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Status unknownNCT01694459DEDICAUpdated Sep 27, 2012

DEDICA (Dose of HEparin During Coronary Angioplasty) Trial

A Phase 4 interventional study of Low-dose heparin and Standard dose heparin in Stable Angina, Angina, Unstable and Non-ST Elevation (NSTEMI) Myocardial Infarction, sponsored by San Filippo Neri General Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-09-27.

Sponsored by San Filippo Neri General Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2012), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,000
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 23 studies in Angina, Stable with a site in Italy — 3 open to participants now, 4 under way, none of them phase 3. Angina, Stable · Italy.

Planned enrollment
4th of 17
1,000 · median 323
Started
2010
with 1 other
Phase 4
4 of 23
none open now
Registered
10th of 23
by date
Lead sponsor
3 of 23
San Filippo Neri General Hospital

Among the 23 studies in Angina, Stable with a site in Italy, this one is the 4th largest by planned enrollment of the 17 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 2 that started in 2010, is one of 4 in phase 4, and was the 10th registered.

Angina, Stable

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This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

International guidelines support the use of a full-dose heparin (anticoagulants) during coronary intervention. However, a lower dose of heparin may be adequate, thanks to advances in angioplasty techniques and the widespread use of pretreatment with two antiplatelet agents.

Thus the investigators designed a study comparing safety and efficacy of standard dose heparin (100 UI/Kg) versus low-dose (50 UI/Kg) in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty who are on aspirin and clopidogrel at the time of the procedure.

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  • Patients undergoing coronary angioplasty will be randomised to standard vs. low-dose heparin. the study will include "all-comers" (patients with either stable angina or acute coronary syndromes); only patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction will be excluded.
  • An ACT (activated clotting time) will be performed after the initial bolus of heparin: for the standard dose group the target ACT will be > 300 sec. (as recommended by guidelines) while for the low-dose the target ACT will be > 180 sec.

Aim of the study is to show equivalence in ischemic events between the two doses of heparin, in order to confirm the safety of lower dose of heparin in contemporary coronary interventions.

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Conditions studied

  • Stable Angina
  • Angina, Unstable
  • Non-ST Elevation (NSTEMI) Myocardial Infarction

Keywords

  • angioplasty
  • heparin
  • trial
04

Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Stable angina, unstable angina or Non-ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing coronary angioplasty.
  • Mandatory pretreatment with aspirin and clopidogrel

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • ST elevation myocardial infarction
  • Coronary interventions with rotational atherectomy
  • Coronary interventions on chronic total occlusions (CTO)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Standard dose heparin

    Bolus of 100 UI/Kg of heparin. Activated clotting time (ACT) \> 300 sec. during the procedure

    Drug: Standard dose heparin

  • Experimental
    Low-dose heparin

    Bolus of 50 UI/Kg heparin with a target ACT during the procedure of \>200 sec.

    Drug: Low-dose heparin

Interventions

  • Bolus of 50 UI/Kg of heparin at the beginning of coronary interventions

    Also known as: 50 UI/Kg bolus heparin

  • Bolus of 100 UI/Kg of heparin at the beginning of coronary interventional procedure.

    Also known as: 100 Ui/Kg bolus heparin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MACE + stent thrombosis + major bleeding (TIMI definition)

    MACE (death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization) + stent thrombosis + major bleeding (TIMI definition)

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. MACE

    MACE = death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Major Bleeding

    Major bleeding according to TIMI criteria

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Stent thrombosis

    Stent thrombosis (definite or probable according to ARC criteria)

    Time frame: 30 days

  4. CK-MB increase

    Any CK MB increase \>3 times upper limit of normal or \>50% baseline levels (if baseline levels already \>then upper limit of normal)

    Time frame: 30 days

Other outcomes

  1. Major bleeding

    Major bleeding according to STEEPLE criteria

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
    Rome, 00161, Italy
    Recruiting
    • Francesco Pelliccia, MD · Contact
    • Carlo Gaudio, MD · Principal investigator
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jan 2010, a primary completion of Dec 2012 and a completion of Dec 2012. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Sep 23, 2012
First posted
Sep 27, 2012
Start
Jan 2010
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2012
CompletionEst.
Dec 2012
Last update
Sep 27, 2012
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 27, 2012, 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
NCT01694459
Lead sponsor
San Filippo Neri General Hospital
Responsible party
Vincenzo Pasceri (Attending Cardiologist, San Filippo Neri General Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 27, 2012
Start date
Jan 2010
Primary completion
Dec 2012 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2012 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 27, 2012

Study contacts

Vincenzo Pasceri, MD
Contact
vpasceri@hotmail.com
+39063306 ext. 2504
Francesco Pelliccia, MD
Contact
md4151@mclink.it
+393483392006
Vincenzo Pasceri, MD
study chair · San Filippo Neri Hospital
Francesco Pelliccia, MD
study director · University of Roma La Sapienza

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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