Study Design and Rationale of “A Multicenter, Open-Labeled, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Three 2nd-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Real-World Practice” (CHOICE trial) - 28/07/13

Riassunto |
Background |
The second-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) have shown superiority in many studies relating to safety and efficacy when compared with the first-generation DES. However, it is unclear whether there are differences in efficacy and safety among the second-generation DES after long-term follow-up.
Methods |
This multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-labeled trial will directly compare the efficacy and safety among the patients treated with either everolimus-eluting stent (EES), zotarolimus-eluting stent with biolinx polymer (ZES-R), or biolimus-eluting stent (BES) with minimal exclusion criteria. The primary end point is a patient-oriented composite consisted of cardiac death, myocardial infarction not clearly attributable to a nontarget vessel and clinically indicated target lesion revascularization at 24-month clinical follow-up post-index procedure. With the hypothesis that “BES is non-inferior to EES” or “BES is non-inferior to ZES-R” in primary end point, approximately 2,600 patients will be assigned to one of the types of stents using a web-based randomization system.
Conclusions |
The CHOICE trial will directly compare the efficacy and safety of EES, ZES-R, and BES in everyday clinical practice for long-term follow-up.
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| Trial registration number: National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials Registry (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier #NCT01397175). |
Vol 166 - N° 2
P. 224-229 - agosto 2013 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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