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ACTIVE A Trial Summary: Clopidogrel + Aspirin in Atrial Fibrillation

2009 ACTIVE A TRIAL Effect of Clopidogrel Added to Aspirin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Multicenter, double-blind, parallel-group trial M Objective: To assess if the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin reduces the risk of vascular events compared to aspirin alone … Read More

ACTIV-4B Trial Summary: Antithrombotic Therapy in Covid-19

2021 ACTIV-4B TRIAL Effect of antithrombotic therapy on clinical outcomes in outpatients with clinically stable symptomatic COVID-19 minimal-contact, adaptive, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Objective: To assess whether anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy can safely reduce major adverse cardiopulmonary outcomes among symptomatic but … Read More

ACTIV-3 Trial: Monoclonal Antibody for Covid-19

2020 ACTIV-3 TRIAL Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 Multicenter, open-label, randomized comparative trial M Objective: To assess the efficacy of LY-CoV555, a neutralizing monoclonal antibody in hospitalized Covid-19 patients without end-organ damage. Hospitalized patients with Covid-19 who … Read More

ACTION Trial Summary: Anticoagulation for Hospitalized Covid-19 Patients

2021 ACTION TRIAL: Therapeutic vs. prophylactic anticoagulation for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer Pragmatic, open-label (with blinded adjudication), multicentre, randomised Objective: to evaluate therapeutic anticoagulation compared with prophylactic anticoagulation among patients admitted with coronavirus disease 2019 … Read More

ACTION SENIORS Trial Summary: Exercise Program for Elderly

2019 ACTION SENIORS TRIAL Effect of a home-based exercise program on subsequent falls among community-dwelling high-risk older adults after a fall Parallel-group, single-blind, randomized clinical trial Objective: To assess the effect of a home-based exercise program as a fall prevention … Read More

ISCHEMIA-CKD Trial Summary: CAD Management in Advanced CKD

2020 ISCHEMIA-CKD TRIAL Management of coronary disease in patients with advanced kidney disease international, randomized controlled trial Objective: To compare the effectiveness of routine invasive therapy with optimal medical therapy among patients with stable coronary disease & advanced chronic kidney … Read More

ISAR-SAFE Trial Summary: 6 vs 12 months of DAPT after DES PCI

2015 ISAR-SAFE TRIAL M A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of 6 vs. 12 months of clopidogrel therapy after drug-eluting stenting multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized controlled trial Objective: To compare the clinical outcome of 6 months of clopidogrel therapy to 12 … Read More

LOOP Trial: ILR for AFib to Prevent Stroke

2021 LOOP TRIAL Implantable loop recorder detection of atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke open-label, randomized controlled trial Objective: To assess the efficacy and safety of continuous monitoring for atrial fibrillation (AF) with an implantable loop recorder (ILR) versus usual care … Read More

MICHELLE Trial Summary: Rivaroxaban for Thromboprophylaxis in Covid-19

2022 MICHELLE TRIAL Rivaroxaban versus no anticoagulation for post-discharge thromboprophylaxis after hospitalisation for COVID-19 Pragmatic, open-label, multicentre, randomized controlled trial Objective: To investigate if extended thromboprophylaxis with Rivaroxaban after hospitalization due to COVID-19 decrease rates of venous & arterial thromboembolism … Read More

NAPLES III Trial Summary: Bivalirudin in Patients with High Risk of Bleeding Undergoing LHC

2015 NAPLES III TRIAL Randomized comparison of bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in patients at increased risk of bleeding undergoing transfemoral elective coronary stenting double-blind, single-center, randomized controlled trial Objective: To assess the safety & the efficacy of bivalirudin compared with … Read More