The EUROPA study: EUropean trial on Reduction Of cardiac events with Perindopril in stable coronary Artery

ISRCTN ISRCTN37166280
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37166280
Secondary identifying numbers CL3-09490-144
Submission date
14/10/2009
Registration date
15/10/2009
Last edited
18/04/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration and not expected to be available in the future

Contact information

Prof K Fox
Scientific

Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospital
Sydney Street
London
SW3 6NP
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7351 8626
Email K.Fox@rbht.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEffects of perindopril on mortality/morbidity in patients with stable coronary artery disease without clinical heart failure: a double-blind, multicentre, randomised trial
Study acronymEUROPA
Study objectivesTo evaluate the effect of perindopril on cardiovascular events in patients with stable coronary artery disease and without heart failure.
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval was obtained before recruitment of the first participants
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCoronary artery disease
InterventionPerindopril 8 mg per day (4 mg for patients aged 70 or older) or placebo for approximately 4 years treatment, follow-up at 3 months, 6 months and every 6 months thereafter.
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhasePhase III
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Perindopril
Primary outcome measureComposite endpoint of cardiovascular mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction and cardiac arrest resuscitation, measured at 3 months, 6 months and every 6 months thereafter
Secondary outcome measuresComposite endpoints of mortality, non-fatal acute myocardial infarction, unstable angina and cardiac arrest resuscitation and individual endpoints, measured at 3 months, 6 months and every 6 months thereafter
Overall study start date22/10/1997
Completion date20/05/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants12230
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 18 years or more, both genders
2. Stable documented coronary artery disease
3. Not scheduled for revascularisation
Key exclusion criteria1. Clinical signs of heart failure requiring treatment with an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor
2. Uncontrolled treated hypertension
3. Clinically significant obstructive valvular disease
4. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Date of first enrolment22/10/1997
Date of final enrolment20/05/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Türkiye
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospital
London
SW3 6NP
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Industry

50 rue Carnot
Suresnes
92284
France

Website http://www.servier.com/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/034e7c066

Funders

Funder type

Industry

Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareYes
IPD sharing plan summaryAvailable on request
Publication and dissemination planCurrent version as of 28/03/2018:
Summary results are published in https://clinicaltrials.servier.com.
For interventional Phase III studies ending after the 1st January 2014, the results are/will be published in scientific literature.

IPD sharing plan: The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study will be available upon request from https://clinicaltrials.servier.com if a Marketing Authorisation has been granted after 1st January 2014.

Previous version as of 24/01/2018:
Publication plan:
All phases - Interventional studies ending before 01/10/2018: Summary results will be published on https://clinicaltrials.servier.com/ within 12 months after the end of the study.
All phases - Interventional studies ending after 01/10/2018: Summary results and a lay summary will be published on https://clinicaltrials.servier.com/ within 12 months after the end of the study.
Phase 3 only - The results will be published in scientific literature within 18 months after the end of the study.
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study will be available upon request from https://clinicaltrials.servier.com/ if a Marketing Authorisation has been granted after 2014.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Basic results No No
Results article efficacy results 06/09/2003 Yes No
Results article risk reduction results 01/03/2015 Yes No

Editorial Notes

18/04/2018: Internal review
28/03/2018: The publication and dissemination plan has been changed.
24/01/2018: Publication plan and IPD sharing statement added.
06/12/2017: results summary added.