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Myocardial InfarctionCARAMBOLENCT06278519

CARdiAc Mri and BiOLogical samplEs at the Acute Phase of a Myocardial Infarction (CARAMBOLE)

A study testing Blood, urinary and feces collection, Cardiac MRI and Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire in people with Myocardial Infarction, run by Poitiers University Hospital at 1 site in France.

Completed

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

Official record
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Trial summary

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial infarction (STEMI) corresponding to acute occlusion of cornary artery is the most severe ischemic myocardial disease and a leading cause of mortality of heart failure worldwide. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Myocardial Infarction
What is being tested?
Blood, urinary and feces collection, Cardiac MRI and Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
170 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
1 Mar 2024to 25 Jul 2026
Phase
Interventional
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient ≥18 years old, hospitalised in cardiology departments at the C.H.U. of Poitiers
  • Myocardial infarction type 1, 2 or 3 according to the 4th universal definition, with elevation of ST segment ≥0.2 milliVolt in two contiguous derivations of the ECG.
  • Patient able to comply with study procedures
  • Patient legally free and not subject to any custody, guardianship, tutelage or subordination measures
  • Informed consent signed by the patient/relative or trusted person after clear and complete information about the clinical investigation.

Who cannot join

  • Subject with contraindication to MRI : pregnancy, ocular metallic foreign body (accidental or other chips), pace-maker incompatible with MRI, foreign ferromagnetic ocular or cerebral bodies, cochlear implants and in general all electronic medical material immovably implanted and incompatible with MRI; metallic heart valve of 1st generation, vascular clips formerly implanted on cranial aneurysm, severe renal insufficiency
  • Patient suffering from claustrophobia
  • Hypersensitivity to gadoteric acid, to meglumine or to a drug containing gadolinium
  • patients with insufficient venous access for contrast medium injection.
  • Participation in another interventional study with an investigational drug or device, which, in the judgment of the investigator, could interfere with the present study
  • Patients not benefiting from a Social Security scheme or not benefiting from it through a third party
  • Persons benefitting from enhanced protection, namely minors, pregnant women, persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, patients staying in a health or social establishment, adults under legal protection

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • C.H.U. of Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86000

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About this study

Official title: Cardiac MRI and Biological Samples at the Acute Phase of a Myocardial Infarction

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial infarction (STEMI) corresponding to acute occlusion of cornary artery is the most severe ischemic myocardial disease and a leading cause of mortality of heart failure worldwide. Although acute mortality from STEMI has decreased over the last decades, the prognosis remains pejorative and difficult to anticipate. The best management of STEMI patients depends of predictive factors of clinical prognosis and justifies an active research of these factors, in particular the mechanisms leading to deleterious left ventricular remodeling, myocardial inflammation, reperfusion injury including the no-reflow phenomenon which is a major determinant of heart failure. Cohorts of consecutive STEMI patients, with a comprehensive assessment of clinical, biological and imaging parameters are needed to offer the basis for new hypothese for research or interventions and to precisely evaluate the quality of care provided.

The main objective of this study is to identify new markers: clinical, biological and imaging, treatment response and prognosis after STEMI.

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Secondary objectives of the CARAMBOLE cohort are to establish a comprehensive clinical databse, completed with biological samples and imaging data, that can be used in the following areas:

  • Descriptive epidemiology of STEMI and myocardial reperfusion
  • Evaluation of the clinical implications of the realization of a cardiac MRI at the acute phase of STEMI (regarding no-reflow, LVEF, intra cardiac thrombi)
  • Treatments observatory: safety, efficacy, indication of treatments provided in real life compared to the treatments recommended, adherence to treatments, costs
  • Quality of life, personal, familial, social and professional consequences of myocardial infarction
  • Research of new diagnostic and prognosis biomarkers
  • Research projects (e.g risk of developping cgnitive disorders in patients with STEMI as compared to the general population)

Participants will undergo:

  • a cardiac MRI at the acute phase of their STEMI (5 +/- 3 days) then at 1 year follow-up
  • biological samples including blood, urinary and feces samples, at the acute phase of their STEMI (from admission and up to 8 days) then at 1 year follow-up
  • questionnaire assessment regarding their quality of life, cognitive status,and socio-economic conditions at the acute phase and 1 year follow-up of their STEMI.
Read the detailed description

Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of morbi-mortality, causing 75% of cases of sudden death in adults over 35 years of age and more than half of chronic heart failure. Despite the progress made, based on French data from the CIRCUS study and the FAST-MI registry, all-cause mortality at 1 year remained high at around 8% and the rate of occurrence of composite events (death, heart failure, myocardial infarction, revascularization, stroke) estimated around 25%. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is the most severe form of ischemic myocardial disease. The recommended treatment is the quickest possible unblocking of the coronary artery responsible for STEMI, by coronary angioplasty (treatment of choice if time limits are compatible) or, more rarely, thrombolysis. However, this revascularization causes undesirable collateral effects with tissue edema, intra-myocardial hemorrhages, microvascular obstruction and local inflammation which contribute to significantly aggravate myocardial damage. These "reperfusion injuries" increase the risk of Left Ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Thus, immediate mortality decreases but the incidence of heart failure following STEMI increases. Several other parameters associated with a poor prognosis remain to this day incompletely understood and treated: deleterious left ventricular remodeling (LVR), post-infarction inflammation, no-reflow.

Furthermore, performing a systematic MRI at the acute phase of STEMI will allow to assess the real prevalence of intra LV thrombi and to treat them before hospital discharge. Indeed, the prevalence of intraLV thrombi is estimated around 20% but only 16% are diagnosed during the stay in the Cardiology Intensive Care Unit (CICU) (low sensitivity of echocardiography, lack of availability of cardiac MRI) . These patients must be treated with anticoagulants to limit the embolic phenomena of intra LV thrombi, in particular strokes, but most patients therefore do not benefit from this treatment when leaving the hospital since MRI is not performed in the acute phase in most centers due to lack of availability.

The organization of prospective cohorts with well-documented biological and imaging collections, in particular the systematic use of myocardial MRI, and monitoring of events at 1 year, will thus make it possible to better understand the complex pathophysiology of these deleterious phenomena, their clinical consequences, to propose research hypotheses and ultimately, to developp innovative and personalized treatments.

Being tested
Blood, urinary and feces collection, Cardiac MRI, Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire
Keywords
cardiology
Medical subject headings
Myocardial Infarction

What participants receive

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

  • Blood, urinary and feces collectionBiological

    Blood, urinary and feces collection, at inclusion during acute phase of STEMI, and one year after inclusion visit.

  • Cardiac MRIDevice

    Cardiac MRI at the acute phase of STEMI (Day 5 +/- 3) and at 1-year follow-up

  • Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaireOther

    Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire at the acute phase of STEMI and at 1-year follow-up

Study groups in NCT06278519
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Blood and urinary collection, cardiac MRIExperimentalBlood and urinary collection, cardiac MRI at inclusion during acute phase of STEMI, and one year after inclusion visit.
Receives: Biological: Blood, urinary and feces collection; Device: Cardiac MRI; Other: Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire

What is being measured

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

  1. Major Adverse cardiac Events (MACE)

    MACE (death, recurrence of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, hospitalization for heart failure, unplanned coronary revascularization) will be assessed through medical records and clinical follow-up

    Measured: Up to 1 year after STEMI

Secondary outcomes (20)
  1. Infarct size

    Infarct size will be measured on Cardiac MRI

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  2. Infarct size

    Infarct size will be measured on Cardiac MRI

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  3. No-reflow size

    No-reflow size will be measured on Cardiac MRI

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  4. No-reflow size

    No-reflow size will be measured on Cardiac MRI

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  5. Cardiac enzymes rate

    Cardiac enzymes rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H0 (admission in Intensive Cardiac Care Unit)

  6. Cardiac enzymes rate

    Cardiac enzymes rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H24 (24 hours after reperfusion)

  7. Cardiac enzymes rate

    Cardiac enzymes rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H48 (48 hours after reperfusion)

  8. Cardiac enzymes rate

    Cardiac enzymes rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  9. Inflammatory markers rate

    Inflammatory markers rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H0 (admission in Intensive Cardiac Care Unit)

  10. Inflammatory markers rate

    Inflammatory markers rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H24 (24 hours after reperfusion)

  11. Inflammatory markers rate

    Inflammatory markers rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: H48 (48 hours after reperfusion)

  12. Inflammatory markers rate

    Inflammatory markers rate will be analyzed on blood samples

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  13. Gut microbiota profiling

    Gut microbiota will be assessed on feces samples. Metagenomic sequencing and 16S ribosomal ribonuleic acid (RNA) gene sequencing will be applied to investigate gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition.

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  14. Gut microbiota profiling

    Gut microbiota will be assessed on feces samples. Metagenomic sequencing and 16S ribosomal ribonuleic acid (RNA) gene sequencing will be applied to investigate gut microbiota richness, diversity and composition.

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  15. Genitourinary microbiota profiling

    Genitourinary microbiota will be assessed on urine samples. Metagenomic sequencing and 16S ribosomal ribonuleic acid (RNA) gene sequencing will be applied to investigate genitourinary microbiota richness, diversity and composition.

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  16. Genitourinary microbiota profiling

    Genitourinary microbiota will be assessed on feces samples. Metagenomic sequencing and 16S ribosomal ribonuleic acid (RNA) gene sequencing will be applied to investigate genitourinary microbiota richness, diversity and composition.

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  17. EQ-5D-3L score (European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level version)

    Patients' quality of life will be evaluated by the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire, which ranges from 5 to 15, with a highest score meaning a worse outcome

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  18. EQ-5D-3L score (European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 3 Level version)

    Patients' quality of life will be evaluated by the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire, which ranges from 5 to 15, with a highest score meaning a worse outcome

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

  19. Codex test

    Patients' cognitive status will be evaluated by the Codex test

    Measured: Up to 8 days after STEMI

  20. Codex test

    Patients' cognitive status will be evaluated by the Codex test

    Measured: 1 year follow-up after STEMI

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Feb 2024
  2. Study start1 Mar 2024
  3. Primary completion25 Jul 2026
  4. Study completion25 Jul 2026

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 N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
170 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06278519
Sponsor's protocol ID
CARAMBOLE
Acronym
CARAMBOLE
Status last verified
Oct 2026
First submitted
19 Dec 2023
Last updated
19 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Blood, urinary and feces collection, Cardiac MRI and Quality of life and cognitive status questionnaire in people with Myocardial Infarction, run by Poitiers University Hospital at 1 site 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 5 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Oct 2026. 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 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.

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?

Major Adverse cardiac Events (MACE) (time frame: Up to 1 year after STEMI). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 19 Oct 2026.

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