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NCT Number: NCT03362788

The Greek AntiPlatElet Atrial Fibrillation Registry.

Approximately 5% to 7% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for the treatment of coronary artery disease, require chronic oral anticoagulation on top of aspirin and a P2Y12 receptor antagonist, mainly due to non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Advent of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOAC) increased treatment options, while there is cumulative evidence that dual combination of NOAC and P2Y12 receptor antagonist attenuates bleeding without compromising efficacy. Greek AntiPlatElet Atrial Fibrillation (GRAPE-AF) is an observational study of non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, planning to enroll >500 participants during 1 year period in Greece. Patients will be followed-up at 1, 6 and 12 months post hospital discharge. Key data to be collected pre-discharge include demographics, detailed past medical history, antithrombotic and concomitant treatment. Study's primary endpoint is clinically significant bleeding defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) ≥2) at 12 months, between vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) and NOACs-treated patients. All clinical events will be adjudicated by an independent endpoint committee.This study would provide "real world" information on current antithrombotic treatment patterns and clinical outcome of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

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Key information

Age range

20 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Attikon University Hospital

Athens, Attica, 12462, Greece

About this study

All consecutive patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention over 1 year period will be screened for participation. Discharge antithrombotic medication will be at the discretion of the treating physician.

Follow-up visits will be performed at 1, 6 and 12 months post-percutaneous coronary intervention by telephone contact or personal interview. All outcome and adverse events will be adjudicated by an independent endpoint committee. All data will be recorded in electronic forms and multiple quality controls will be performed both electronically and on-site to ensure data integrity.

Platelet reactivity substudy:Patients receiving either clopidogrel or ticagrelor as part of their (dual or triple) combination therapy, will be eligible for sub-study of platelet function assessment with the VerifyNow assay at 1 month post-percutaneous coronary intervention in centers with test availability.

Sub-study's endpoints will be platelet reactivity between groups and high platelet reactivity rate between groups.

Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

Percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (paroxysmal, persistent or permanent) with indication for anticoagulation Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Any clinically significant bleeding (BARC ≥2) at the time of screening or within the previous month
  • Prior intracranial bleeding
  • Dialysis or calculated creatinine clearance <30 mL/min at screening
  • Known significant liver disease (eg, acute hepatitis, chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis), or liver function test abnormalities at screening (confirmed with repeat testing): alanine transaminase (ALT) >5 times the upper limit of normal or ALT >3 times the upper limit of normal plus total bilirubin >2 times the upper limit of normal
  • A PT or INR test result that is higher than the upper limit of normal at the time of screening that suggests an underlying coagulation disorder (except for subjects taking VKA), or an INR that does not drop to 2.5 or below by 72 h after sheath removal following the index procedure.
  • Life expectancy of less than 12 months
  • Incomplete staged percutaneous coronary intervention procedure (once the completion of the staged procedure has occurred, the final percutaneous coronary intervention PCI may become the index event and is allowed)
  • Planned coronary artery bypass grafting
  • Contraindications to the use of clopidogrel or ticagrelor or NOAC, per prescribing information (e.gHypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients or co-administration with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors e.g. ketoconazole, clarithromycin, nefazodone, ritonavir, and atazanavir).
  • Estimated high risk of non-availability for follow-up visits

Treatment and study plan

VKA

Drug

VKA plus a P2Y12 inhibitor (clopidogrel 75mg or ticagrelor 90mg twice daily) and/or aspirin ≤100mg daily.

Other names: Vitamin K antagonist

NOAC

Drug

NOAC plus a P2Y12 inhibitor (clopidogrel 75mg or ticagrelor 90mg twice daily) and/or aspirin ≤100mg daily.

Other names: Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinically significant bleeding

    Time frame: 12 months

    Clinically significant bleeding defined as Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) ≥2 between the 2 groups (VKA vs NOACs).

Secondary outcomes

  1. MACEs

    Time frame: 12 months

    MACEs (cardiovascular death, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, systemic embolism and unplanned coronary revascularization) between the 2 groups (VKA vs NOACs)

  2. Net clinical endpoint

    Time frame: 12 months

    Net clinical endpoint includes cardiovascular death, ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, systemic embolism, unplanned coronary revascularization and BARC ≥2 bleedings between the 2 groups (VKA vs NOACs)

Other outcomes

  1. HAS-BLED score

    Time frame: 12 months

    Validation of baseline HAS-BLED score (between 0 and 9) in predicting bleeding events and evaluation of their impact on antithrombotic medication at discharge. Higher values represent a worse outcome.

  2. CHA2DS2-VASc Score

    Time frame: 12 months

    Validation of CHA2DS2-VASc Score (between 0 and 9) in predicting ischemic stroke and evaluation of its impact on antithrombotic medication at discharge.Higher values represent a worse outcome.

  3. Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)

    Time frame: 12 months

    Validation of Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) in predicting bleeding events and ischemic stroke and evaluation of its impact on antithrombotic medication at discharge.

  4. Anticoagulation and Risk Factors In Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) score

    Time frame: 12 months

    Validation of ATRIA score (0 to 15) in predicting bleeding events and evaluation of their impact on antithrombotic medication at discharge. Higher values represent a worse outcome.

  5. Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT) score

    Time frame: 12 months

    Validation of ORBIT score (0 to 7) in predicting bleeding events and evaluation of their impact on antithrombotic medication at discharge.Higher values represent a worse outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Attikon Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Hellenic Cardiology Society

Registry information

Official study title

Contemporary Antithrombotic Treatment in Patients With Non-valvular AF Undergoing PCI: The Greek AntiPlatElet Atrial Fibrillation (GRAPE-AF) Registry.

Acronym: GRAPE-AF

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Dec 5, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2021

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