drugset / Trial / NCT02311231

Bivalirudin vs Heparin in NSTEMI and STEMI in Patients on Modern Antiplatelet Therapy in SWEDEHEART

NCT02311231 ↗

Phase 4 Completed 6012 enrolled Uppsala University Lund University · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

In this trial we test the hypothesis that PCI and bivalirudin is superior to heparin alone (according to local protocol) in reducing death, MI, and major bleeding in patients with NSTEMI or STEMI at 180 days (primary end point), treated with ticagrelor or prasugrel.

Timeline

Start
2014-06
Primary completion
2017-03
Completion
2017-03

Outcome

Missed primary endpoint

paper in the bivalirudin group and in 12.8% (383 of 3002) in the heparin group (hazard ratio, 0.96; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83 to 1.10; P=0.54). PMID 28844201 ↗

paper the rate of the composite of death from any cause, myocardial infarction, or major bleeding was not lower among those who received bivalirudin PMID 28844201 ↗

Publications

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Bivalirudin Peptide 1.75 mg/kg Intravenous
Comparator Heparin Other / unclassified — Intravenous