Study name |
Preventing cardiac complication of COVID‐19 disease with early acute coronary syndrome therapy: a randomised controlled trial |
Starting date |
3 April 2020 |
Contact information |
Alena Marynina Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK 07776 224520 | alena.marynina@nhs.net |
Methods |
Multicentre RCT with 2 parallels arms, 1:1, open label |
Participants |
3170 participants, ≥ 18 years, female and male Inclusion criteria
Confirmed COVID‐19 infection
Age ≥ 40 years, or diabetes, or known coronary disease, or hypertension
Requires hospital admission for further clinical management
Exclusion criteria
Clear evidence of cardiac pathology needing ACS treatment
Myocarditis with serum troponin > 5000
Bleeding risk suspected e.g. recent surgery, history of GI bleed, other abnormal blood results (Hb < 10 g/dL, platelets < 100, any evidence of DIC)
Study treatment may negatively impact standard best care (physician discretion)
Unrelated co‐morbidity with life expectancy < 3 months
Pregnancy
Age: < 18 years or > 85 years
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Interventions |
Experimental: active arm
Drug: aspirin 75 mg. If participant not on aspirin, add aspirin 75 mg once daily unless contraindicated
Drug: clopidogrel 75 mg. If participant not on clopidogrel or equivalent, add clopidogrel 75 mg once daily unless contraindicated
Drug: rivaroxaban 2.5 mg. If participant not on an anticoagulation, add rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice a day unless contraindicated. If participant on DOAC then change to rivaroxaban 2.5 mg unless contraindicated
Drug: atorvastatin 40 mg. If participant not on a statin, add atorvastatin 40 mg once daily unless contraindicated
Drug: omeprazole 20 mg. If participant not on a proton pump inhibitor, add omeprazole 20 mg once daily
Comparator: no intervention |
Outcomes |
Primary
Secondary
Absolute change in serum troponin from admission to peak value (time frame: within 7 days and within 30 days of admission). Absolute change in serum troponin from admission (or from suspicion/diagnosis of COVID‐19 if already an inpatient) measurement to peak value (measured using high‐sensitivity troponin assay). (Phase I interim analysis)
Discharge rate (time frame: at 7 days and 30 days after admission). Discharge rate: proportion of participants discharged (or documented as medically fit for discharge)
Intubation rate (time frame: at 7 days and at 30 days after admission). Intubation rate: proportion of participants who have been intubated for mechanical ventilation
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Notes |
NCT04333407 | No data provided |