Heart attack inflammation: small study maps CRP changes after emergency procedure
NCT ID NCT05233176
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed study looked at how levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, change in 35 patients having emergency angioplasty for a heart attack. Researchers took blood samples before the procedure and at several time points up to 30 days after. The goal was to better understand the body's inflammatory response during recovery, which may help improve future care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better understand inflammation after a heart attack and guide future treatment timing.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study with only 35 participants. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
Adult patients cared for ST+ ACS requiring emergency transluminal angioplasty.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Age over 18 years old; * ST+ ACS requiring emergency transluminal angioplasty; * Affiliation to a social security scheme or beneficiary. Exclusion Criteria: * ST+ ACS not requiring emergency transluminal angioplasty; * Pregnancy; * Under guardianship or curatorship; * Foreign patient under french AME scheme.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiology department, Ambroise Paré hospital, APHP
Boulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France
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Intensive care unit, Ambroise Paré hospital, APHP
Boulogne-Billancourt, 92100, France
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