Combined Antioxidant Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Chile

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a combined antioxidant therapy (CAT) can reduce heart damage caused by the return of blood flow after blocked arteries are reopened in adults with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It will also learn about the safety of this treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does combined antioxidant therapy lower infarct size, measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), compared with placebo? 2. Does combined antioxidant therapy improve heart function, blood biomarkers of heart injury, and short-term clinical outcomes? 3. What problems do participants have when receiving the therapy?

Researchers will compare CAT to placebo (a look-alike infusion with no active drug) to see if the treatment lowers infarct size after STEMI.

Participants will:

* Be randomly assigned to receive either CAT or placebo * Receive the study infusion before and during primary PCI, in addition to standard treatment for STEMI * Have blood tests to measure heart injury, oxidative stress, inflammation, and drug levels * Undergo cardiac magnetic resonance imaging about 3 to 7 days after STEMI. * Be followed for clinical outcomes and safety for 30 days.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18 years or older

First anterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)

Symptom onset within 6 hours before presentation

Eligible for primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)

Disqualifiers

Prior myocardial infarction

Cardiogenic shock, defined as Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) shock class D or E.

Prior thrombolytic therapy for the index event.

Chronic kidney disease, defined as serum creatinine greater than 1.5 mg/dL or dialysis.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Combined antioxidant therapy

    Drug

    Combined Antioxidant Therapy consisting of ascorbate, N-acetylcysteine and deferoxamine

  • Placebo

    Drug

    Matching placebo infusion administered before reperfusion and during primary PCI.

Treatment groups

46 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Combined Antioxidant TherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: PlaceboPlacebo comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Infarct Size

Infarct size by CMR: infarct size will be expressed as a percentage of left ventricular (LV) mass (%LV). Infarct size will be measured using late gadolinium enhancement with manual contouring.

Time frame
3-7 days after Primary Coronary Intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Cardiac Function and structure by CMR

Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV), and left ventricular mass measured by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Time frame
3-7 days after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
2

Cardiac function by Transthoracic echocardiography

Left ventricular systolic and diastolic function parameters, regional wall motion abnormalities, cardiac chamber sizes, and right ventricle systolic function

Time frame
Before hospital discharge, approximately 3-7 days after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
3

Myocardial Injury Biomarkers

High sensitivity cardiac Troponin I, creatine kinase (CK), and CK-MB. For each biomarker, peak value, area under the curve (AUC 0-48 hours), and change from baseline will be assessed.

Time frame
Samples will be obtained at baseline (prior to infusion), immediately after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and at 12 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after PCI.
4

Biomarkers of oxidative stress

Ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP), malondialdehyde, F2-isoprostanes, reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione ratio (GSH/GSSG), enzymatic activity of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase.

Time frame
Samples will be obtained at baseline (prior to infusion), immediately after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and at 12 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after PCI.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Chile

Lead sponsor

Hospital San Juan de Dios,Chile

Collaborator

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