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CompletedNCT03431142OPT-BIRISKUpdated Aug 21, 2025

Optimal antiPlatelet Therapy for High Bleeding and Ischemic RISK Patients Trial

A Phase 4 interventional study of Clopidogrel and Clopidogrel+aspirin in Prolonged DAPT in ACS Patients With Hisk of Both Ischemic and Hemorrhage, sponsored by Shenyang Northern Hospital. Completed at 103 sites in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-21.

Sponsored by Shenyang Northern Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7,758
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

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

Among 97 studies in Hemorrhage with a site in China — 27 open to participants now, 29 under way, 5 of them phase 3. Hemorrhage · China.

Enrollment
Largest of 77
7,758 · median 200
Started
2018
with 7 others
Phase 4
14 of 97
4 open now
Registered
41st of 97
by date

Among the 97 studies in Hemorrhage with a site in China, this one has the largest enrollment of the 77 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 8 that started in 2018, is one of 14 in phase 4, and was the 41st registered.

Hemorrhage

1,383 studies on the registry are indexed under Hemorrhage; 244 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

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Of the 170 Hemorrhage studies recruiting now, 109 (64%) set no upper age limit and 40 (24%) stop at 75 or younger; 25 take children under 18; 21 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 85 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Current guidelines recommend that patients with ACS undergoing stent implantation might be offered extended DAPT treatment for up to 30 months if necessary.

Therefore, we designed a prospective, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial among ACS patients with high-risk on ischemic and bleeding who received a new generation of DES and received 9 to 12 months of DAPT, and evaluated whether clopidogrel monotherapy reduce the risk of bleeding compared with clopidogrel plus ASA in the following 9 months and achieved non-inferior outcomes in preventing ischemic risk.

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Current guidelines recommend that patients with ACS undergoing stent implantation might be offered extended DAPT treatment for up to 30 months if necessary. For patients with high risk of both ischemic and hemorrhage, despite prolonged use of DAPT may bring antithrombotic benefit, it may also increase the risk of bleeding. There is an urgent need for specific guiding on intensive antiplatelet therapy in this population of patients to reduce the risk of ischemia and to avoid the risk of bleeding.

Previous studies have shown that, after 12 months of DAPT treatment, continuation of clopidogrel monotherapy may further reduce the risk of ischemia and bleeding compared with aspirin. Therefore, we designed a prospective, multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled trial among ACS patients with high-risk on ischemic and bleeding who received a new generation of DES and received 9 to 12 months of DAPT, and evaluated whether clopidogrel monotherapy reduce the risk of bleeding compared with clopidogrel plus ASA in the following 9 months and achieved non-inferior outcomes in preventing ischemic risk.

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Conditions studied

  • Prolonged DAPT in ACS Patients With Hisk of Both Ischemic and Hemorrhage

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • ACS patients undergoing PCI (New-Generation DES) and finishing 9-12 months of DAPT
  • 18 \~ 85 years old adult patients
  • Patients under the age of 65 must meet at least one of the following clinical criteria of high bleeding risk and at least one of the following clinical criteria of high ischemic risk; Patients aged 65-75 must meet one of the following clinical criteria of either high bleeding risk or high ischemic risk.

Clinical criteria of high bleeding risk:

  • ≥75 years old
  • female
  • Iron deficiency anemia
  • history of stroke (hemorrhagic or ischemic)
  • ongoing medical treatment of diabetes (oral hypoglycemic agents or subcutaneous insulin)
  • Chronic kidney disease ( \<60mL/min or \<60mL/min)

Clinical criteria of high ischemic risk:

  • ≥75 years old
  • Multiple coronary lesions
  • target lesions required for stent of total length> 30mm
  • Thrombotic target lesions
  • Bifurcation lesions are Medina 0, 1, 1 or 1, 1, and 1, with stents implanted in both main branch and side branch
  • Left main coronary artery (≥50%) or proximal LAD (≥70%) lesions
  • Calcified plaques requiring endovascular excision
  • acute coronary syndrome with troponin positive
  • Previous myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, diagnosed peripheral arterial disease (PAD), or revascularization due to coronary artery disease (CAD) / PAD
  • recurrent myocardial infarction, revascularization, stent thrombosis, stroke in the last 9 months
  • ongoing medical treatment of diabetes (oral hypoglycemic agents or subcutaneous insulin)
  • Chronic kidney disease (eGFR\<60 mL/min or creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Discontinuation or termination of DAPT treatment during the past 6 months due to adverse events (bleeding or ischemia) or other conditions
  • Surgery plan within 90 days
  • Coronary Revascularization (Surgical or Intervention) Program within 90 days
  • Dialysis-dependent renal failure
  • Moderate or severe hepatic insufficiency (2 times the for or AST)
  • \<1 year
  • Unable or unwilling to provide
  • Women with
  • count \<100000/mm3
  • Subjects undergoing warfarin or similar anticoagulant therapy
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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

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Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Life expectancy

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
7,758 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Clopidogrel monotherapy

    On the basis of 9-12 months of DAPT(aspirin+clopidogrel), continue clopidogrel monotherapy in the following 9 months.

    Drug: Clopidogrel

  • Active comparator
    Clopidogrel plus aspirin

    On the basis of 9-12 months of DAPT(aspirin+clopidogrel), continue DAPT (aspirin+clopidogrel) in the following 9 months.

    Drug: Clopidogrel+aspirin

Interventions

  • Additional 9 months of clopidogrel monotherapy after 9-12 months of DAPT (aspirin+clopidogrel)

  • DrugClopidogrel+aspirin

    Drug pages: Clopidogrel · Aspirin

    Additional 9 months of clopidogrel plus aspirin after 9-12 months of DAPT (aspirin+clopidogrel)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical relevant bleeding events

    defined as BARC type 2-5 bleeding events

    Time frame: During 9-month follow up

Secondary outcomes

  1. All bleeding events

    defined all BARC type 1-5 bleeding events

    Time frame: During 9-month follow up

  2. Major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events(MACCE)

    defined as a composite endpoints of all-cause death, myofarction, stroke and clinically indicated revascularization

    Time frame: During 9-month follow up

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Study locations

103 sites
  • Anhui Provincial Hospital
    Hefei, Anhui 230001, China
  • The Seventh Medical Center of Pla General Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100010, China
  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University, word2
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100029, China
  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University, word3
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100029, China
  • PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100088, China
  • Peking University International Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 102206, China
  • Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 102218, China
  • Xinqiao Hospital Army Medical University
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality 400037, China
  • Department of Cardiology, Daping Hospital, The Third Military Medical University
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality 400042, China
  • University-Town Hospital Of Chongqing Medical University
    Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality 401331, China
  • Fujian Medical University Union Hospital
    Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China
  • Fujian Provincial Hospital
    Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China
  • Guangdong General Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510080, China
  • Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510235, China
  • Meizhou People's Hospital
    Meizhou, Guangdong 514031, China
  • Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy Of Medical Sciences, Shenzhen
    Shenzhen, Guangdong 518057, China
  • Zhongshan City People's Hospital
    Zhongshan, Guangdong 528403, China
  • Liuzhou Worker's Hospital
    Liuzhou, Guangxi 545007, China
  • Cangzhou Central Hospital
    Cangzhou, Hebei 061011, China
  • The First Hospital Of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China
  • The Second Hospital Of Hebei Medical University
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China
  • Shijiazhuang People's Hospital
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050030, China
  • Bethune International Peace Hospital
    Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050051, China
  • Xinxiang Central Hospital
    Xinxiang, Henan 453099, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Zhengzhou University
    Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, China
  • Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital
    Zhengzhou, Henan 451460, China
  • Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital
    Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
  • Wuhan Union Hospital China
    Wuhan, Hubei 430022, China
  • Tongji Medical College Of Hust
    Wuhan, Hubei 430030, China
  • People's Hospital Of Hunan Province
    Changsha, Hunan 410005, China
  • The Third Xiangya Hospital Of Central South University
    Changsha, Hunan 410205, China
  • Inner Mongolia People's Hospital
    Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010017, China
  • HulunBuir People's Hospital
    Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia 021008, China
  • Inner Mongolia Forestry General Hospital
    Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia 022150, China
  • Nanjing First Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210006, China
  • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210008, China
  • Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China
  • Nanjing Jinling Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210016, China
  • Jiangsu Province Hospital
    Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Soochow University
    Suzhou, Jiangsu 215031, China
  • Xuzhou Cancer Hospital
    Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221005, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital Of Xuzhou Medical University
    Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221006, China
  • The First Bethune Hospital Of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin 130021, China
  • China-Japan Union Hospital Of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
  • The Second Hospital Of Jilin University
    Changchun, Jilin 130041, China
  • Jilin Central General Hospital
    Jilin City, Jilin 132011, China
  • Jilin City Hospital Of Chemical Industry, word1
    Jilin City, Jilin 132021, China
  • Jilin City Hospital Of Chemical Industry, word2
    Jilin City, Jilin 132021, China
  • Meihekou Central Hospital
    Meihekou, Jilin 135099, China
  • Siping First People's Hospital
    Siping, Jilin 136001, China
  • Anshan Center Hospital
    Anshan, Liaoning 114008, China
  • Benxi Central Hospital
    Benxi, Liaoning 117099, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Dalian Medical University
    Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China
  • The Second Hospital Of Dalian Medical University
    Dalian, Liaoning 116023, China
  • Dalian Friendship Hospital
    Dalian, Liaoning 116100, China
  • Dandong Central Hospital
    Dandong, Liaoning 118002, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Liaoning University Of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110000, China
  • The First Hospital Of China Medical University
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, China
  • The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shenyang Medical College
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, China
  • Shengjing Hospital Of China Medical University
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
  • General Hospital of Northern Theater Command
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
  • The Fourth Affiliated Hospital Of China Medical University
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110033, China
  • The People's Hospital Of Liaoning Province
    Shenyang, Liaoning 110067, China
  • Yingkou Central Hospital, word1
    Yingkou, Liaoning 115003, China
  • Yingkou Central Hospital, word2
    Yingkou, Liaoning 115003, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Baotou Medical College
    Baotou, Neimonggol 014017, China
  • Baotou City Central Hospital
    Baotou, Neimonggol 014040, China
  • Inner Mongolia People's Hospital
    Hohhot, Neimonggol 010017, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital Of Xi'an Jiaotong University
    Xi'an, Shaanxi 710061, China
  • Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital
    Xi'an, Shaanxi 710068, China
  • Central Hospital Affiliated To Shandong First Medical University
    Jinan, Shandong 250013, China
  • The General Hospital Of Jinan Military Command
    Jinan, Shandong 250031, China
  • Qilu Hospital Of Shandong University
    Jinan, Shandong 250063, China
  • Weihai Municipal Hospital
    Weihai, Shandong 264299, China
  • Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School Of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200011, China
  • Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200020, China
  • Zhongshan Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200032, China
  • Huashan Hospital,Fudan University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200040, China
  • Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200072, China
  • Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated To Shanghai Jiaotong University
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200235, China
  • Changhai Hospital
    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality 200433, China
  • Linfen Central Hospital
    Linfen, Shanxi 041099, China
  • Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital
    Taiyuan, Shanxi 030024, China
  • Yuncheng Central Hospital
    Yuncheng, Shanxi 044099, China
  • West China Hospital, Sichuan University
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China
  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, word 1
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
  • Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, word 2
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, China
  • The General Hospital Of Western Theater Command PLA
    Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China
  • General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality 300052, China
  • Tianjin Third Central Hospital
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality 300170, China
  • Tianjin Chest Hospital, word1
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality 300222, China
  • Tianjin Chest Hospital, word2
    Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality 300222, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
    Ürümqi, Xinjiang 830011, China
  • The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School Of Medicine
    Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310003, China
  • Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital,Capital Medical University
    Beijing, 100020, China
  • Beijing Anzhen Hospital,Capital Medical University, word1
    Beijing, 100029, China
  • Fuwai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
    Beijing, 100037, China
  • Peking University People's Hospital
    Beijing, 100044, China
  • The Sixth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital
    Beijing, 100048, China

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References and documents

Publications

  • Li Y, Jing Q, Wang B, Wang X, Li J, Qiao S, Chen S, Angiolillo DJ, Han Y. Extended antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel alone versus clopidogrel plus aspirin after completion of 9- to 12-month dual antiplatelet therapy for acute coronary syndrome patients with both high bleeding and ischemic risk. Rationale and design of the OPT-BIRISK double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized trial. Am Heart J. 2020 Oct;228:1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2020.07.005. Epub 2020 Jul 9. PubMed 32739652 ↗
  • Li Y, Li J, Wang B, Jing Q, Zeng Y, Hou A, Wang Z, Liu A, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Zhang P, Jiang D, Liu B, Fan J, Zhang J, Li L, Su G, Yang M, Jiang W, Qu P, Zeng H, Li L, Qiu M, Ru L, Chen S, Zhou Y, Qiao S, Stone GW, Angiolillo DJ, Han Y; OPT-BIRISK Investigators. Extended Clopidogrel Monotherapy vs DAPT in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes at High Ischemic and Bleeding Risk: The OPT-BIRISK Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. 2024 Jun 1;9(6):523-531. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.0534. PubMed 38630489 ↗

Individual participant data

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Feb 2018 to primary completion in Dec 2020, 34 months.

Of 92 non-industry phase 4 interventional studies under Hemorrhage, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 58. This study's 34 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 96 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 58.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 7, 2018
First posted
Feb 13, 2018
StartActual
Feb 12, 2018
Primary completionActual
Dec 30, 2020
CompletionActual
Dec 30, 2020
Last update
Aug 21, 2025
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 Aug 21, 2025, 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
NCT03431142
Lead sponsor
Shenyang Northern Hospital
Responsible party
Han Yaling (Prof., Shenyang Northern Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 13, 2018
Start date
Feb 12, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 30, 2020
Completion
Dec 30, 2020
Last update
Aug 21, 2025

Study contacts

Yaling Han, MD
principal investigator · The General Hospital of Northern Theater Command

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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