Medical Therapy in Patients Over 80 Years With Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) or Unstable Angina Pectoris (UAP)

The rationale of the present clinical trial is to study whether an invasive strategy in clinical stable patients over 80 years with NSTEMI/UAP may improve rates of death, reinfarction, stroke, need of urgent revascularisation, myocardial function and quality of life. The invasive approach involves coronary angiography with immediate evaluation for three different treatment options; 1. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), 2. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or 3. medical treatment. Clinical practice shows that older patients are commonly treated less vigorously than younger patients and the present guidelines are based on a considerably younger population.

Keywords
Coronary heart disease in patients over, 80 years of age.
Medical subject headings
Coronary Disease

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Composite endpoints.

    Does an invasive strategy in clinical stable patients over 80 years with NSTEMI/UAP improve rates of death, reinfarction, stroke and need of urgent revascularisation?

    Measured: One year follow up.

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Death of any cause

    Measured: One year from randomization

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Dec 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2010
  3. Primary completionFeb 2019 (estimated)
  4. Study completionFeb 2019 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
492 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01255540
Sponsor's protocol ID
08/326b
Status last verified
Oct 2015
First submitted
6 Dec 2010
Last updated
22 Oct 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Berg ES, Tegn NK, Abdelnoor M, Roysland K, Ryalen PC, Aaberge L, Eek C, Oie E, Juliebo V, Gjertsen E, Ranhoff AH, Gullestad L, Nordstrand N, Bendz B; After Eighty Study Investigators. Long-Term Outcomes of Invasive vs Conservative Strategies for Older Patients With Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Nov 21;82(21):2021-2030. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.809.

    PubMed 37968019
  • Tegn N, Eek C, Abdelnoor M, Aaberge L, Endresen K, Skardal R, Berg ES, Gullestad L, Bendz B. Patients aged 80 years or older with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris randomised to an invasive versus conservative strategy: angiographic and procedural results from the After Eighty study. Open Heart. 2020 Jul;7(2):e001256. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001256.

    PubMed 32719073
  • Tegn N, Abdelnoor M, Aaberge L, Hylen Ranhoff A, Endresen K, Gjertsen E, Skardal R, Gullestad L, Bendz B; After Eighty study investigators. Health-related quality of life in older patients with acute coronary syndrome randomised to an invasive or conservative strategy. The After Eighty randomised controlled trial. Age Ageing. 2018 Jan 1;47(1):42-47. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afx121.

    PubMed 28985265
  • Tegn N, Abdelnoor M, Aaberge L, Endresen K, Smith P, Aakhus S, Gjertsen E, Dahl-Hofseth O, Ranhoff AH, Gullestad L, Bendz B; After Eighty study investigators. Invasive versus conservative strategy in patients aged 80 years or older with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris (After Eighty study): an open-label randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2016 Mar 12;387(10023):1057-1065. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01166-6. Epub 2016 Jan 13.

    PubMed 26794722

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Coronary Heart Disease, run by Oslo University Hospital at 1 site in Norway.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Oct 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Norway. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Composite endpoints. (time frame: One year follow up.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01255540, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Oct 2015.

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