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TerminatedNCT00584896POINT IIUpdated Jul 3, 2008

Safety and Efficacy Study of PB127 Ultrasound Contrast Agent for Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease

A Phase 3 interventional study of PB127 for Injectable Suspension in Coronary Artery Disease, sponsored by Point Biomedical. Terminated at 40 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2008-07-03.

Sponsored by Point Biomedical · Phase 3, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Why this study was terminated
Discontinued PB127 development program for business reasons
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,000
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of PB127 with cardiac ultrasound assists in the diagnosis or exclusion of coronary artery disease.

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Artery Disease

Keywords

  • heart disease
  • coronary artery disease
  • echocardiogram
  • ultrasound
  • angiogram
  • SPECT
  • chest pain
  • perfusion
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In context

Coronary Artery Disease

5,598 studies on the registry are indexed under Coronary Artery Disease; 957 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 124 across 3,436 interventional studies indexed under Coronary Artery Disease.

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Lead sponsor

Point Biomedical is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

  1. 18 years old or older and able to provide written informed consent;
  2. All subjects must be scheduled for or have undergone SPECT within 28 days prior to or following Study Day 1
  3. Subjects with very low/low pre-test probability of coronary artery disease must consent to participate in the extension trial 127-014-A
  4. Subjects with very low/low pre-test probability of coronary artery disease must not have a current diagnosis of obstructive CAD on angiogram or prior MI
  5. Subjects with very low/low pre-test probability of coronary artery disease with a current diagnosis of obstructive CAD on angiogram or prior MI may be enrolled into Stratum 2
  6. Subjects with intermediate or high pre-test probability of coronary artery disease must be scheduled for coronary angiography within the 28 days following Study Day 1
  7. Sinus rhythm at the time of the study procedure
  8. Adequate visualization of myocardial segments
  9. Appropriate candidate for stress testing according to ACC/AHA Guidelines for Exercise Testing

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Women who are pregnant or lactating
  2. Known hypersensitivity or known contraindication to:

    1. Dipyridamole
    2. Ultrasound contrast agents (including PB127 and excipients)
    3. Blood, blood products, albumin, egg, or protein
  3. Use of caffeine or xanthine containing products within the 24 hours prior to Study Day 1
  4. Previous exposure to PB127 Ultrasound Contrast Agent
  5. Major surgery within 7 days prior to Study Day 1 (requiring general anesthesia and/or overnight stay)
  6. Heart transplant or history of CABG
  7. Known hemodynamically significant or symptomatic right-to-left shunt (including shunts that are associated with prior TIAs or strokes)
  8. Recent history of sustained ventricular tachycardia
  9. Pacemaker or defibrillator
  10. Unstable cardiac status

    1. Unstable angina grade CCS Class IV severity (any physical activity causes limiting symptoms; symptoms may be present at rest in a patient with prior exertional angina) with ongoing symptoms and/or ongoing infusion of intravenous nitroglycerin
    2. Decompensated heart failure
    3. Second-degree or greater heart block, sick sinus syndrome
    4. Frequent (>60/hour) or symptomatic ventricular ectopics at baseline
    5. Hypertension (SBP >200 and/or DBP >110 mmHg on two consecutive readings within one hour of PB127 MPE)
    6. Hypotension (SBP \<90 mmHg)
    7. Severe aortic stenosis (>40 mmHg mean gradient or \<0.6 cm2/m2 valve area index)
    8. Pulmonary edema within the 7 days prior to Study Day 1
    9. Resting oxygen saturation of less than 90% on room air
  11. Myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident / transient ischemic attack within the 28 days prior to Study Day 1
  12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or bronchospastic airway disease, which in the opinion of the Investigator, is significant enough to contraindicate dipyridamole
  13. Known history of severe pulmonary hypertension characterized by estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure of >50 mmHg
  14. Liver disease characterized by one or more of the following

    1. Current jaundice
    2. Elevated bilirubin > upper limit of normal
    3. Currently elevated hepatic enzymes > 2X upper limit of normal
    4. Current or previous hepatic viral infection (not including hepatitis A)
    5. Chronic hepatitis
  15. Medical conditions or other circumstances that would significantly decrease the chances of obtaining reliable data or achieving the study objectives (i.e., drug dependence, psychiatric disorder, dementia, or associated illness); extenuating circumstances or medical conditions that make it unlikely that a patient can complete the clinical trial or follow up evaluations; or other reasons for expected poor compliance with the clinical investigator's instructions.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)

Interventions

  • DrugPB127 for Injectable Suspension

    0.062 mg/kg continuous IV infusion (100-250 mL/hr) during echocardiography, not to exceed 60 minutes infusion, single dose.

    Also known as: CARDIOshpere®

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of PB127 MPE for the detection and/or exclusion of significant obstructive coronary artery disease as defined by qualitative coronary angiography or qualifying clinical outcome

    Time frame: 72 hours, 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. To compare the diagnostic performance of PB127 MPE to SPECT for the detection and/or exclusion of significant obstructive coronary artery disease.

    Time frame: 72 hours, 6 months

  2. To assess the concordance of PB127 MPE with SPECT in the differentiation of defect type (fixed versus reversible) in patients with significant obstructive CAD.

    Time frame: 72 hours, 6 months

  3. To evaluate the diagnostic performance characteristics of PB127 MPE for identifying the location of significant obstructive CAD as defined by quantitative coronary angiography

    Time frame: 72 hours

  4. To assess the change in diagnostic certainty when PB127 MPE and relevant clinical information are combined over relevant clinical information alone.

    Time frame: 72 hours, 6 months

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Study locations

40 sites
  • University of Arizona Saver Heart Clinic
    Tucson, Arizona 85724, United States
  • Cardiovascular Associates of the Peninsula
    Burlingame, California 94010, United States
  • Long Beach VA Medical Center Cardiology Division
    Long Beach, California 90822, United States
  • Cedars Sinai Medical Center Division of Cardiology
    Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
  • Sutter Roseville Medical Center
    Roseville, California 95661, United States
  • University of California San Diego Division of Cardiology
    San Diego, California 92103, United States
  • San Francisco VA Medical Center NCIRE
    San Francisco, California 94121, United States
  • Connecticut Clinical Research
    Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606, United States
  • Alfieri Cardiology
    Newark, Delaware 19713, United States
  • Washington Hospital Center Cardiovascular Research Institute
    Washington, District of Columbia 20010, United States
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Midwest Cardiology Associates
    Overland Park, Kansas 66209, United States
  • The Center for Cardiovascular Studies Kramer & Crouse Cardiology
    Shawnee Mission, Kansas 66204, United States
  • Western Baptist Hospital The Heart Group
    Paducah, Kentucky 42001, United States
  • Androscoggin Cardiovascular Associates
    Auburn, Maine 04210, United States
  • Maine Cardiology Associates
    South Portland, Maine 04106, United States
  • Brigham & Women's Hosptial
    Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
  • Henry Ford Hospital
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiology
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Cardiovascular Consultants
    Kansas City, Missouri 64111, United States
  • St. Louis University Medical Center
    St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • North Shore University Hospital
    Manhasset, New York 11030, United States
  • St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Echocardiography Lab
    New York, New York 10025, United States
  • Stonybrook University Medical Center
    Stonybrook, New York 11794, United States
  • Duke University Medical Center
    Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
  • Carolina Cardiology Associates
    High Point, North Carolina 27262, United States
  • The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Department of Cardiology
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center VA Medical Center
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
  • Seton Healthcare Network Brackenridge Hospital
    Austin, Texas 78701, United States
  • Austin Heart
    Austin, Texas 78705, United States
  • Consultants in Cardiology
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • University of Texas Division of Cardiology
    Galveston, Texas 77555, United States
  • Methodist DeBakery Heart Center Cardiovascular Imaging Institute
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • University of Texas Health Science Center Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute
    Houston, Texas 77030, United States
  • Harborview Medical Center Department of Cardiology
    Seattle, Washington 98104, United States
  • Heart Clinics Northwest
    Spokane, Washington 99204, United States
  • Inland Cardiology
    Spokane, Washington 99204, United States
  • Northwest Cardiovascular Research Institute Spokane Cardiology
    Spokane, Washington 99204, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 3, 2008, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00584896
Lead sponsor
Point Biomedical
First posted
Jan 2, 2008
Start date
Oct 2007
Primary completion
Jul 2008
Completion
Jul 2008
Last update
Jul 3, 2008

Study contacts

Alexander Ehlgen, MD, PhD
study director · POINT Biomedical Corp

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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