Trial to Assess the Effects of Vorapaxar (SCH 530348; MK-5348) in Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke in Particpants With Acute Coronary Syndrome (TRA•CER) (Study P04736)
Atherosclerosis, Myocardial Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Atherosclerosis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Men and women at least 18 years old with current clinical manifestation of non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (heart attack) according to the following three criteria:
- current symptoms of cardiac ischemia (chest pain leading to cardiac ischemia or heart attack)
AND
either of the following:
- concurrent elevation of troponin I or T, or of creatine kinase - myocardial band (CK-MB) to a level above the upper limit of normal, OR
- concurrent appropriate electrocardiographic evidence
AND
any one (or more) of the following:
- age >= 55 years
- documented history of prior heart attack or coronary revascularization (eg, angioplasty [PCI], coronary artery replacement [CABG])
- diabetes (documented use of insulin or oral hypoglycemic[s])
- documented history of peripheral arterial disease
Exclusion Criteria:
- history of intracranial hemorrhage or of central nervous system (CNS) surgery, tumor, or aneurysm
- any bleeding disorder or abnormality
- sustained severe hypertension or valvular heart disease
- current or recent platelet count <100,000 mm^3
- planned or ongoing treatment with a blood thinning medication
- pregnancy
- any significant medical or physiological condition or abnormality that could put the subject at increased risk or limit the subject's ability to participate for the duration of the study
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Placebo
Vorapaxar
Loading oral dose of one 40 mg vorapaxar placebo tablet on Day 1, then one 2.5 mg vorapaxar placebo tablet daily, orally for at least 1 year in addition to current treatment of acute coronary syndrome, which will be continued to be administered as per current stand of care.
Loading oral dose of one 40 mg vorapaxar tablet on Day 1, then one 2.5 mg vorapaxar tablet daily, orally for at least 1 year in addition to current treatment of acute coronary syndrome, which will be continued to be administered as per current stand of care.