Painkiller may weaken heart drug during stent surgery
NCT ID NCT03476369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether fentanyl, a painkiller used during heart stent procedures, reduces the effectiveness of ticagrelor, a blood thinner given to prevent clots. Researchers compared crushed versus whole ticagrelor pills in 45 patients. The trial was stopped early, so results are limited.
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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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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
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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: * Undergoing clinically indicated elective or non-elective PCI * Able to swallow oral medications Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindications to ticagrelor or fentanyl (or other opiates) * Pregnancy * Any use of P2Y12 inhibitors within 14 days * Known coagulation disorders * Pre-procedural treatment with an anticoagulant (oral anticoagulant or low molecular weight heparin) * Platelet count \< 100,000/mm3 * Impaired renal function (Estimated glomerular filtration \< 45 ml/min/1.73 m2) * Impaired hepatic function (Based on medical history) * Prior or planned transcatheter aortic valve replacement
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Guthrie Clinic
Sayre, Pennsylvania, 18840, United States
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