Methylnaltrexone as a Method to Improve Ticagrelor Uptake in Morphine Treated STEMI Patients

Summary

This study will examine the impact of the peripheral opioid antagonist methylnaltrexone on the onset of effect of ticagrelor in morphine treated patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Half of the participants will receive methylnaltrexone, while the other half will receive placebo.

Timeline

Start

2016-11

Primary completion

2017-12

Completion

2017-12

Publications

• Holm M, Tornvall P, Henareh L, Jensen U, Golster N, Alstrom P, Santos-Pardo I, Witt N, Fedchenko N, Venetsanos D, Beck O, van der Linden J. The MOVEMENT Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Jan 22;8(2):e010152. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.010152.

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