Study on connective tissue growth factor expressed in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

ISRCTN ISRCTN20467848
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN20467848
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
10/08/2015
Registration date
31/08/2015
Last edited
20/08/2015
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is a protein which helps to make connective tissue, which connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs in the body. It has been found that CTGF can contribute to the thickening and stiffening of the heart valves. This can lead to conditions such as unstable angina (UA), a type of chest pain caused by poor blood flow to the heart which can lead to a heart attack, and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), which is a type of heart attack. When a person has a heart attack, an enzyme called creatine kinase MB (CK-MB) is released into the blood by the injured heart muscle.
The aim of this study is to find out whether there is a link between the amount of CTGF in the body and the size of a heart attack. The study also aims to find out if the levels of CTGF relate to the levels of the CK-MB in STEMI patients.

Who can participate?
Adults suffering from sudden STEMI or UA.

What does the study involve?
Participants with UA have a blood test when they are admitted to hospital to test the level of CTGF in their blood. For participants who are suffering from STEMI, a sample of blood is taken 24 hours, 2 days, 7 days and 14 days after the heart attack itself. Blood is also taken every two hours in order to test for CK-MB, and to work out the when the levels in the blood are at their highest.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no notable benefits or risks for the participants.

Where is the study run from?
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College (China)

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
July 2013 to March 2015

Who is funding the study?
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College (China)

Who is the main contact?
Dr Yong Li
liyongmyzone@126.com

Contact information

Dr Yong Li
Scientific

Chest Pain Center
The second affiliated hospital of Xuzhou Medical College
32 Meijian Road
Quanshan District
Xuzhou
221006
China

ORCiD logoORCID ID 0000-0003-4583-8643

Study information

Study designObservational cohort study
Primary study designObservational
Secondary study designCohort study
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeDiagnostic
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participant information sheet
Scientific titleConnective Tissue Growth Factor was significantly expressed in ST-segment elevation Myocardial Infarction patients
Study acronymCTGFMI
Study objectivesTo determine whether connective tissue growth factor assessment is a good index of the infarction size.
Ethics approval(s)The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College Ethics Committee, 25/06/2013, ref: SMC1306-25.
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied1. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
2. Angina
InterventionAll the patients received conventional intensive medical treatment and elective PCI after hospitalization. The door-to-balloon time was (278.3±43.2)hours for these 94 patients from chest pain to infarction-related artery .Patients with myocardial infarction were extracted 5ml of venous blood to detect CTGF 24h, 2 days, 7 days, 14 days after disease onset respectively. Patients with UA were extracted 5ml of venous blood to detect CTGF at the time of hospitalization. Patients with STEMI were extracted 5ml of venous blood every two hours to detect CKMB and to obtain CKMB enzyme peak value.
Intervention typeDevice
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
Phase
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)
Primary outcome measureThe serum level of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and Creatine kinase-MB (CKMB) maximal value.
Secondary outcome measures1. Ventricular ejection fraction.
2. Mortality Rate.
Overall study start date03/07/2013
Completion date15/04/2015

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants194
Key inclusion criteriaSuffering from one of the following:
1. Acute ST elevation myocardial infarction without direct PCI
2. Thrombolytic indications
3. Unstable angina
Key exclusion criteria1. Previous severe valvular disease
2. Cardiomyopathy
3. Severe chronic heart failure
4. Persistent atrial fibrillation.
Date of first enrolment03/07/2013
Date of final enrolment10/03/2015

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • China

Study participating centre

The second affiliated hospital of Xuzhou Medical College
32 Meijian Road
Quanshan District
Xuzhou
221006
China

Sponsor information

The second affiliated hospital of Xuzhou Medical College
Hospital/treatment centre

Chest Pain Center
32 Meijian Road
Quanshan District
Xuzhou
221006
China

ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/04yrcjm56

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date15/09/2015
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot expected to be made available
Publication and dissemination planPlanning to publish results of trial soon in a peer reviewed journal.
IPD sharing plan