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Acute Coronary SyndromePhase 4ANTARCTICNCT01538446

Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy Versus Recommended Dose of Prasugrel

A Phase 4 study testing Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assay, prasugrel / clopidogrel and Verify Now in people with Acute Coronary Syndrome, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 2 sites in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of platelet monitoring (Monitoring Arm) with down-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in high responders and up-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in low responders as compared to a more conventional strategy of a fixed dose of 5 mg to every… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 75 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Acute Coronary Syndrome
What is being tested?
Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assay, prasugrel / clopidogrel and Verify Now
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
880 participants
Where
2 sitesFrance
Study dates
Mar 2012to May 2016
Phase
Phase 4
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 75 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Acute coronary syndrome (STEMI and NSTEMI) treated by PCI
  • Stent (bare metal stent or drug eluting stent) regardless of the regime of thienopyridines administered before randomisation
  • Age ≥ 75 years.
  • Aspirin dose of 75 mg will be recommended but study authorizes doses ranging from 75-160 mg
  • Ability to understand and to comply with the study protocol.
  • Written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Prior history of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack, or sub-arachnoids haemorrhage
  • Have received fibrinolytic therapy within 48 hours of entry or randomisation into the study
  • Are receiving vitamin K antagonist
  • Concomitant medical illness (terminal malignancy) that is associated with reduced survival over the expected study treatment period.
  • History of intolerance or allergy to ASA or approved thienopyridines (ticlopidine, clopidogrel, or prasugrel)
  • Have active pathological bleeding or history of bleeding diathesis
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  • Thrombocytopenia < 100 000 µL
  • Severe hepatic impairment (Child Pugh class C).
  • Have a condition associated with poor treatment compliance, including dementia or mental illness

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

France2 sites
  • CHU Caremeau à Nimes - Service de Cardiologie

    Nîmes, 30029

  • ACTION study group - Institut de Cardiologie- Hôpital la Pitié Salpêtrière

    Paris, 75013

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About this study

Official title: The ANTARCTIC Study - Assessment of a Normal Versus Tailored Dose of Prasugrel After Stenting in Patients Aged > 75 Years to Reduce the Composite of Bleeding, Stent Thrombosis and Ischemic Complications

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of platelet monitoring (Monitoring Arm) with down-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in high responders and up-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in low responders as compared to a more conventional strategy of a fixed dose of 5 mg to every patient without monitoring (Conventional Arm) as measured by a reduction in the composite endpoint of, cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI) , stroke, stent thrombosis (ARC definition type "definite"), urgent revascularisation or bleeding (BARC definition type 2, 3 or 5).

Read the detailed description

Objective: To demonstrate the superiority of a strategy of platelet monitoring (Monitoring Arm) with down-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in high responders and up-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in low responders as compared to a more conventional strategy of a fixed dose of 5 mg to every patient without monitoring (Conventional Arm).Rationale: Prasugrel 10 mg is superior to clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome treated by percutaneous coronary intervention, reducing significantly the rates of ischemic events. Elderly patients appear to be at higher risk of bleeding events and pharmacokinetic data suggests that elderly patients are exposed to a higher concentration of the active metabolite of prasugrel. A reduced dose of 5 mg of prasugrel is therefore proposed to these patients to limit the risk of bleeding. On the other hand, the elderly have also a higher ischemic risk and higher levels of platelet aggregation under treatment than younger patients and may deserve stronger protection from antiplatelet therapy. Platelet function testing appears to be of particular interest in patients at high risk of both ischemic and bleeding events like the elderly. Too intense platelet inhibition may expose the elderly patients to an excessive bleeding risk. Too low platelet inhibition may expose them to recurrent cardiovascular ischemic events. The possibility of bedside monitoring of oral antiplatelet therapy offers the opportunity of tailoring prasugrel therapy in elderly patients to optimize their risk/benefit ratio. Such strategy has never been evaluated in a randomized and adequately powered study. Population: Acute coronary syndrome (STEMI and NSTEMI) treated by PCI-stent (bare metal stent or drug eluting stent) in patients aged 75 ≥ year. Methods: Monitoring with VerifyNow P2Y12, 2 weeks after initiation of 5 mg of maintenance dose of prasugrel, reduction of antiplatelet therapy if there is high on-treatment platelet inhibition (HPI) or increase in dosing if there is high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR). Patients will be monitored again 2 weeks later, only if they do not meet the Verifynow P2Y12 targets at the first assessment. Primary endpoint net clinical benefit at 12 months:Composite of Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent revascularisation, stent thrombosis and bleedings according to the BARC definitions (type 2, 3 or 5) Centers: Approximately 40 French high volume PCI centers

Being tested
Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assay, prasugrel / clopidogrel, Verify Now
Keywords
Elderly, Acute coronary syndrome, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Prasugrel, Platelet function test
Medical subject headings
Acute Coronary Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assayDrug

    Monitoring with VerifyNow P2Y12, 2 weeks after initiation of 5 mg of maintenance dose of prasugrel, reduction of antiplatelet therapy if there is high on-treatment platelet inhibition (HPI) or increase in dosing if there is high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) Device: VerifyNow point of care assay VerifyNow (ACCUMETRICS San Diego USA)

  • prasugrel / clopidogrelDrug

    fixed dose of prasugrel 5 mg

  • Verify NowDevice

    Monitoring with VerifyNow P2Y12, 2 weeks after initiation of 5 mg of maintenance dose of prasugrel, reduction of antiplatelet therapy if there is high on-treatment platelet inhibition (HPI) or increase in dosing if there is high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) Device: VerifyNow point of care assay VerifyNow (ACCUMETRICS San Diego USA)

Study groups in NCT01538446
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1: Monitoring ArmExperimentalMonitoring Arm: dose adjustment of prasugrel with down-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in high responders and up-adjustment of the dose of prasugrel in low responders
Receives: Drug: Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assay; Device: Verify Now
2: Conventional ArmActive comparatorConventional Arm: fixed dose of prasugrel 5 mg
Receives: Drug: prasugrel / clopidogrel

What is being measured

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

  1. Composite of Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent revascularisation, stent thrombosis and bleedings according to the BARC definitions (type 2, 3 or 5) through 12 months of randomisation

    Composite of Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent revascularisation, stent thrombosis and bleedings according to the BARC definitions (type 2, 3 or 5) through 12 months of randomisation

    Measured: through 12 months of randomisation

Secondary outcomes (16)
  1. Evaluation of the benefice of prasugrel adjustment on the composite ischemic endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, MI, definite stent thrombosis and Urgent revascularisation through 12 months of randomisation

    The key secondary objective is to evaluate the benefice of prasugrel adjustment on the composite ischemic endpoint of cardiovascular (CV) death, MI, definite stent thrombosis and Urgent revascularisation through 12 months of randomisation

    Measured: through 12 months of randomisation

  2. CV death, MI, stroke through 12 months of randomisation

    Measured: through 12 months of randomisation

  3. CV death, MI, stroke or Urgent Revascularization through 12 months of randomisation

    Measured: through 12 months of randomisation

  4. CV death: any death

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  5. Any death or resuscitated cardiac death

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  6. CV death or MI

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  7. Definite stent thrombosis (ARC definition)

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  8. All types of bleeding according to the BARC definitions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  9. BARC Bleeding of type 2, 3 or 5

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  10. Bleeding TIMI major through 12 months of randomisation

    Measured: through 12 months of randomisation

  11. GUSTO severe or moderate bleeding

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  12. STEEPLE bleeding definitions (major, minor or both)

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  13. ISTH bleeding definitions (major and clinically relevant non major)

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  14. Bleeding TIMI minor

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  15. Bleeding TIMI minimal

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

  16. Bleeding TIMI major, minor and combination

    Measured: 12 months after randomization

Timeline

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

  1. First posted24 Feb 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2012
  3. Primary completionMay 2016
  4. Study completionMay 2016

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
880 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01538446
Sponsor's protocol ID
P110101
Acronym
ANTARCTIC
Status last verified
Jan 2017
First submitted
20 Feb 2012
Last updated
11 Jan 2017
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Cayla G, Cuisset T, Silvain J, Leclercq F, Manzo-Silberman S, Saint-Etienne C, Delarche N, Bellemain-Appaix A, Range G, El Mahmoud R, Carrie D, Belle L, Souteyrand G, Aubry P, Sabouret P, du Fretay XH, Beygui F, Bonnet JL, Lattuca B, Pouillot C, Varenne O, Boueri Z, Van Belle E, Henry P, Motreff P, Elhadad S, Salem JE, Abtan J, Rousseau H, Collet JP, Vicaut E, Montalescot G; ANTARCTIC investigators. Platelet function monitoring to adjust antiplatelet therapy in elderly patients stented for an acute coronary syndrome (ANTARCTIC): an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled superiority trial. Lancet. 2016 Oct 22;388(10055):2015-2022. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31323-X. Epub 2016 Aug 28.

    PubMed 27581531
  • Lattuca B, Cayla G, Silvain J, Cuisset T, Leclercq F, Manzo-Silberman S, Saint-Etienne C, Delarche N, El Mahmoud R, Carrie D, Souteyrand G, Kerneis M, Hauguel-Moreau M, Zeitouni M, Guedeney P, Diallo A, Collet JP, Vicaut E, Montalescot G; ACTION Study Group. Bleeding in the Elderly: Risk Factors and Impact on Clinical Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome, a Sub-study of the Randomized ANTARCTIC Trial. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2021 Nov;21(6):681-691. doi: 10.1007/s40256-021-00468-8. Epub 2021 Jun 30.

    PubMed 34191259
  • Cayla G, Cuisset T, Silvain J, Henry P, Leclercq F, Carrie D, Etienne CS, Belle L, Range G, Pouillot C, Varenne O, Van Belle E, Boueri Z, Motreff P, Elhadad S, Delarche N, El Mahmoud R, Vicaut E, Collet JP, Montalescot G; ANTARCTIC investigators. Platelet function monitoring in elderly patients on prasugrel after stenting for an acute coronary syndrome: design of the randomized antarctic study. Am Heart J. 2014 Nov;168(5):674-81. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.07.026. Epub 2014 Aug 7.

    PubMed 25440795

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Modification of Prasugrel based on a biological assay, prasugrel / clopidogrel and Verify Now in people with Acute Coronary Syndrome, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris at 2 sites in France.

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 6 inclusion and 9 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jan 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in France. 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.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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 of Cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent revascularisation, stent thrombosis and bleedings according to the BARC definitions (type 2, 3 or 5) through 12 months of randomisation (time frame: through 12 months of randomisation). 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 NCT01538446, which also lists 3 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 11 Jan 2017.

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