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Information provided by: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00391872 |
AZD6140 is a new, reversible, anti-platelet medication. Anti-platelet medications work to prevent the formation of blood clots. AZD6140 is being developed as a treatment for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ACS is a term that is used to describe both heart attacks in progress or the imminent threat of a heart attack. ACS is usually caused by the formation of a blood clot in an artery that partially or totally blocks the blood supply to a portion of the heart muscle. AZD6140 will be compared with clopidogrel to determine which drug, when either is used in conjunction with aspirin, is better at reducing deaths from vascular causes, future heart attacks and/or strokes in patients with ACS.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Acute Coronary Syndrome |
Drug: AZD6140 Drug: Clopidogrel |
Phase III |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | A Randomised, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Phase 3, Efficacy and Safety Study of AZD6140 Compared With Clopidogrel for Prevention of Vascular Events in Patients With Non-ST or ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) [PLATO- a Study of PLATelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes] |
Estimated Enrollment: | 18000 |
Study Start Date: | October 2006 |
Study Completion Date: | March 2009 |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Active Comparator
Clopidogrel
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Drug: Clopidogrel
oral treatment
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2: Experimental
AZD6140
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Drug: AZD6140
oral treatment
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Principal Investigator: | Robert Harrington, MD | Duke University |
Principal Investigator: | Lars Wallentin, MD | Uppsala Clinical Research Centre |
Study Director: | Jonathan C. Fox, MD | AstraZeneca |
Study ID Numbers: | D5130C05262, PLATO |
Study First Received: | October 23, 2006 |
Last Updated: | April 21, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00391872 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
ACS Acute coronary syndrome Heart attack Unstable angina Coronary artery disease |
Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Clopidogrel Myocardial Ischemia Acute Coronary Syndrome Vascular Diseases |
Angina Pectoris Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Ischemia Angina, Unstable Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease |
Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Ischemia Hematologic Agents Vascular Diseases Pharmacologic Actions Pathologic Processes |
Syndrome Clopidogrel Therapeutic Uses Acute Coronary Syndrome Cardiovascular Diseases Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors |