About this trial
This is an exploratory, randomized, double-blind, multicentre, placebo-controlled study of RTP-026.
The study population will consist of men and women with documented evidence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) referred to primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Informed consent for participation in the study has been obtained prior to initiating any study-specific procedures
Men between 18-85 years of age and post-menopausal women up to 85 years of age
Acute onset of chest pain of < 12 hours duration
STEMI as characterized on ECG by 2 mm ST elevation in 2 or more V1 through V4 leads or presumed new left bundle branch block with a minimum of 1 mm concordant ST elevation or 1 mV ST 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 acute myocardial infarction (AMI)
Disqualifiers
Participation in any other study involving investigational drug(s) during the study and within 4 weeks prior to study entry
Previous exposure to RTP-026
Time from symptoms onset to primary PCI > 12 hours
Previous CABG
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
RTP-026
DrugIntervention is for each subject administered as three 30-minutes infusions of either A: 25μg/kg RTP-026; or B: ≥ 26μg/kg and ≤75μg/kg RTP-026; or C: A maximum of 3 x treatment dose RTP-026 as given in B;
Placebo
DrugIntervention is for each subject administered as three 30-minutes infusions of placebo
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Change in Cardiac Troponin T (cTNT)
Change in cTnT determined in blood samples taken at Baseline, 6 hours post-PCI, before the infusion 3 and 24 hours post-PCI.
Change in Creatinine kinase-MB (CK-MB)
Change in CK-MB determined in blood samples taken at Baseline, 6 hours post-PCI, before the infusion 3 and 24 hours post-PCI.
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