Heart attack prevention shot tested in 16,000 patients
NCT ID NCT03705234
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large phase 3 study tests a new cholesterol-lowering injection called inclisiran in over 16,000 people who have already had a heart attack, stroke, or artery surgery. The goal is to see if it safely reduces the risk of future heart attacks, strokes, or the need for emergency procedures. Participants receive either the injection or a placebo, and researchers track major heart events over time.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
-
16,124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
-
Oct 2018
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2049
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
40 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria History or evidence of at least one of the following: * Prior MI; or * Prior ischemic stroke; or * Peripheral artery disease as evident by prior lower extremity artery revascularization or aortic aneurysm repair. Minimum age is 40 years for men and 55 years for women Exclusion Criteria None of the following must be satisfied (based on self-reported medical history): * Acute coronary syndrome or stroke less than 4 weeks before the Screening visit or during the Run-in period; * Coronary revascularization procedure planned within the next 6 months; * Known chronic liver disease; * Current or planned renal dialysis or transplantation; * Previous exposure to inclisiran or participation in a randomized trial of inclisiran; * Previous (within about 3 months), current or planned treatment with a monoclonal antibody targeting PCSK9, or with a drug known to be contra-indicated with inclisiran (none currently known); * Known to be poorly compliant with clinic visits or prescribed medication; * Medical history that might limit the individual's ability to take trial treatments for the duration of the study (e.g. severe respiratory disease; cancer or evidence of spread within approximately the last 5 years, other than non-melanoma skin cancer; or history of alcohol or substance misuse) or may put the individual at significant risk in the opinion of the investigator (or their authorised deputy) if he/she were to participate in the trial; * Women of child-bearing potential, current pregnancy, or lactation; * Current participation in a clinical trial with an unlicensed drug or device; or * Staff personnel directly involved with the study and any family member of the investigational study staff.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
CTSU, University of Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LF, United Kingdom
-
TIMI Study Group
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can AI read heart scans to predict the next heart attack?
- Vitamin B3 supplement put to the test against psoriasis inflammation
- Can calming inflammation shield the heart?
- Your smartwatch may predict a heart attack days before it happens
- Could an arthritis drug shield heart and kidneys in metabolic syndrome?
- Heart drug showdown: which statin spares your blood sugar?