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Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation require treatment with different antithrombotic drugs. Oral anticoagulants are prescribed to reduce the risk of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation. Antiplatelet substances are prescribed after stent implantation to reduce the risk of adverse cardiac events such as myocardial infarction or stent thrombosis. Treatment with antithrombotic medications can cause bleeding complications, particularly when these substances are combined. The currently recommended standard strategy consists of treatment with 3 antithrombotic medications for at least 1 week up to one month, followed by treatment with two of these medications for up to 6-12 months after stent implantation. Thereafter, patients usually receive long-term treatment with only one drug, an anticoagulant. In the monotherapy group of this study, the investigators will investigate a strategy where only one antithrombotic drug will be used at a time. During the first month after stent implantation, the investigators will prescribe an antiplatelet medication, followed by an oral anticoagulant as monotherapy. This strategy might be associated with fewer bleeding complications, while protecting adequately against thrombotic events. In this study the investigators would like to investigate whether treatment with a single antithrombotic drug ("monotherapy strategy") is associated with benefits compared to the currently recommended combination therapy of antithrombotic medications ("standard-of-care strategy").


Clinical Trial Description

Background: The optimal antithrombotic treatment following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) requiring long-term oral anticoagulation remains a matter of debate. In particular, the appropriate intensity and duration of antithrombotic strategies to prevent ischemic events, while mitigating the risk of bleeding complications in this high bleeding risk population during the early peri-procedural period (within 30 days) and thereafter (from 30 days to 1 year) following drug-eluting stent implantation remains unclear. Aim: The investigators aim to assess the safety and efficacy of a P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy regimen for 1 month followed by DOAC monotherapy long-term versus current standard of care consisting of triple antithrombotic therapy for up to one month (aspirin, P2Y12 inhibitor and DOAC) followed by dual antithrombotic therapy (P2Y12 inhibitor and DOAC) for 6 to 12 months and DOAC monotherapy thereafter, in AF patients undergoing PCI indicated for treatment with a DOAC after sirolimus-eluting Supraflex Cruz stent implantation and followed for a period of 12 months. Methodology: This investigator-initiated, multi-center, randomized, open-label, blinded evaluation, international clinical trial in 3010 AF patients with indication for long-term oral anticoagulation who have undergone successful PCI with Supraflex Cruz sirolimus-eluting biodegradable polymer cobalt chromium stent implantation. The study will be conducted at approximately 150 sites across Europe and Brazil. Patients will be randomized to the antithrombotic monotherapy (experimental antithrombotic strategy) or the standard of care strategy (control group) in a 1:1 ratio. Randomization is stratified by site, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) within the previous 6 months and CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥4. Patients randomized to the antithrombotic monotherapy treatment receive any of the commercially available oral P2Y12 inhibitors (clopidogrel, ticagrelor, prasugrel) and immediately discontinue aspirin and DOAC. After 1 month, the P2Y12 inhibitor will be stopped and treatment with a commercially available DOAC will be initiated for the duration of 11 months. Patients randomized to the standard of care strategy will initiate triple therapy for up to 1 month followed by dual anti-thrombotic therapy (consisting of P2Y12 inhibitor for a minimum of 6 and up to 12 months plus DOAC for at least 12 months). Potential significance: This is the first study investigation the impact of a short course of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy up to 1 month, while omitting clopidogrel non-responders, and temporarily omitting OAC, after stent implantation followed by OAC monotherapy in AF patients undergoing PCI. This sequential monotherapy treatment strategy has solid rational and carries potential to balance bleeding against cardiac and cerebral ischemic risks. ;


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NCT number NCT05955365
Study type Interventional
Source Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Contact Stephan Windecker, Prof.
Phone +41 31 632 44 97
Email Stephan.Windecker@insel.ch
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date December 18, 2023
Completion date December 31, 2026

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