Does Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) Pretreatment Improve

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Clinical Trial Summary

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the most common form of coronary revascularization worldwide. Although PCI is a safe procedure, it may have multiple risks including bleeding, coronary dissection, abrupt vessel closure, and myocardial necrosis. It is estimated that approximately 25% of patients undergoing PCI have significant postprocedural creatinine kinase (CK)/creatinine kinase myocardial band (CK-MB) elevations and approximately 50% of patients have significant post-procedural troponin elevations. Initially, it was felt these elevations were simple enzyme leaks with no long-term implications.

Now, several studies have demonstrated that periprocedural infarction is associated with short-, intermediate-, and long-term adverse outcomes, most notably mortality. Pretreatment with antiplatelets such as aspirin and clopidogrel play an important role in reducing cardiovascular events (CV events) following PCI.

Omega -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have antiplatelet effect. It may also improve response to aspirin and clopidogrel in low-response patients.

This study is a randomized clinical trial (RCT) evaluating the effect of omega 3 supplement [with 400mg Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and 200mg docosahexanoic acid (DHA)] on short-term (within 30 days) and long-term (after one year) major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients undergoing elective PCI. Eighty patients planed to do elective PCI will be categorized into two groups. The first group will be received standard regimen for PCI (aspirin, clopidogrel, and heparin) and the second group will be treated with standard regimen in addition to 3 gram omega 3 (12 hours before PCI). The main end point of the trial was short-term (within 30-days) and long-term (after one year) incidence of MACE (death, myocardial infarction, or unplanned revascularization).

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT01723345
Study type	Interventional
Source	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Contact	farzaneh foroughinia, phD
Phone	00989177136095
Email	farzanehforoughinia@yahoo.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	Phase 3
Start date	February 2012
Completion date	April 2013

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Does Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) Pretreatment Improve Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)?

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