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Antiplatelet Agent

Tenecteplase for Heart Attack (STREAM-2 Trial)

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Robert Welsh, MD
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

STREAM-2 Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether a strategy of early fibrinolytic treatment followed by catheterisation is better than primary PCI for people aged 60 and over with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Eligible Conditions
  • Heart Attack

STREAM-2 Trial 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

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Composite endpoints (e.g. death, shock, heart failure and recurrent MI) will be assessed as described in the statistical analytical plan.
Number of patients achieving ≥ 50 % ST-segment resolution before and after PCI; needing rescue PCI; demonstrating TIMI flow grades (0,1,2,3); with aborted MI.
Conversion disorder

Side effects data

From 2008 Phase 3 trial • 223 Patients • NCT00396253
2%
Headache
2%
Nausea
1%
Haemodynamic Instability
1%
Hypotension
1%
Hypertension
1%
Pruritus
1%
Muscle Spasms
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Study treatment Arm
Tenecteplase

STREAM-2 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
N/A
~23620

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Who is running the clinical trial?

KU LeuvenLead Sponsor
549 Previous Clinical Trials
200,338,285 Total Patients Enrolled
Boehringer IngelheimIndustry Sponsor
2,505 Previous Clinical Trials
11,339,683 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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