drugset / Trial / NCT00135226
ASCEND: A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes
Phase 4
Active not recruiting
15480 enrolled
University of Oxford
Abbott · collabAlzheimer's Research UK · collabBayer · collabBritish Heart Foundation · collabHealth Data Research UK · collabMedical Research Council · collabMylan · collabSolvay Pharmaceuticals · collabThe Macular Society · collab
RandomizedFactorialQuadruple-blindPrevention
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether 100mg daily aspirin versus placebo and/or supplementation with 1 gram daily omega-3 fatty acids or placebo prevents "serious vascular events" (i.e. non-fatal heart attack, non-fatal stroke or transient ischaemic attack, or death from vascular causes) in patients with diabetes who are not known to have occlusive arterial disease and to assess the effects on serious bleeding or other adverse events.
Timeline
- Start
- 2005-03
- Primary completion
- 2018-03-12
- Completion
- 2037-07-31
Publications
- Background Harper C, Mafham M, Herrington W, Staplin N, Stevens W, Wallendszus K, Haynes R, Landray MJ, Parish S, Bowman L, Armitage J. Comparison of the Accuracy and Completeness of Records of Serious Vascular Events in Routinely Collected Data vs Clinical Trial-Adjudicated Direct Follow-up Data in the UK: Secondary Analysis of the ASCEND Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Dec 1;4(12):e2139748. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.39748.
- Background Harper C, Mafham M, Herrington W, Staplin N, Stevens W, Wallendszus K, Haynes R, Landray MJ, Parish S, Bowman L, Armitage J. Reliability of major bleeding events in UK routine data versus clinical trial adjudicated follow-up data. Heart. 2023 Sep 13;109(19):1467-1472. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322616.
- Background Sammons E, Bowman L, Stevens W, Buck G, Wallendszus K, Hammami I, Parish S, Armitage J; ASCEND Collaborative Group. ASCEND-Eye: Rationale, design and baseline characteristics for a sub-study of the ASCEND randomised trial, exploring the effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2023 Jul 5;35:101184. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2023.101184. eCollection 2023 Oct.
- Results Parish S, Mafham M, Offer A, Barton J, Wallendszus K, Stevens W, Buck G, Haynes R, Collins R, Bowman L, Armitage J. Effects of aspirin on dementia and cognitive function in diabetic patients: the ASCEND trial. Eur Heart J. 2022 Jun 1;43(21):2010-2019. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac179.
- Results Parish S, Mafham M, Offer A, Barton J, Wallendszus K, Stevens W, Buck G, Haynes R, Collins R, Bowman L, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements on Arrhythmias. Circulation. 2020 Jan 28;141(4):331-333. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.119.044165. Epub 2020 Jan 27. No abstract available.
- Results ASCEND Study Collaborative Group; Bowman L, Mafham M, Wallendszus K, Stevens W, Buck G, Barton J, Murphy K, Aung T, Haynes R, Cox J, Murawska A, Young A, Lay M, Chen F, Sammons E, Waters E, Adler A, Bodansky J, Farmer A, McPherson R, Neil A, Simpson D, Peto R, Baigent C, Collins R, Parish S, Armitage J. Effects of Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Persons with Diabetes Mellitus. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 18;379(16):1529-1539. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1804988. Epub 2018 Aug 26.
- Results ASCEND Study Collaborative Group; Bowman L, Mafham M, Wallendszus K, Stevens W, Buck G, Barton J, Murphy K, Aung T, Haynes R, Cox J, Murawska A, Young A, Lay M, Chen F, Sammons E, Waters E, Adler A, Bodansky J, Farmer A, McPherson R, Neil A, Simpson D, Peto R, Baigent C, Collins R, Parish S, Armitage J. Effects of n-3 Fatty Acid Supplements in Diabetes Mellitus. N Engl J Med. 2018 Oct 18;379(16):1540-1550. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1804989. Epub 2018 Aug 26.
- Results Bowman L, Mafham M, Stevens W, Haynes R, Aung T, Chen F, Buck G, Collins R, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. ASCEND: A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes: Characteristics of a randomized trial of aspirin and of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in 15,480 people with diabetes. Am Heart J. 2018 Apr;198:135-144. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.12.006. Epub 2017 Dec 24.
- Results Sammons EL, Buck G, Bowman LJ, Stevens WM, Hammami I, Parish S, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. ASCEND-Eye: Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 2024 May;131(5):526-533. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.11.030. Epub 2023 Dec 3.
- Results Sammons EL, Buck G, Bowman LJ, Stevens WM, Hammami I, Parish S, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. ASCEND-Eye: Effects of Aspirin on Diabetic Retinopathy. Ophthalmology. 2024 Jul;131(7):771-779. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.018. Epub 2024 Jan 17.
- Results Petrucci G, Buck GA, Rocca B, Parish S, Baigent C, Hatem D, Mafham M, Habib A, Bowman L, Armitage J, Patrono C. Thromboxane biosynthesis and future events in diabetes: the ASCEND trial. Eur Heart J. 2024 Apr 14;45(15):1355-1367. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad868.
- Results Sammons E, Bowman L, Stevens W, Buck G, Hammami I, Parish S, Armitage J; ASCEND-Eye Collaborative Group. Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on age-related macular degeneration in ASCEND-Eye: a randomised placebo-controlled trial in a population with diabetes. BMJ Open. 2025 Feb 26;15(2):e090605. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090605.
- Results Sammons EL, Buck G, Bowman LJ, Stevens WM, Hammami I, Parish S, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on composite and subdomain scores from the NEI-VFQ-25 questionnaire: the ASCEND-Eye randomized controlled trial. BMC Ophthalmol. 2024 Nov 5;24(1):481. doi: 10.1186/s12886-024-03741-x.
- Parish S, Buck G, Aung T, Mafham M, Clark S, Hill MR, Collins R, Bowman L, Armitage J; ASCEND Study Collaborative Group. Effect of low-dose aspirin on urinary 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 in the ASCEND (A Study of Cardiovascular Events iN Diabetes) randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Mar 4;24(1):166. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07198-z.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Aspirin | Small molecule | 100 mg | — |
| Comparator | Lovaza | Other / unclassified | 1 g | — |