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NCT Number: NCT07290699

Intensive Cholesterol-Lowering Within 24 Hours of PCI Perioperative Period

This project team is conducting a multicenter randomized controlled study, aiming to administer PCSK9 inhibitors subcutaneously as early as possible within 24 hours during the perioperative period of AMI (included <24h STEMI and NSTEMI), and subsequently once every 12 weeks for a total of 6 months, followed by step-down therapy according to guideline-recommended lipid-lowering strategies based on LDL-C target levels. The study will evaluate changes in blood lipids and inflammatory markers during hospitalization and at follow-up visits at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months, as well as the incidence of MACE events. Safety will also be assessed, including liver enzymes, kidney function, and other adverse reactions. Compared with conventional treatment, the study will test efficacy and ultimately clarify that early combined use of PCSK9 inhibitors during the perioperative period of AMI patients can safely and effectively reduce LDL-C, control systemic inflammatory responses, and improve the incidence of MACE events.

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About this study

This study is a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled trial, with the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University as the leading center and 80 sub-centers established. The enrollment period is from September 1, 2025, to August 30, 2027, with a follow-up of 1 year. A total of 2,442 patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to: Group 1 (G1, experimental group): intensive lipid-lowering therapy within 24 hours during the perioperative period of AMI (standard treatment + PCSK9 inhibitors) for 6 months; Group 2 (G2, control group): standard lipid-lowing treatment (20 mg atorvastatin/10 mg rosuvastatin ± cholesterol absorption inhibitors). After 6 months, both groups will continue treatment according to guideline-recommended standard therapy.

Randomization method: All eligible patients entering the respective groups will be randomly obtained a random number. The maximum follow-up period is 1 year. Safety evaluation includes monitoring all adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), as well as regular monitoring of vital signs and clinical laboratory tests.

Each center will screen hospitalized AMI patients according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Baseline data will be entered into the CRF form for the first time, including basic patient information, admission details, laboratory and instrument examinations, surgical procedure details, postoperative medications, and occurrence of adverse events during hospitalization. After discharge, follow-up visits will be conducted at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and 1 year, inquiring about current health status and medication usage, and recording the occurrence of endpoint events and lipid levels in the follow-up section of the CRF.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥18 years;
  • Meet the definition of acute myocardial infarction according to the "2019 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction", including STEMI and NSTEMI with onset <24 hours;
  • Able to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe mental disorders that prevent the expression of consent;
  • Severe heart failure (Killip class III or IV) or cardiogenic shock;
  • According to the investigator's judgment, the presence of significant other abnormal signs, laboratory findings, or clinical conditions (such as tumors, shock, liver or kidney failure, etc.) that make participation unsuitable;
  • Investigator's judgment that the subject cannot complete long-term follow-up;
  • Intolerance to statins or cholesterol absorption inhibitors;
  • Intolerance to injections;
  • Subjects who received PCSK9 inhibitor treatment or participated in other PCSK9 inhibitor studies within 4 months before randomization;
  • Pregnant women.

Treatment and study plan

Recaticimab

Drug

Recaticimab 450 mg once every 12 weeks. Group 1 (G1, experimental group): Intensive lipid-lowering therapy within 24 hours during the perioperative period of AMI (standard treatment + PCSK9 inhibitors), treatment for 6 months; Group 2 (G2, control group): standard treatment (antiplatelet drugs, 20 mg atorvastatin/10 mg rosuvastatin ± cholesterol absorption inhibitors). After 6 months, both groups continued with guideline-recommended conventional treatment.

Primary outcomes

  1. MACE

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months

    The primary endpoint was 1-year MACE (major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, including cardiac death, non fatal myocardial infarction, non fatal stroke, or hospitalization due to unplanned unstable angina and coronary revascularization).

Secondary outcomes

  1. LDL-C reduction absolute value

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months, and record the values for every 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months if possible.

    LDL-C reduction absolute value means, it refers to the LDL-C value measured in the 12th month minus the LDL-C value measured at baseline.

  2. LDL-C targets achieved rate

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months, and record the values for every 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months if possible

    LDL-C targets achieved rate, it refers to whether the LDL-C at the 12th month has reached the target value recommended by the guidelines for the patient.

  3. Changes in Lp (a) levels

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 12 months, and record the values for every 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months if possible

    Changes in Lp (a) levels, it refers to the changes in baseline Lp (a) levels and Lp (a) levels at the 12th month

  4. Changes in the size of carotid plaques

    Time frame: From baseline to the mid at 6 months and end of treatment at the 12 months

    Record changes in carotid plaque size at baseline and 12-month follow-up

  5. Observation indicators of safety

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 1, 3, 6, 9 ,12 months.

    Adverse events (AEs) are defined as any adverse medical events that occur during the period from the signing of informed consent by clinical trial subjects until the completion of the study.

  6. The occurrence rate of MACE events in 6 months

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months.

    6-month incidence of MACE events (referring to cardiac death, non fatal myocardial infarction, hospitalization due to unstable angina, and coronary revascularization);

  7. Cardiac death

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months and 1 year

    Record cardiac death at 6 months and 1 year

  8. Non fatal myocardial infarction

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months and 1 year.

    Recard non fatal myocardial infarction at 6 months and 1 year.

  9. Non fatal stroke

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months and 1 year

    Record non fatal stroke at 6 months and 1 year

  10. Hospitalization due to unplanned unstable angina and coronary revascularization

    Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months and 1 year.

    Record hospitalization due to unplanned unstable angina and coronary revascularization at 6 months and 1 year.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Long Jiang, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86-13767026990

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University

Other

Collaborators

  • First Affiliated Hospital of Gannan Medical University
  • First People's Hospital of FuZhou
  • Jiujiang No.1 People's Hospital
  • Loudi Central Hospital
  • The First People's Hospital of Changde City
  • Xiangtan Central Hospital
  • Yueyang Central Hospital
  • ZhuZhou Central Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

INtensive Cholesterol-Lowering With recatIcimab combiNation in Emergency PCI for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Acronym: INCLINE-AMI

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2028
First posted
Dec 18, 2025
Registry last updated
Dec 18, 2025

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