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Status unknownNCT04826497Updated Apr 1, 2021

Effect of Nicorandil on Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve for the Patients of Acute ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

A Phase 4 interventional study of nicorandil and Placebo(normal saline) in Coronary Heart Disease, sponsored by Xuzhou Central Hospital. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-04-01.

Sponsored by Xuzhou Central Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2021), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The investigators evaluate the effects of intracoronary and intravenous administration of nicorandil on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity and distribution in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

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Reperfusion injury might occur in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing the primary percutaneous coronary intervention(P-PCI),characterized by myocardial stunning, reperfusion-induced arrhythmia, microvascular dysfunction and injury of cardiac sympathetic nerve, etc.

Nicorandil is an antianginal agent with a dual mechanism of action: nitrate and K+ATP channel opener. The nitrate action causes vasodilation of systemic veins and epicardial coronary arteries, while the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-sensitive potassium channel opener action causes vasodilation of peripheral and coronary resistance arterioles. Nicorandil not only decreases preload and afterload but also increases coronary blood flow.

The study will compare the effectiveness between nicorandil and placebo of preventing the reperfusion injury especially injury of cardiac sympathetic nerve in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing the P-PCI.It is intended that before reperfusion injury ,nicorandil which was early used by intracoronary injection could prevent and release the microcirculatory spasm, release the coronary microvascular endothelial swelling,decrease embolism of atherosclerotic debris and thrombus formation,moreover,it could reduces the release of norepinephrine from sympathetic endings of the heart directly.So,it could decrease the phenomenon of no-reflow/slow reflow,reperfusion-induced arrhythmia and injury of cardiac sympathetic nerve.

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Conditions studied

  • Coronary Heart Disease

Keywords

  • nicorandil
  • primary percutaneous coronary intervention
  • acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction
  • cardiac sympathetic nerve
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In context

Heart Diseases

3,639 studies on the registry are indexed under Heart Diseases; 461 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 80 is below the median of 100 across 1,778 interventional studies indexed under Heart Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Xuzhou Central Hospital is the lead sponsor of 20 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  1. acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction within 12 hours of symptom onset;
  2. Age20-80,All genders
  3. anterior myocardial infarction
  4. The first myocardial infarction
  5. The infarct-related artery(IRA) is totally occlusive
  6. Blood pressure is higher than 90/60 millimeters of mercury(mmHg)
  7. The time from myocardial infarction onset to reach the hospital is less than 12 hs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. kidney dysfunction (creatinine >2 mg/dl),
  2. History of previous liver disease,
  3. Cardiogenic shock,
  4. History of myocardial infarction (MI)
  5. History of coronary artery bypass grafting
  6. History of allergic response to drugs
  7. Severe hypovolemia
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Nicorandil

    Patients who received intracoronary and intravenous nicorandil before and after reperfusion with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

    Drug: nicorandil

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo (normal saline)

    Patients who received intracoronary and intravenous placebo before and after reperfusion with primary percutaneous coronary intervention

    Drug: Placebo(normal saline)

Interventions

  • Drugnicorandil

    All patients received antiplatelet agents (aspirin, ticagrelor) and heparin.Diagnostic coronary angiography (CAG) was performed via the radial artery using the Seldinger method.The guidewire was passed into the culprit lesion.If the blood flow of culprit vessel reaches TIMI2-3 after balloon dilatation,6mg nicorandil was then administrated before stent implantation, A minimum 5-min interval occurred between the first and second doses of nicorandil to reduce adverse effects, subsequently , 6mg/h ivgtt. up to 48h after coronary intervention

    Also known as: Experiment Group

  • DrugPlacebo(normal saline)

    All patients received antiplatelet agents (aspirin, ticagrelor) and heparin.Diagnostic coronary angiography (CAG) was performed via the radial artery using the Seldinger method.The guidewire was passed into the culprit lesion.If the blood flow of culprit vessel reaches TIMI2-3 after balloon dilatation,6mg placebo was then administrated before stent implantation, A minimum 5-min interval occurred between the first and second doses of placebo to reduce adverse effects, subsequently , 6mg/h ivgtt. up to 48h after coronary intervention

    Also known as: Control Group

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Comparison of the delayed heart/mediastinum count (H/M) ratio

    The delayed heart/mediastinum count (H/M) ratio was determined from 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) images

    Time frame: 10 days after primary PCI

Secondary outcomes

  1. The total defect score (TDS)

    The total defect score was determined from 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) images

    Time frame: 10 days after primary PCI

  2. Rate of slow re-flow/no-reflow phenomenon

    TIMI myocardial perfusion grade (TMPG) of the final coronary flow in the culprit artery

    Time frame: 5 minutes after primary PCI

  3. Rate fo complete ST-segment resolution

    ST-segment resolution \>50 percent in ECG

    Time frame: 2 hours after primary PCI

  4. Rate of unplanned hospitalization for heart failure

    Rate of unplanned hospitalization for heart failure

    Time frame: 6 months after primary PCI

  5. The washout rate (WR)

    The washout rate (WR) were determined from 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) images

    Time frame: 10 days after primary PCI

  6. The total defect score (TDS)

    The total defect score was determined from 99mTc-pyrophosphate scintigraphy

    Time frame: 7 days after primary PCI

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • Ibanez B, James S, Agewall S, Antunes MJ, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Bueno H, Caforio ALP, Crea F, Goudevenos JA, Halvorsen S, Hindricks G, Kastrati A, Lenzen MJ, Prescott E, Roffi M, Valgimigli M, Varenhorst C, Vranckx P, Widimsky P; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation: The Task Force for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Eur Heart J. 2018 Jan 7;39(2):119-177. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx393. No abstract available. PubMed 28886621 ↗
  • Piper HM, Meuter K, Schafer C. Cellular mechanisms of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Feb;75(2):S644-8. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04686-6. PubMed 12607706 ↗
  • Ji Z, Zhang R, Lu W, Ma G, Qu Y. The effect of nicorandil in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ir J Med Sci. 2020 Feb;189(1):119-131. doi: 10.1007/s11845-019-02034-3. Epub 2019 May 30. PubMed 31147987 ↗
  • Xu L, Wang L, Li K, Zhang Z, Sun H, Yang X. Nicorandil prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention improves clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2019 Apr 29;13:1389-1400. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S195918. eCollection 2019. PubMed 31118574 ↗
  • Fukui Y, Nozawa T, Ihori H, Sobajima M, Nakadate T, Matsuki A, Nonomura M, Fujii N, Inoue H, Kinugawa K. Nicorandil Attenuates Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Via Inhibition of Norepinephrine Release From Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Terminals. Int Heart J. 2017 Oct 21;58(5):787-793. doi: 10.1536/ihj.16-391. Epub 2017 Sep 30. PubMed 28966311 ↗
  • Kasama S, Toyama T, Kumakura H, Takayama Y, Ichikawa S, Suzuki T, Kurabayashi M. Effects of nicorandil on cardiac sympathetic nerve activity after reperfusion therapy in patients with first anterior acute myocardial infarction. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2005 Mar;32(3):322-8. doi: 10.1007/s00259-004-1672-0. Epub 2004 Oct 2. PubMed 15791442 ↗
  • Hicks KA, Mahaffey KW, Mehran R, Nissen SE, Wiviott SD, Dunn B, Solomon SD, Marler JR, Teerlink JR, Farb A, Morrow DA, Targum SL, Sila CA, Thanh Hai MT, Jaff MR, Joffe HV, Cutlip DE, Desai AS, Lewis EF, Gibson CM, Landray MJ, Lincoff AM, White CJ, Brooks SS, Rosenfield K, Domanski MJ, Lansky AJ, McMurray JJV, Tcheng JE, Steinhubl SR, Burton P, Mauri L, O'Connor CM, Pfeffer MA, Hung HMJ, Stockbridge NL, Chaitman BR, Temple RJ; Standardized Data Collection for Cardiovascular Trials Initiative (SCTI). 2017 Cardiovascular and Stroke Endpoint Definitions for Clinical Trials. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Mar 6;71(9):1021-1034. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.12.048. PubMed 29495982 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 1, 2021, 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
NCT04826497
Lead sponsor
Xuzhou Central Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 1, 2021
Start date
Apr 2021 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 2021 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 1, 2021

Study contacts

chunguang Feng, PhD
Contact
fcg999@163.com
+8618936376559
Institute of Cardiovascular Disease Xuzhou Central Hospital
study director · Southeast University

Oversight

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