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Ticagrelor Antiplatelet Therapy to Reduce Graft Events and Thrombosis

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT02053909

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Official title

Ticagrelor Antiplatelet Therapy to Reduce Graft Events and Thrombosis (TARGET Trial): Does Ticagrelor Improve Graft Patency After Coronary Bypass?

Brief summary

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Saphenous vein graft disease remains an unresolved medical problem. Many vein grafts occlude in the first year after bypass surgery, leading to adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including recurrent angina, myocardial infarction, and the need for repeat coronary intervention. While aspirin is the standard antiplatelet treatment after CABG surgery, 10-20% of vein grafts continue to occlude despite contemporary secondary preventative therapy. Compared to aspirin and other antiplatelet therapies like clopidogrel, ticagrelor treatment leads to a more pronounced platelet inhibition, and may substantially improve graft patency following CABG compared to aspirin. No data has yet to be collected regarding the impact of ticagrelor on saphenous vein graft patency following CABG. In this context, the investigators seek to compare vein graft patency between patients randomized to receive aspirin therapy, the current standard of care, or ticagrelor treatment, starting in the early postoperative period, and continuing for 2 years after CABG.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT02053909
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
250 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2014
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2020
Completion
Jul 31, 2021
Last update posted
Sep 13, 2022

2014 – 2021

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton Florida 33486

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Non-U.S. locations

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