A Phase 4 interventional study of Aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban and Clopidogrel with or without aspirin in Cardiac Event, Coronary Artery Disease and Peripheral Artery Disease, sponsored by Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. Recruiting at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-02.
Sponsored by Seoul National University Bundang Hospital · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention
The study aims to conduct a randomized controlled trial among adults aged 19 years or older who have experienced acute myocardial infarction at least one year prior, or who have other comorbidities such as peripheral arterial disease or multiple cardiovascular diseases, and have consented to participate in the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to either a group that maintains antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel or clopidogrel alone, or a group that maintains combined antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy with aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban in a 1:1 ratio. The study aims to demonstrate that maintaining clopidogrel-based antiplatelet therapy is not clinically inferior to maintaining combined therapy with aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban.
Rupture of atherosclerotic plaques and resulting thrombotic or embolic events can lead to myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. Particularly after vascular interventions such as percutaneous coronary intervention, stent implantation, or peripheral vascular interventions, it takes more than a year for the damaged endothelial cells to heal completely, leading to frequent thrombotic complications. In addition, clinically undiagnosed atrial fibrillation, stroke caused by thrombosis formation due to venous damage, myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism may occur. Therefore, drug therapy to prevent thrombosis is necessary for these patients, and many studies have been conducted to determine the optimal treatment.
Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel is essential for treating patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). DAPT can minimize ischemic events not only in stent lesions but also in non-reperfused lesions of the coronary artery. However, DAPT increases the risk of bleeding, so a treatment strategy is needed to minimize ischemic events while reducing the risk of bleeding by using dual antiplatelet therapy for a short time after the procedure, administering antiplatelet drugs differently depending on the bleeding risk. In particular, in patients at high risk of bleeding (HBR), the side effects of bleeding due to long-term antiplatelet therapy are closely related to long-term survival, making this issue even more important. Compared to traditional aspirin use, the use of clopidogrel has been reported to reduce mortality, myocardial infarction, stroke, and hospitalization due to acute coronary artery disease while reducing bleeding complications.
In addition, a study has reported that combining low-dose anticoagulants with aspirin as a thromboprophylactic agent for stable atherosclerotic patients who were previously treated only with antiplatelet drugs reduces mortality and has superior effects on the prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke compared to aspirin alone. Aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban combination therapy has been approved for use in patients with multivessel CAD who are over 65 years of age and have experienced acute myocardial infarction for more than one year, as well as patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (history of PTA or bypass, history of foot/leg amputation, intermittent claudication with ABI \<0.9, or over 50% stenosis in peripheral arteries, or over 50% stenosis in coronary arteries or previous coronary stent implantation) who have one of the two conditions: a history of acute myocardial infarction for over one year or multivessel CAD.
Ultimately, studies comparing clopidogrel and low-dose rivaroxaban and aspirin combination therapy in similar patient populations have shown the superiority of each treatment strategy, but no studies have compared the two treatment strategies. If clopidogrel monotherapy is more convenient to take, has better compliance, and is not less effective than low-dose rivaroxaban and aspirin combination therapy, it may be considered as a more convenient treatment strategy for many patients.
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A group that maintains combined antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy with aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban
Drug: Aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban
A group that maintains clopidogrel-based antiplatelet therapy, with or without aspirin, at the clinician's discretion
Drug: Clopidogrel with or without aspirin
Drug pages: Aspirin · Rivaroxaban
Combination of aspirin and low-dose rivaroxaban
Also known as: Aspirin + low-dose rivaroxaban (2.5mg bid)
Drug pages: Clopidogrel · Aspirin
Clopidogrel-based SAPT or DAPT at the clinician's discretion
Also known as: clopidogrel-based SAPT or DAPT
Patient oriented cardiac event
All-cause death, any myocardial infarction, any stroke, any revascularization (coronary or peripheral disease), acute limb ischemia (including all major vascular amputations), any acute thromboembolism, and BARC classification ≥ 2
Time frame: 36 months
Patient oriented cardiac event in CAD only group
All-cause death, any myocardial infarction, any stroke, any revascularization (coronary or peripheral disease), acute limb ischemia (including all major vascular amputations), any acute thromboembolism, and BARC classification ≥ 2
Time frame: 36 months
Patient oriented cardiac event in PAD only group
All-cause death, any myocardial infarction, any stroke, any revascularization (coronary or peripheral disease), acute limb ischemia (including all major vascular amputations), any acute thromboembolism, and BARC classification ≥ 2
Time frame: 36 months
Composite of MI, stroke or CV death
Myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death measured by percent of participants with adverse events
Time frame: 36 months
Composite of MI, stroke or CV death in CAD only group
Myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death measured by percent of coronary disease participants with adverse events
Time frame: 36 months
Composite of MI, stroke or CV death in CAD and PAD group
Myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death measured by percent of all participants with adverse events
Time frame: 36 months
Patency of target lesion in PAD intervention group
Measured by percent of participants undergone repeat PTA to the previous lesion
Time frame: 36 months
Composite of major thrombotic events
Cardiovascular death, MI, ischemic stroke, stent thrombosis or acute limb ischemia, venous thromboembolism (Deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism)
Time frame: 36 months
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