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New stomach drug could shield heart patients from bleeding
NCT ID NCT04416581
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two stomach-acid-lowering drugs—tegoprazan and rabeprazole—in about 3,300 heart disease patients who take blood thinners and are at high risk for stomach bleeding. The goal is to see if tegoprazan works as well as rabeprazole at preventing serious gut problems like bleeding or ulcers over 12 months. Participants will be randomly assigned to take one of the two drugs daily.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tegoprazan
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new option to protect the stomach and gut from bleeding in people with heart disease who must take blood thinners.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, meaning it only aims to show tegoprazan is not worse than the standard drug. It may not prove it is better, and 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 3,320 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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.
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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. Patients 19 years of age or older with known cardiac and vascular disease who are receiving chronic use of antithrombotic drugs (either antiplatelets, oral anticoagulant (OAC), and its combinations). Specific clinical conditions that may confer a need for long-term antithrombotic therapy may include documented coronary artery disease (stable or unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, a history of myocardial infarction, or any coronary revascularization), documented cerebrovascular disease (stroke or transient ischemic attack), known peripheral arterial disease or a history of peripheral arterial revascularization, atrial fibrillation, or valvular heart disease requiring interventions (transcatheter aortic valve replacement or transcatheter mitral-valve repair). Concomitant use of a proton pump inhibitor is strongly recommended in patients receiving aspirin monotherapy, DAPT (dual antiplatelet therapy; aspirin plus any P2Y12 inhibitors), DAT (dual antithrombotic therapy; antiplatelet drug plus OAC), TAT (triple antithrombotic therapy; DAPT plus OAC), or OAC monotherapy (warfarin or direct oral anticoagulants) who are at high risk of GI bleeding in order to reduce the risk of gastric bleed or GI events. Based on clinical guidelines, the use of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy (i.e. clopidogrel, ticagrelor, or prasugrel) is not considered in trial enrollment. 2. On the basis of clinical guidelines and expert consensus documents, we defined a study population with an increased risk of gastrointestinal bleeding if they had a least 1 or more criteria of the following characteristics. Eligible patients for randomization must meet at least 1 characteristic of these criteria: \*Definition of patients who are at high risk of gastrointestinal bleeding 1. Age ≥65 years 2. Concomitant use of OAC and any antiplatelet therapy (mono or DAPT) (i.e., DAT or TAT) 3. Long-term use of oral NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) or steroids or high-dose NSAID therapy even during a relatively short-term period. 4. History of prior GI bleeding events at any time 5. History of a previously complicated ulcer 6. History of peptic ulcer disease or a previously uncomplicated ulcer 7. Documented Helicobacter pylori infection 3. Patients who voluntarily participated in the written agreement Exclusion Criteria: 1. Active bleeding at the time of inclusion or a history of hereditary or acquired hemostatic disorder 2. Any clinical contraindication to using of antithrombotic therapies (antiplatelet agents or OAC) 3. Concurrent use of PPI or P-CAB within 4 weeks before randomization 4. Hemodynamically unstable conditions at the time of inclusion: cardiogenic shock at the time of randomization, refractory ventricular arrhythmias, or congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class IV). 5. Baseline severe anemia (Hgb \<8 g/dl at baseline) or transfusion within 4 weeks before randomization 6. Baseline severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count \<50,000/mm3) 7. Renal failure dependent on dialysis or severe renal insufficiency (creatinine clearance \<15 ml/min) 8. Severe chronic liver disease (defined as variceal haemorrhage, ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, or jaundice) 9. Hypersensitivity or contraindication to PPI, P-CAB, any of the product components, or substituted benzimidazoles 10. Use of clarithromycin and hypersensitivity to macrolide antibiotics for Helicobacter pylori eradication 11. Concomitant use of clarithromycin with terfenadine, cisapride, astemizole, or pimozide for Helicobacter pylori eradication 12. Systemic treatment with strong CYP 3A4 and p-glycoprotein (P-GP) inhibitors (e.g., systemic azole antimycotics, such as ketoconazole, and human immunodeficiency virus \[HIV\]-protease inhibitors, such as ritonavir) 13. Patients who take atazanavir, nelfinavir, or rilpivirine-containing products (see Drug-Drug interaction section) 14. Clinically significant laboratory abnormality at screening (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<15 mL/min or elevated liver enzyme \[AST, ALT, ALP, total bilirubin\] \> 3 times upper normal limit \[UNL\] or any other condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, precludes participation in the study 15. Any known or suspected malignancy 16. Patients with non-cardiac co-morbidities with a life expectancy of less than 12 months 17. Patients with active treatment for H-pylori infection 18. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or female subjects, premenopausal who are not surgically sterile, or, if sexually active not practicing an effective method of birth control (e.g., prescription oral contraceptives, contraceptive injections, intrauterine device, double-barrier method, contraceptive patch, male partner sterilization) before entry and throughout the study; and, for those of childbearing potential, who have a positive pregnancy test at screening 19. Participation in another clinical study within 12 months. However, where at least one or more conditions are satisfied, it could be an exception according to an investigator's discretion; 1. Participated in the observational study expected no effect on the safety and/or effectiveness evaluation of this trial 2. Screening failed before any interventional factor is involved 3. Participated in academic trials like strategic or medical device comparison studies conducted under standard therapy provided that there is no additional risk or a specific procedure to a subject and no interference between this trial and other studies
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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
38 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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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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Bundang CHA Hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam, South Korea
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Chonnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGGwangju, South Korea
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Chung-Ang University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Chungbuk National University Hospital
RECRUITINGCheonju, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Hospital
RECRUITINGDaejeon, South Korea
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Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital
RECRUITINGSejong, South Korea
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Dankook University Hospital
WITHDRAWNCheonan, South Korea
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Dong-A Medical Center
RECRUITINGPusan, South Korea
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Ewha Womans University Medical Center
WITHDRAWNSeoul, South Korea
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Gangneung Asan Hospital
RECRUITINGGangneung, South Korea
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Gangwon National Univ. Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChuncheon, South Korea
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Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital
WITHDRAWNChangwon, South Korea
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Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChuncheon, South Korea
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Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGHwaseong-si, South Korea
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Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGAnyang, South Korea
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Hanyang University Guri Hospital
RECRUITINGGuri-si, South Korea
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Hanyang University Seoul Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital
RECRUITINGIlsan, South Korea
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Inje University Pusan Paik Hospital
RECRUITINGPusan, South Korea
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Jeonbuk National University Hospital
WITHDRAWNJeonju, South Korea
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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 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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Korea University Guro Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Kosin University Gospel Hospital
RECRUITINGBusan, South Korea
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Kwangju Christian Hospital
WITHDRAWNKwangju, South Korea
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Kyung Hee University Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Pusan National University Hospital
RECRUITINGPusan, South Korea
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
RECRUITINGYangsan, South Korea
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SNU Boramae Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul National University Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Seoul university Bundang hospital
RECRUITINGSeongnam-si, South Korea
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Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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Sungkyunkwan University Samsung Changwon Hospital
WITHDRAWNChangwon, South Korea
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The Catholic Univ. of Korea Eunpyeong St. Mary's hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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The Catholic Univ. of Korea Seoul St. Mary's hospital
RECRUITINGSeoul, South Korea
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The Catholic University of Korea, ST. Vincent's Hospital
RECRUITINGSuwon, South Korea
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Ulsan University Hospital
RECRUITINGUlsan, South Korea
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Yeungnam University Medical Center
WITHDRAWNDaegu, South Korea
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Yonsei University Yongin Severance Hospital
RECRUITINGYongin-si, South Korea
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