Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
VA Office of Research and Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00054847
First received: February 11, 2003
Last updated: April 18, 2014
Last verified: April 2014
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Purpose
VA patients with coronary artery disease and who have agreed to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery would be randomized to receive either radial artery or saphenous vein to the study vessel. The primary outcome variable is graft patency at one year.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
| Cardiovascular Disease Coronary Artery Disease | Procedure: saphenous vein graft Procedure: radial artery graft |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | CSP #474 - Radial Artery vs. Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Radial Artery) |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- To Compare 1-year Angiographic Patency of Radial Artery Grafts Versus Saphenous Vein Grafts in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]The primary end point was angiographic graft patency at 1 year after coronary artery bypass surgery, defined as any opacification of distal target by injection of the graft. The window for the 1-year angiogram was 2 to 24 months. This window was chosen to capture early clinically indicated angiograms and late selective angiograms in patients who did not have symptoms. Study grafts that were occluded at 1 week after coronary artery bypass graft surgery were considered occluded at 1 year. One-year graft patency data were missing if patients whose study grafts were patent at 1 week did not undergo an angiogram within the time window or if the central angiography laboratory was not able to determine graft patency.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Death [ Time Frame: Within 1 year of surgery. ]
- Myocardial Infarction [ Time Frame: Within 1 year of bypass surgery ]
- Stroke [ Time Frame: Within 1 year of bypass surgery ]
| Enrollment: | 733 |
| Study Start Date: | February 2003 |
| Study Completion Date: | February 2010 |
| Primary Completion Date: | February 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Active Comparator: Saphenous Vein Graft
Saphenous Vein Graft
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Procedure: saphenous vein graft
Saphenous vein harvested from the arm is used as a conduit for CABG.
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Active Comparator: Radial Artery Graft
Radial Artery Graft
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Procedure: radial artery graft
Radial artery harvested from the arm is used as a conduit for CABG.
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Senior |
| Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients needing coronary artery bypass grafts.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who require only a single vessel bypass and in whom the internal mammary artery will be used for that graft
- Patients with previous stripping and ligation of saphenous veins and in whom no venous conduit is available for bypass
- Patients with Raynaud's symptoms
- Patients who have a creatinine above 2.0 mg/dL or require hemodialysis
- Patients with a positive Allen test
- Patients with cardiogenic shock
- Patients who are unable to give consent
- Patients allergic to contrast material
- Patients undergoing repeat CABG or any form of robotic surgery
- Patients who do not have full use of both arms
- Patients who are pregnant
- Patients with neurologic or musculoskeletal disease affecting the arm
- Patients who refuse to participate
- Patient requires any concomitant valve operation in the mitral, aortic, or pulmonary position. Isolated tricuspid annuloplasty is acceptable, but tricuspid valve replacement excludes the patient from consideration.
- Patient requires concomitant Dor or Maze procedure
- Patient is in another research study
- No suitable radial target (there is no non-LAD vessel with a >70% stenosis)
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00054847
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00054847
Locations
| United States, Alabama | |
| VA Medical Center, Birmingham | |
| Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233 | |
| United States, Arizona | |
| Southern Arizona VA Health Care System | |
| Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85723 | |
| United States, Arkansas | |
| Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock | |
| No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706 | |
| United States, Illinois | |
| Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital | |
| Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-5000 | |
| United States, Louisiana | |
| Southeast Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans | |
| New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112 | |
| United States, Massachusetts | |
| VA Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus | |
| Brockton, Massachusetts, United States, 02301 | |
| United States, Michigan | |
| VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System | |
| Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48113 | |
| United States, Minnesota | |
| VA Medical Center, Minneapolis | |
| Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417 | |
| United States, New Mexico | |
| New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque | |
| Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5153 | |
| United States, Texas | |
| Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (152) | |
| Houston, Texas, United States, 77030 | |
| United States, Virginia | |
| Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center | |
| Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
Investigators
| Study Chair: | Steven Goldman, MD | Southern Arizona VA Health Care System |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | VA Office of Research and Development |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00054847 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: |
474 |
| Study First Received: | February 11, 2003 |
| Results First Received: | January 31, 2014 |
| Last Updated: | April 18, 2014 |
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
|
CABG cardiovascular chronic diseases clinical trial |
heart multi-site trial prospective |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
|
Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Ischemia Coronary Disease |
Heart Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases |
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