GISSOC II: Sirolimus Eluting Stent Versus Bare Metal Stent in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions

Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trial

Official title: A Randomized Comparison of Sirolimus Eluting Stent Versus Bare Metal Stent in Chronic Total Coronary Occlusions: The Gruppo Italiano di Studio Sullo Stent Nelle Occlusioni Coronariche. The GISSOC II Study.

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to compare the Cypher Select-TM Sirolimus Eluting Stent (SES) with the SONIC-TM Bare Metal Stent (BMS) in the treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion lesions (CTO). The primary hypothesis is that, at 8-month follow-up, the minimal luminal diameter (MLD) of the coronary segment treated with stent implantation in CTO lesions is significantly larger with the use of SES compared to BMS. The treated segment is defined as the segment covered by the stent(s) plus 5 mm proximally and distally to the stent(s).

Clinical Trial Description

This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized study that will be conducted at up to 22 centers in Italy. All patients who meet the eligibility criteria will be randomized to Cypher Select-TM Stent or SONIC-TM Stent. Patients will have repeat angiography at 8 months and clinical follow-up to 2 years. The study population will consist of 150 patients with single chronic total occlusion in a native coronary artery with a reference diameter between 2.75 mm and 3.75 mm. The occlusion has to be dilatable by balloon angioplasty and can be fully covered by < 2 stents of ≤33 mm of length each. The CTO is defined as obstruction of a native coronary artery, at least 30 days old, with no luminal continuity and with Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade 0 or 1. Following confirmation of eligibility criteria and successful pre-dilating of the CTO, patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive SES CYPHER SELECT Stent or BMS SONIC Stent.

The coronary angiograms will be assessed at a core laboratory with Quantitative Coronary Angiography. Quantitative angiographic parameters including minimal luminal diameter, binary restenosis rate, total reocclusion rate, late luminal loss, will be evaluated at 8 months. The incidence of clinical events, including death, myocardial infarction, target vessel revascularization, stent thrombosis, will be evaluated at 8, 12 and 24 months. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Disease
• Coronary Occlusion
• Myocardial Ischemia

• NCT number: NCT00220558
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Società Italiana di Cardiologia Invasiva
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: May 2005
• Completion date: February 2010