Heart attack patients: can a common gout pill improve bypass recovery?
NCT ID NCT05726019
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine can reduce complications like irregular heartbeat, heart sac inflammation, and heart damage after coronary artery bypass surgery. 100 patients who had a recent heart attack and needed bypass surgery were randomly assigned to receive colchicine or a placebo for 30 days after surgery. The goal was to see if colchicine could improve recovery and prevent common post-surgery problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with acute coronary syndrome, with indication for myocardial revascularization surgery * Patients of both genders, aged over 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to sign the informed consent form; * Current use of colchicine; * Current use of long-term corticosteroid therapy * Inflammatory bowel disease or chronic diarrhea; * Clinically significant non-transient haematological abnormalities; * Renal dysfunction, with creatinine greater than 2 times the upper limit of normality; * Severe liver disease; * Drug addiction or alcoholism; * History of clinically significant sensitivity to colchicine.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Heart Institute - University of São Paulo
São Paulo, São Paulo, 05403000, Brazil
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