Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-24 @ 11:48 AM
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2025-12-24 @ 11:48 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01379261
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of patients suffering from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with 1-2 liters of cold saline and central venous catheter cooling with Philips InnerCool RTx Endovascular System prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) result in a reduction in infarct size.
Detailed Description:
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the leading cause of mortality in the western world today. Although reperfusion of the ischemic myocardium is a prerequisite for myocardial salvage, it has been described that the reperfusion in itself may cause additional damage to the myocardium (reperfusion injury). In the safety \& feasibility trial RAPID MI-ICE we demonstrated that treatment of patients suffering from STEMI with 1-2 liters of cold saline and central venous catheter cooling with Philips InnerCool RTx Endovascular System prior to PCI was feasible, safe and resulted in a 38% reduction in infarct size/myocardium at risk. The aim of the present study is to confirm this finding in a larger multicenter trial.
The study is a randomized, controlled, evaluator blinded, multicenter trial enrolling 120 patients at ten sites.
Study:
NCT01379261
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01379261