A Phase 4 interventional study of Beta blocker and ACEI in Myocardial Infarction With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries, sponsored by Uppsala University. Terminated at 32 sites in 5 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-11-27.
Sponsored by Uppsala University · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment
Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries" (MINOCA) occurs in 5-10% of all patients with AMI. There are neither any randomized clinical trials in MINOCA patients evaluating effects of secondary preventive treatments proven beneficial in patients with classic AMI, nor any treatment guidelines.
The primary objective of this multi-national, multi-center pragmatic randomized clinical trial is to determine whether oral beta-blockade compared to no oral beta-blockade, and whether Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACEI/ Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB) compared to no ACEI/ARB, reduce the composite endpoint of death of any cause and readmission because of AMI, ischemic stroke or heart failure in patients discharged with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) and with no clinical signs of heart failure and with left ventricular (LV) systolic ejection fraction ≥40%.
Large-scale use of acute coronary angiography has revealed a large portion of AMI without angiographically obstructive (defined as ≥50% diameter stenosis) coronary artery disease (CAD). The term "myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries" (MINOCA) has been coined for this entity. MINOCA occurs in 5-10% of all patients with AMI and these patients are younger and more often females compared to patients with AMI and obstructive CAD. The 1-year mortality after MINOCA was found to be 3.5% in the systematic review by Pasupathy et al.. There are no randomized clinical trials in MINOCA patients evaluating effects of secondary preventive treatments proven beneficial in patients with classic AMI. However, in an observational study with propensity score matched comparisons the risk of experiencing a Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE) was 18% lower in patients treated with ACEI/ARB compared to no ACEI/ARB; in patients on beta blockers compared to patients not using beta blockers there was a non-significant 14% reduction in MACE.
The primary objective of this multi-national, multi-center pragmatic randomized clinical trial is to determine whether oral beta-blockade compared to no oral beta-blockade, and whether ACEI/ARB compared to no ACEI/ARB, reduce the composite endpoint of death of any cause and readmission because of AMI, ischemic stroke or heart failure in patients discharged with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA) and with no clinical signs of heart failure and with LV systolic ejection fraction ≥40%.
PRIMARY ENDPOINT: Time to death of any cause or readmission because of myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke or heart failure.
SECONDARY ENDPOINTS:
Time to:
Safety:
Time to readmission because of:
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The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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.
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
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.
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)
The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.
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Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
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.
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Contraindication
A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.
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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.
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Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
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No Beta blocker and no ACEI/ARB
Beta blocker and either ACE inhibitor or Angiotensin receptor blocker
Drug: Beta blocker · Drug: ACEI · Drug: ARB
Beta blocker alone
Drug: Beta blocker
Either ACE inhibitor or Angiotensin receptor blocker alone
Drug: ACEI · Drug: ARB
Patients randomized to beta-blockade will be administered the assigned treatment during the rest of the hospital stay and receive a prescription for the continued use at discharge. The treating physician is encouraged to aim for target dose or highest tolerable dose for the drug. Patients will be encouraged to continue the use of the randomized treatment following discharge until contraindications.
Also known as: Beta receptor blocker
Patients randomized to ACE inhibitor will be administered the assigned treatment during the rest of the hospital stay and receive a prescription for the continued use at discharge. The treating physician is encouraged to aim for target dose or highest tolerable dose for the drug. Patients will be encouraged to continue the use of the randomized treatment following discharge until contraindications.
Also known as: ACE inhibitor
Patients randomized to Angiotensin receptor blockers will be administered the assigned treatment during the rest of the hospital stay and receive a prescription for the continued use at discharge. The treating physician is encouraged to aim for target dose or highest tolerable dose for the drug. Patients will be encouraged to continue the use of the randomized treatment following discharge until contraindications
Also known as: Angiotensin receptor blocker
Time to death of any cause, or time to readmission because of AMI, ischemic stroke or heart failure
A Composite of time to all-cause Death and time to re-admission because of AMI, ischemic stroke or heart failure
Time frame: Time to event from the date of enrollment through study completion, an average of 4 years.
a All-cause death b Cardiovascular death c Readmission because of AMI d Readmission because of ischemic stroke e Readmission because of heart failure f Readmission because of unstable angina pectoris g Readmission because of atrial fibrillation.
Time frame: a All-cause death: Time to event from the date of enrollment through study completion, an average of 4 years.
Plan to share: Yes — We will make a limited, de-identified set of data available for researchers outside the primary investigators two years after the publication of the primary results of the study. Before data are shared, a data-sharing agreement should be established documenting what data are being shared and how the data can be used. The agreement serves two purposes. First, it protects the agency providing the data, ensuring that the data will not be misused. Second, it prevents miscommunication on the part of the provider of the data and the agency receiving the data by making certain that any questions about data use are discussed. The following items should be covered in the data-sharing agreement: Period of agreement Intended use of the data Constraints on use of the data Data confidentiality Data security Methods of data-sharing
Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan
Ran from Dec 2018 to primary completion in May 2023, 53 months.
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Studies of the drugs tested here: Beta blockers · ACE inhibitors · Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs)