Heart attack drug combo may unclog arteries when standard methods fail
NCT ID NCT04573751
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This completed trial tested whether giving epinephrine and verapamil directly into the heart arteries could help restore blood flow in heart attack patients whose vessels remain blocked despite standard treatment. 104 adults with ST-elevation heart attacks were enrolled. The study compared standard therapy alone versus adding epinephrine, verapamil, or both.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- epinephrine and verapamil (given directly into the heart arteries)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a new way to restore blood flow during a heart attack when standard treatments fail.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 104 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The drugs can affect blood pressure and heart rhythm.
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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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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Jan 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.
- 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: * patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction * Infarct-related artery TIMI flow grade 0-2 during the interventional procedure after the initial opening of the vessel. * Written the informed consent to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to undergo or contra-indications for MRI or SPECT
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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 Research Institute, Tomsk NRMC
Tomsk, Tomsk Oblast, Russia
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