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Antiplatelet Agent

Tenecteplase for Heart Attack (STREAM-2 Trial)

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Peter Sinnaeve, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by KU Leuven
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 30 days
Awards & highlights
All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Approved for 10 Other Conditions
Drug Has Already Been Approved
No Placebo-Only Group
Pivotal Trial

Summary

This trial compares two treatments for heart attack patients aged 60 and older. One treatment uses medications to dissolve clots and prevent new ones, followed by procedures if needed. The other treatment uses a procedure to open blocked arteries directly. The goal is to determine which approach is safer and more effective.

Eligible Conditions
  • Heart Attack

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~30 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
Successful Reperfusion
Total Stroke

Side effects data

From 2023 Phase 4 trial • 609 Patients • NCT02777580
5%
cardiogenic shock
4%
heart failure
3%
reinfarction
2%
myocardial rupture
2%
intracranial hemorrhage
1%
ventricular tachycardia
1%
ventricular fibrillation
1%
ischemic stroke
1%
Pneumonia
1%
acute ventricle septum defect
1%
atrial fibrillation
1%
major nonintracranial bleeding
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Pharmaco-invasive Strategy
Standard Primary PCI

Awards & Highlights

All Individual Drugs Already Approved
Therapies where all constituent drugs have already been approved are likely to have better-understood side effect profiles.
Approved for 10 Other Conditions
This treatment demonstrated efficacy for 10 other conditions.
Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.
No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Pharmaco-invasive strategyExperimental Treatment3 Interventions
Half-dose tenecteplase and additional antiplatelet therapy with a loading dose of 300 mg clopidogrel, aspirin and coupled with antithrombin therapy followed by coronary angiography within 6-24 hours or rescue coronary intervention as required.
Group II: Standard primary PCIActive Control1 Intervention
Primary PCI with a P2Y12 antagonist and antithrombin treatment according to local standards.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Tenecteplase
FDA approved
Clopidogrel
FDA approved
Coronary angiography
2010
Completed Phase 4
~24230

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Who is running the clinical trial?

KU LeuvenLead Sponsor
571 Previous Clinical Trials
200,332,758 Total Patients Enrolled
Boehringer IngelheimIndustry Sponsor
2,549 Previous Clinical Trials
15,533,871 Total Patients Enrolled
Life Sciences Research PartnersUNKNOWN

Media Library

Clopidogrel (Antiplatelet Agent) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT02777580 — Phase 4
Heart Attack Research Study Groups: Pharmaco-invasive strategy, Standard primary PCI
Heart Attack Clinical Trial 2023: Clopidogrel Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT02777580 — Phase 4
Clopidogrel (Antiplatelet Agent) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT02777580 — Phase 4
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