Aspirin-Myocardial Infarction Study (AMIS)

NCT ID: NCT00000491

Last Updated: 2016-03-25

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1974-10-31

Study Completion Date

1979-08-31

Brief Summary

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To determine whether the daily administration of 1 gm of aspirin to individuals with a documented myocardial infarction would result in a significant reduction in mortality over a three year period.

Detailed Description

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BACKGROUND:

It had been postulated that thrombosis plays a major role in the late stages of coronary artery occlusion. Platelet aggregation is a large component in the formation of arterial thrombi. Theoretically, an agent which prevents the aggregation of platelets would be of value in people with coronary artery disease. Aspirin, in small doses, inhibits platelet aggregation for prolonged periods of time, and therefore might be expected to prevent or retard the occlusion of coronary arteries. This would be reflected in a decrease in the incidence of myocardial infarction and a decrease in mortality due to coronary artery disease.

Several studies had given preliminary evidence that regular administration of aspirin may be of benefit to patients with known coronary artery disease. A National Heart and Lung Institute-sponsored study, the Coronary Drug Project, ran a pilot trial of aspirin and placebo in men with previous myocardial infarctions. Preliminary results from this trial demonstrated its feasibility and led NHLBI to sponsor a more definitive controlled study of the benefit of aspirin in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.

An Institute Planning Committee met four times between October 1974 and April 1975 and developed a protocol, manual of operations, and data collection forms. Recruitment of patients began in June 1975, with the first patient randomized on July 2, 1975. Patients who were randomized had been seen at the AMIS Clinical Center for two initial visits and one baseline visit and were free of any reasons for exclusion, such as the current use of anticoagulants and a history of adverse reactions to aspirin. Patients took acetaminophen at times when they would normally take aspirin.

Follow-up was for a minimum of 3 years, with each patient seen at 4-month intervals and monitored for side effects and various nonfatal events, including cardiovascular problems. The primary endpoint was mortality. Annually, a detailed history was obtained and a complete physical examination performed. The study involved 30 clinical centers, a coordinating center, and a central laboratory.

The study completed patient recruitment in the scheduled one year period. A total of 4,524 post-MI patients were enrolled by the 30 clinical centers. Three-year minimum patient follow-up ended in August 1979.

DESIGN NARRATIVE:

Randomized, double-blind, fixed sample. Eligible patients were assigned to a treatment group receiving 1 gm of aspirin daily (the equivalent of three standard aspirin tablets) or to a control group receiving a placebo.

Conditions

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Cardiovascular Diseases Coronary Disease Heart Diseases Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Ischemia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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aspirin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Men and women, ages 30 to 69. Had a documented myocardial infarction.
Minimum Eligible Age

30 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

69 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Allan Barker

Role:

Salt Lake Clinic Research Foundation

David Berkson

Role:

Unity Health Toronto

William Berstein

Role:

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nemat Borhani

Role:

University of California, Davis

Elmer Cooper

Role:

Santa Rosa Medical Center

Leonard Dreifus

Role:

Lankenau Hospital

Noble Fowler

Role:

University of Cincinnati

Phillip Frost

Role:

USPHS Hospital

Mario Garcia-Palmieri

Role:

University of Puerto Rico Medical Science Campus

Hugh Gilmore

Role:

University of Miami

Sidney Goldstein

Role:

Henry Ford Hospital

Olga Haring

Role:

Northwestern University

J. Hoover

Role:

University of Washington

Richard Hutchinson

Role:

University of Mississippi Medical Center

William Krol

Role:

University of Maryland at Baltimore

Peter Kuo

Role:

Rutgers Medical School

Charles, Laubach

Role:

Institute for Medical Education and Research

Bernard Lewis

Role:

Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation

Jessie Marmorston

Role:

University of Southern California

J. McNamara

Role:

Pacific Health Research Institute

Dayton Miller

Role:

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thaddeus Prout

Role:

Greater Baltimore Medical Center

David Richardson

Role:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Jorge Rios

Role:

George Washington University

Paul Samuel

Role:

Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center

Stephen Scheidt

Role:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Robert Schlant

Role:

Emory University

Henry Schoch

Role:

University of Michigan

James Schoenberger

Role:

Rush University Medical Center

Marvin Segal

Role:

MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL

Pantel Vokonas

Role:

Boston Health and Hospitals Department

C. Williams

Role:

Ogden Research Foundation

Gary Wilner

Role:

Endeavor Health

References

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Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Research Group: A Study of Aspirin in Patients with Myocardial Infarction. Prostaglandins in Hematology. Spectrum Publications Inc, New York, l977, 36l-370.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

An intervention study-the aspirin myocardial infarction study. Lipids. 1977 Jan;12(1):59-63. doi: 10.1007/BF02532973.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 319319 (View on PubMed)

A randomized, controlled trial of aspirin in persons recovered from myocardial infarction. JAMA. 1980 Feb 15;243(7):661-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6985998 (View on PubMed)

Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Research Group: Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study: Design, Methods and Baseline Results. DHEW Pub. No. (NIH) 80-2l06, l980.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

The aspirin myocardial infarction study: final results. The Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study research group. Circulation. 1980 Dec;62(6 Pt 2):V79-84.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7438383 (View on PubMed)

Wasserman AG, Bren GB, Ross AM, Richardson DW, Hutchinson RG, Rios JC. Prognostic implications of diagnostic Q waves after myocardial infarction. Circulation. 1982 Jun;65(7):1451-5. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.65.7.1451.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7042113 (View on PubMed)

Goldstein S, Friedman L, Hutchinson R, Canner P, Romhilt D, Schlant R, Sobrino R, Verter J, Wasserman A. Timing, mechanism and clinical setting of witnessed deaths in postmyocardial infarction patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1984 May;3(5):1111-7. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(84)80167-9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 6423716 (View on PubMed)

Mattson ME, Curb JD, McArdle R. Participation in a clinical trial: the patients' point of view. Control Clin Trials. 1985 Jun;6(2):156-67. doi: 10.1016/0197-2456(85)90121-7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 4006489 (View on PubMed)

Shekelle RB, Gale M, Norusis M. Type A score (Jenkins Activity Survey) and risk of recurrent coronary heart disease in the aspirin myocardial infarction study. Am J Cardiol. 1985 Aug 1;56(4):221-5. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(85)90838-0.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3895879 (View on PubMed)

Frost PH, Verter J, Miller D. Serum lipids and lipoproteins after myocardial infarction: associations with cardiovascular mortality and experience in the Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study. Am Heart J. 1987 Jun;113(6):1356-64. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(87)90648-x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3591604 (View on PubMed)

Schoenberger JA. Recruitment experience in the Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study. Control Clin Trials. 1987 Dec;8(4 Suppl):74S-78S. doi: 10.1016/0197-2456(87)90009-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 3440392 (View on PubMed)

Furberg CD, Friedman LM, MacMahon SW: Women as Participants in Trials of the Primary and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Part II. Secondary Prevention: The Beta-Blocker Heart Attack Trial and the Aspirin Myocardial Infarction Study, in: Coronary Heart Disease in Women. ED Eaker, B Packard, NK Wenger, TB Carkson, HA Tyroler (Eds). New York, Haymarket Doyma, pp 241-246, 1987.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Howard J, Whittemore AS, Hoover JJ, Panos M. How blind was the patient blind in AMIS? Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1982 Nov;32(5):543-53. doi: 10.1038/clpt.1982.201.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7127995 (View on PubMed)

Study Documents

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Document Type: Individual Participant Data Set

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Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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