Complete vs Culprit-only Revascularization to Treat Multi-vessel Disease After Early PCI for STEMI (COMPLETE)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01740479 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : December 4, 2012
Last Update Posted : February 9, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Acute Myocardial Infarction Coronary Artery Disease | Procedure: Complete Revascularization Strategy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 4042 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Study of Complete vs Culprit-only Revascularization Strategies to Treat Multi-vessel Disease After Early Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for ST-segment Elevation Myocardial (STEMI) Infarction |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 1, 2013 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 7, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 7, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Complete Revascularization Strategy
Complete Revascularization Strategy (Staged Non-Culprit Lesion PCI plus Optimal Medical Therapy): Staged PCI using second generation drug eluting stents (Promus Element Plus drug-eluting stent or newer version in this series is strongly recommended) of all suitable non-culprit lesions. All patients, regardless of randomized treatment allocation will receive optimal medical therapy consisting of risk factor modification and use of evidence-based therapies (including low dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and ticagrelor). |
Procedure: Complete Revascularization Strategy
Staged PCI using second generation drug eluting stents (Promus Element Plus drug-eluting stent or newer version in this series is strongly recommended) of all suitable non-culprit lesions plus optimal medical therapy.
Other Name: Staged Non-Culprit Lesion PCI plus Optimal Medical Therapy |
No Intervention: Optimal Medical Therapy Alone
Culprit lesion only Revascularization Strategy (Optimal Medical Therapy Alone): No further revascularization of non-culprit lesions. All patients, regardless of randomized treatment allocation will receive optimal medical therapy consisting of risk factor modification and use of evidence-based therapies (including low dose ASA and ticagrelor). |
- Composite of Cardiovascular death or new myocardial Infarction [ Time Frame: over duration of follow-up (average of approximately 4 years) ]Co-primary outcome: CV death or new MI
- Composite of cardiovascular death, new myocardial infarction or ischemia-driven revascularization [ Time Frame: over duration of follow-up (average of approximately 4 years) ]Co-primary outcome: CV death, new MI or IDR
- Composite of CV death, new MI, ischemia-driven revascularization or hospitalization for unstable angina or heart failure [ Time Frame: Over duration of follow-up (average of approximately 4 years) ]
- Major Bleeding [ Time Frame: Over duration of follow-up (average of approximately 4 years) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men and women within 72 hours after successful PCI (preferably using a drug eluting stent) to the culprit lesion for STEMI. PCI for STEMI can be either primary PCI or rescue PCI for failed fibrinolysis or a combination strategy where PCI is performed routinely 3-12 hours after fibrinolysis AND
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Multi-vessel disease defined as at least 1 additional non-infarct related coronary artery lesion that is at least 2.5 mm in diameter that has not been stented as part of the primary PCI and that is amenable to successful treatment with PCI and has:
- At least 70% diameter stenosis (visual estimation) or
- At least 50% diameter stenosis (visual estimation) with fractional flow reserve (FFR) ≤ 0.80
Exclusion Criteria:
- Planned revascularization of non-culprit lesion
- Planned surgical revascularization
- Non-cardiovascular co-morbidity reducing life expectancy to < 5 years
- Any factor precluding 5 year follow-up
- Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01740479
Canada, Ontario | |
Hamilton General Hospital | |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L2X2 |
Principal Investigator: | Shamir R Mehta, MD, MSc | McMaster University |
Responsible Party: | Population Health Research Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01740479 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
COMPLETE-2012 |
First Posted: | December 4, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 9, 2021 |
Last Verified: | February 2021 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
STEMI ticagrelor multi-vessel disease culprit lesion |
Coronary Artery Disease Myocardial Infarction Infarction Ischemia Pathologic Processes Necrosis Coronary Disease |
Myocardial Ischemia Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases Vascular Diseases |