Study on Tirofiban With Aspirin in the Treatment of Acute Penetrating Artery Territory Infarction (STRATEGY)

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • End date
    Dec 14, 2023
  • participants needed
    970
  • sponsor
    Beijing Tiantan Hospital
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Summary

Perforating artery territorial infarction (PAI) refers to a single ischaemic lesion <20 mm in a single perforating arterial territory and branch atheromatous disease (BAD) is a important etiological factor. BAD related infarction accounts for 10%-15% ischemic cerebral infarction and is closely related to early neurological deterioration (END). Among patients with BAD, dual antiplatelet (clopidogrel plus aspirin) did not significantly reduce the risk of recurrent stroke. The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of tirofiban combined with aspirin versus placebo combined with aspirin in reducing the risk of recurrence and progression of stroke at 90 days in patients with acute penetrating artery territory infarction.

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Perforating artery territorial infarction (PAI) constitute about 25% of ischemic strokes, including three pathophysiological mechanisms - lipohyalinosis, microatheroma and large parent artery plaque. The latter two are prone to stroke recurrence and early neurological deterioration. Aspirin plus clopidogrel are effective antiplatelet therapy for PAI patients with parent artery stenosis, but controversial in patients with branch atheromatous disease (BAD). Early rapid initiation of platelet aggregation inhibitors, such as Tirofiban, a GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist, may benefit those patients.

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of tirofiban combined with aspirin versus placebo combined with aspirin in reducing the risk of recurrence and progression of stroke at 90 days in patients with acute penetrating artery territory infarction caused by BAD.

This is a prospective, randomized, multicenter, double-blind clinical trial. In 40 centers in China, 970 patients with the following situations will be enrolled: single acute infarction of penetrating artery territory within 48 hours of onset, which involves at least 2 axial layers, or whose maximum diameter ≥15mm, or connected to the ventral surface of the median pons without crossing the midline on DWI image, no severe stenosis (defined as > 70%) of parent artery.

Patients will be randomly assigned into 2 groups according to the ratio of 1:1:

  1. Tirofiban (Day 1) + Aspirin (Day 1-90)
  2. Placebo (Day 1) + Aspirin (Day 1-90)

Face to face interviews will be made on baseline, 24 hours after randomization, day 7 after randomization, discharge day, and day 90 after randomization.

Survival curves will be estimated for the primary outcome using the Kaplan-Meier procedure and compared using a Cox regression model Wald test, stratified by the opposite arm of the factorial design. Safety outcomes will be calculated using the Kaplan-Meier curve to simulate the 3-month cumulative risk, and the Cox proportional hazards model to calculate the HR and 95% confidence interval.

The primary endpoints include recurrent stroke and early progression of stroke. The secondary endpoints include composite vascular events (stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death), disability or death (mRS 2-6), improvement of neurological function and EQ-5D score. The safety endpoints include severe hemorrhage events, symptomatic and non-symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, moderate hemorrhage, vascular death, overall mortality and (serious) adverse event.

Details
Condition Branch Atheromatous Disease
Treatment Aspirin, Tirofiban hydrochloride sodium chloride injection, Tirofiban hydrochloride sodium chloride injection placebo
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT05310968
SponsorBeijing Tiantan Hospital
Last Modified on14 May 2022

Eligibility

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Inclusion Criteria

18-80 years old
No gender limitation
Within 48 hours of onset
Clinical symptoms and signs suggest acute single infarction of penetrating artery territory (no cortical involvement, no multifocal involvement, NIHSS ≤10 and consciousness-1a ≤1)
DWI suggests single infarction (diameter < 30mm) of penetrating artery territory (basal ganglia, internal capsule, thalamus, pons, etc.), which involves at least 2 axial layers, or its maximum diameter ≥15mm, or it is connected to the ventral surface of the pons, closing to but not crossing the midline, and located in one side
No severe stenosis (defined as > 70%) of parent artery giving off the responsible penetrating artery
The patient or his / her legal representative is able and willing to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

History of intracranial hemorrhage (subarachnoid hemorrhage and cerebral hemorrhage)
History of intracranial tumors, cerebral arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm
Emergency endovascular intervention or intravenous thrombolysis before randomization
Dual antiplatelet therapy currently or within 14 days of randomization (excluding use of aspirin and clopidogrel after onset without loading dose of clopidogrel)
Use of other antiplatelet drugs (ticagrelor, cilostazol, etc.), anticoagulant drugs, snake venom, defibrase, lumbrukinase or other defibrase treatments after onset
Expected long-term use of non-investigational antiplatelet drugs or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
With severe stenosis (> 70%) of parent artery giving off responsible penetrating artery
Definite indications for anticoagulation (suspicion of cardioembolism, e.g. atrial fibrillation, known heart valve prosthesis, atrial myxoma, endocarditis, etc.) or definite indications for dual antiplatelet therapy (e.g. recent coronary or cerebral artery stent implantation)
Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency before randomization (severe hepatic insufficiency refers to ALT or AST > 3 times the upper limit of normal; severe renal insufficiency refers to creatinine clearance rate (CCr) < 30ml/min)
Hemorrhagic tendency (including but not limited to)：PLT<100×109/L; heparin treatment within 48h; APTT ≥ 35s; current use of warfarin, INR > 1.7; current use of novel oral anticoagulants; current use of direct thrombin or factor Xa inhibitor
Resistant hypertension which could not be controlled by medicine (SBP > 180mmHg or DBP > 110mmHg)
History of obvious head trauma or stroke within three months of randomization
History of intracranial or intramedullary surgery within three months of randomization
History of major surgery or severe physical trauma within one month of randomization
Severe neurological defects (mRS ≥ 2) before the onset
Acute pericarditis
Hemorrhagic retinopathy
Childbearing-age women who do not take effective methods of contraception without negative records of pregnancy tests
Known to be allergic to tirofiban
Other surgical or interventional therapy planned within 3 months requiring experimental drugs discontinuation
Life expectancy < 6 months due to any terminal illness
Patients who are undergoing experimental drugs or instruments
Other conditions which suggest participants are unsuitable for this study, e.g. inability for understanding and / or obeying research procedures and / or follow-up due to mental diseases, cognitive or mood disturbance, or with MRI contraindications, etc
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