A Study Comparing Cardiovascular Effects of Ticagrelor Versus Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (THEMIS)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01991795 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : November 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : February 15, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 | Drug: Ticagrelor 60 mg Drug: Ticagrelor placebo | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 19271 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Multinational, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Ticagrelor Twice Daily on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (THEMIS - Effect of Ticagrelor on Health Outcomes in Diabetes Mellitus Patients Intervention Study) |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 10, 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | January 25, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | January 25, 2019 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Ticagrelor 60 mg
Initially ticagrelor 90 mg or corresponding placebo was the selected dose, but reduced to ticagrelor 60 mg or corresponding placebo in Clinical Study Protocol Amendment No 1.
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Drug: Ticagrelor 60 mg
Ticagrelor 60 mg bd taken orally as tablets
Other Name: Brilinta/Brilique |
Placebo Comparator: Ticagrelor placebo
Initially ticagrelor 90 mg or corresponding placebo was the selected dose, but reduced to ticagrelor 60 mg or corresponding placebo in Clinical Study Protocol Amendment No 1.
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Drug: Ticagrelor placebo
Ticagrelor placebo bd taken orally as tablets |
- Time from randomisation to first occurrence of any event from the composite of CV death, MI or stroke [ Time Frame: Up to 58 months ]
- Prevention of CV death. The efficacy variable is time from randomisation to death of CV cause [ Time Frame: Up to 58 months ]
- Prevention of MI. The efficacy variable is time from randomisation to first occurrence of MI [ Time Frame: Up to 58 months ]
- Prevention of ischaemic stroke. The efficacy variable is time from randomisation to first occurrence of ischaemic stroke [ Time Frame: Up to 58 months ]
- Prevention of all-cause death. The efficacy variable is time from randomisation to death of any cause [ Time Frame: Up to 58 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 50 Years to 130 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Men or women ≥50 years of age with type 2 diabetes mellitus on treatment with a glucose lowering medication since at least 6 months, and either documented coronary artery occlusive disease or previous revascularization of a coronary artery.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
History of myocardial infarction or any stroke; planned treatment with agents inhibiting blood clotting; planned use of ASA/Aspirin at doses above 150 mg daily; planned coronary, cerebrovascular, or peripheral arterial revascularization; patients with known bleeding disorders and patients who need chronic oral anticoagulant therapy or chronic low-molecular-weight heparin; history of intracranial bleeding at any time, or a history of bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract within the last 6 months or a major surgery within the last 30 days; patients with known severe liver disease or with kidney failure requiring dialysis

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01991795

Principal Investigator: | Philippe Gabriel Steg, MD | Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard 46 Rue Henri Huchard, Paris | |
Principal Investigator: | Deepak L. Bhatt, MD | Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston |
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Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01991795 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D513BC00001 |
First Posted: | November 25, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | February 15, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
Diabetes Coronary artery disease Outcome Prevention Antiplatelet |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Endocrine System Diseases Ticagrelor Adenosine Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists Purinergic P2 Receptor Antagonists Purinergic Antagonists Purinergic Agents |
Neurotransmitter Agents Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Physiological Effects of Drugs Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Anti-Arrhythmia Agents Vasodilator Agents Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists Purinergic Agonists |