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NCT00046228 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

A Study of Abciximab and Reteplase When Administered Prior to Catherization After a Myocardial Infarction (Finesse)

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Centocor.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
2,461
Enrollment target

NCT00046228: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Centocor.

NCT00046228 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Centocor. The registered enrollment target is 2,461 participants, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (219% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00046228, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Centocor.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
2,461 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether abciximab given in combination with reteplase, before patients have a coronary intervention (a standard treatment where a catheter is inserted into the heart artery to get blood flowing past the clot), is safe and effective in the treatment of heart attacks compared to only abciximab given during coronary intervention.

Primary Outcome

Occurs within 90 days and is composite of all-cause mortality or complications of myocardial infarction (MI) (rehospitalization or emergency department visit for congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiogenic shock, or resuscitated ventricular fibrillation occurring \> 48 hours after randomization).

Interventions

  • DRUG abciximab placebo; reteplase placebo, abciximab, abciximab
  • DRUG Abciximab; reteplase; abciximab placebo; abciximab
  • DRUG abciximab; reteplase placebo; abciximab placebo; abciximab

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 2,461 participants
Start Date 2002-08
Est. Completion 2008-01
Phase Phase 3
Centocor

33 total trials

What the finished NCT00046228 record still lists

NCT00046228 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 2,461 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (219% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which abciximab placebo; reteplase placebo, abciximab, abciximab is the first listed.

NCT00046228 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00046228 about?

NCT00046228 is a clinical study titled "A Study of Abciximab and Reteplase When Administered Prior to Catherization After a Myocardial Infarction (Finesse)". The purpose of this study is to determine whether abciximab given in combination with reteplase, before patients have a coronary intervention (a standard treatment where a catheter is inserted into the heart artery to get blood flowing past the clot), is safe and effective in the treatment of heart ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00046228?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 2,461 participants. The study started on 2002-08. Estimated completion is 2008-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00046228?

The interventions under investigation include: abciximab placebo; reteplase placebo, abciximab, abciximab (DRUG), Abciximab; reteplase; abciximab placebo; abciximab (DRUG), abciximab; reteplase placebo; abciximab placebo; abciximab (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00046228?

This trial is sponsored by Centocor, which has 33 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00046228's enrollment target sits among peer trials

2,461 88th of 2000 higher than 1,913 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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