Shorter blood thinner combo may cut bleeding risk in heart patients
NCT ID NCT05418556
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized blood-thinner plan can reduce bleeding in people with coronary artery disease who have received a heart stent. About 3,944 participants will either get the usual dual antiplatelet therapy (two blood thinners) or a shorter course followed by just one drug. The goal is to see if the tailored approach causes less bleeding while still preventing heart attacks and stent problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a safer antiplatelet strategy that lowers bleeding risk while still preventing heart attacks and stent blockages.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 4 trial, so the drugs are already approved, but the tailored approach may not prove safer or could increase the risk of blood clots. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 3,944 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2032
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 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: 1. Men or women ≥19 years 2. Typical chest pain or objective evidence of myocardial ischemia suitable for PCI 3. Significant de novo coronary artery lesions suitable for DES implantation 4. Patients who underwent optimized stent implantation either by IVUS or OCT * Using IVUS * MSA \>5.5 mm2, or MSA \>90% of the MLA at the distal reference segment * Plaque burden \<50% with 5 mm of both stent edge * No edge dissection; thrombus or plaque protrusion occupying \< 10% of the stent area * Using OCT * MSA \>4.5 mm2, or MSA \>90% of the MLA at the distal reference segment * No significant malapposition * No significant edge dissection†; thrombus or plaque protrusion occupying \< 10% of the stent area (\*Significant malapposition is defined as strut separation ≥ 0.3 mm from the vessel wall extending over a length \> 3 mm. †Significant dissection is defined as a dissection penetrating the medial layer and extending over more than one quadrant.) 5. The patient or guardian agrees to the study protocol and the schedule of clinical follow-up, and provides informed, written consent, as approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board/Ethical Committee of the respective clinical site Exclusion Criteria: 1. Angiographic exclusion criteria: any of the followings 1. Bypass graft lesions 2. Lesions in which impaired delivery of imaging catheters is expected: * Extreme angulation (≥90°) proximal to or within the target lesion. * Excessive tortuosity (≥ two 45° angles) proximal to or within the target lesion. * Heavy calcification proximal to or within the target lesion. 2. In-stent restenosis 3. Hypersensitivity or contraindication to device material and its degradants and cobalt, chromium, nickel, platinum, tungsten, acrylic and fluoro polymers that cannot be adequately pre-medicated. 4. Persistent thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<80,000/μl) 5. Any history of hemorrhagic stroke or intracranial hemorrhage / TIA or ischemic stroke within the past 6 months 6. A known intolerance or hypersensitivity to a study drug (aspirin, clopidogrel or ticagrelor) or heparin 7. Patients requiring long-term oral anticoagulants or cilostazol 8. Any surgery requiring general anesthesia or discontinuation of aspirin and/or an ADP antagonist is planned within 12 months after the procedure. 9. A diagnosis of cancer (other than superficial squamous or basal cell skin cancer) in the past 3 years or current treatment for the active cancer. 10. Any clinically significant abnormality identified at the screening visit, physical examination, laboratory tests, or electrocardiogram which, in the judgment of the Investigator, would preclude safe completion of the study. 11. History of liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh B or C) or biliary tract obstruction 12. Life expectancy \< 1 years for any non-cardiac or cardiac causes 13. Cardiogenic shock at the index admission 14. Patient's pregnant or breast-feeding 15. Active bleeding or extreme-risk for major bleeding (e.g. active peptic ulcer disease, gastrointestinal pathology with a high risk for bleeding, malignancies with a high risk for bleeding) 16. Unwillingness or inability to comply with the procedures described in this protocol.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
32 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ajou University Hospital
RECRUITINGSuwon, South Korea
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Asan Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Bucheon Sejong Hospital
RECRUITINGBucheon-si, South Korea
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
RECRUITINGChungju, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJungnam, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital
RECRUITINGJungnam, South Korea
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Daegu Catholic Univ Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Dankook University Hospital
RECRUITINGJungnam, South Korea
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Dong-A University Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Dongkang Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUlsan, South Korea
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Gangneung Asan Hospital
RECRUITINGGangneung, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital
RECRUITINGChangwon, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJinju, South Korea
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Hallym Univ. Medical Center.
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGHwaseong-si, South Korea
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Inje University Busan Paik Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Jeju National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJeju City, South Korea
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Jeonbuk National University Hospital
RECRUITINGJeonju, South Korea
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Kangwon National University Hospital
RECRUITINGChuncheon, South Korea
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Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Korea University Anam Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Kosin University Gospel Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Kyungpook National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGYangsan, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon ST. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, ST. Vincent's Hospital
COMPLETEDSuwon, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu ST. Mary's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUijeongbu-si, South Korea
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Ulsan University Hospital
RECRUITINGUlsan, South Korea
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Veterans Hospital
RECRUITINGDaegu, South Korea
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Veterans Hospital Service Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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dongguk University Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGIlsan, South Korea
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