Kidney patients may not need long blood thinners after stents
NCT ID NCT04708587
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares taking two blood thinners (aspirin plus clopidogrel or prasugrel) for less than 3 months versus at least 6 months after a heart stent procedure in people with advanced chronic kidney disease. Researchers want to see if a shorter course reduces bleeding without increasing heart attacks or strokes. About 900 adults with severe kidney disease are being enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aspirin plus clopidogrel or prasugrel
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a shorter course of dual antiplatelet therapy is safer and just as effective for people with advanced kidney disease after stenting.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial, not a large Phase 3 study, so results may not apply to all patients. There is always a risk of bleeding or clotting events regardless of duration.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2021
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Over 19 years old 2. Chronic Renal Failure Stage IIIb, IV, V (CKD-EPI eGFR \<45 / \<30 / \<15 or dialysis) 3. Patients treated with a new generation drug eluting stent. 4. Patients who signed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Over 85 years old 2. Patients with high risk of bleeding 1) History of hemorrhagic stroke 2) Stroke, dementia or central nervous system damage within 1 year 3) Head trauma or brain surgery within 6 months 4) Tumor in the skull 5) If aortic dissection is suspected 6) Internal bleeding within 6 weeks 7) In case of active bleeding or bleeding disorder 8) In case of major surgery, trauma or bleeding within 3 weeks 3. Patients who need oral anticoagulant 4. Pregnant women or women of childbearing age 5. Life expectancy is less than 1 year 6. Patients with a history of intracranial bleeding 7. Moderate to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh class B or C)
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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