Ischemic Postconditioning in STEMI Patients Treated With Primary PCI

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorRigshospitalet, Denmark

About this trial

In a prospective, randomized clinical trial the iPOST2 trial will determine whether ischemic postconditioning reduces reperfusion injury and this will translate into improved clinical outcome of heart failure and death for STEMI patients who present with TIMI0-1 undergoing primary PCI

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years

Acute onset of chest pain with < 12 hours duration

STEMI as characterized by 2 mm ST elevation in 2 or more V1 through V4 leads or presumed new left bundle branch block with minimum of 1 mm concordant ST elevation or 1 mV ST-segment elevation in the limb lead (II, III and aVF, I, aVL) and V4-V6 or ST depression in 2 or more V1 through V4 leads indicating posterior AMI.

TIMI flow 0-1 in infarct related artery

Disqualifiers

Potential pregnancy

Refusal to participate

OHCA without subsequent consciousness despite ROSC

Thrombectomy considered unavoidable

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ischemic postconditioning
  • Conventional

Treatment groups

1,800 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators