Anti-inflammatory Effects of Colchicine in PCI
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01709981 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 18, 2012
Results First Posted : September 9, 2020
Last Update Posted : May 25, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Coronary Artery Disease | Drug: Colchicine Drug: Placebo | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 280 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Anti-inflammatory Effects of Colchicine in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Inflammatory Marker Substudy of the Colchicine-PCI Trial |
Actual Study Start Date : | May 30, 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | August 30, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 13, 2021 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Colchicine
1.2mg colchicine 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by 0.6mg one hour later
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Drug: Colchicine
Colchicine 1.2mg 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by 0.6mg 1 hour later
Other Name: Colcrys |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Placebo 1-2 hours prior PCI, followed by placebo 1 hour later
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Drug: Placebo
Placebo 1 to 2 hours prior PCI, followed by Placebo 1 hour later |
- Percent Change in Post-procedural IL-6 Concentration From Baseline to 30 Min -1 hr After PCI [ Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour after PCI ]
- Percent Change in Post-procedural IL-6 Concentration From Baseline to 22-24 hr After PCI [ Time Frame: baseline to 22-24 hr after PCI ]
- Percent Change in Post-procedural hsCRP Concentration From Baseline to 22-24 hr After PCI [ Time Frame: baseline to 22-24 hr after PCI ]
- Percent Change in Post-procedural IL-1B Concentration From Baseline to 30 Min -1 hr After PCI [ Time Frame: 30 minutes to 1 hour after PCI ]
- Percent Change in Post-procedural IL-1B Concentration From Baseline to 30 Min -1 hr After PCI [ Time Frame: baseline to 22-24 hr after PCI ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must be more than 18 years of age and referred for coronary angiography
Exclusion Criteria:
- Plan for diagnostic-only coronary angiography
- On colchicine chronically
- History of intolerance to colchicine
- Glomerular filtration rate <30mL/minute or on dialysis
- Active malignancy or infection
- History of myelodysplasia
- High-dose statin load <24 hours prior to procedure
- Use of oral steroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents other than aspirin within 72 hours or 3 times the agent's half-life (whichever is longer)
- Use of strong CYP3A4/P-glycoprotein inhibitors (specifically ritonavir, ketoconazole, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, diltiazem and verapamil)
- Unable to consent
- Participating in a competing study

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01709981
United States, New York | |
Manhattan VA Hospital | |
New York, New York, United States, 10010 | |
Bellevue Hospital Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10016 | |
New York Langone Medical Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10016 |
Principal Investigator: | Binita Shah, MD | NYU Langone Health |
Documents provided by NYU Langone Health:
Responsible Party: | NYU Langone Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01709981 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
11-02573 |
First Posted: | October 18, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | September 9, 2020 |
Last Update Posted: | May 25, 2022 |
Last Verified: | May 2022 |
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