Trial Outcomes & Findings for Occluded Artery Trial (OAT) (NCT NCT00004562)

NCT ID: NCT00004562

Last Updated: 2014-04-21

Results Overview

Number of Patients with Events (death from any cause, nonfatal reinfarction, and hospitalization for New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV congestive heart failure). Events were centrally adjudicated.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

2201 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Measured over a maximum 9-year follow-up period - 6 year median

Results posted on

2014-04-21

Participant Flow

The primary analysis of the trial included 2166 patients who had been enrolled through December 2005 with an average follow-up of 2.9 years. An additional 35 patients were enrolled through June 2006 during an extended period of enrollment in the nuclear viability ancillary study. All 2201 patients are included here.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Overall Study
STARTED
1101
1100
Overall Study
COMPLETED
999
1009
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
102
91

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
102
91

Baseline Characteristics

Occluded Artery Trial (OAT)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
n=1101 Participants
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
n=1100 Participants
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Total
n=2201 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
58.6 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=5 Participants
58.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.1 • n=7 Participants
58.7 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
242 Participants
n=5 Participants
242 Participants
n=7 Participants
484 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
859 Participants
n=5 Participants
858 Participants
n=7 Participants
1717 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
888 participants
n=5 Participants
875 participants
n=7 Participants
1763 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
33 participants
n=5 Participants
36 participants
n=7 Participants
69 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
141 participants
n=5 Participants
136 participants
n=7 Participants
277 participants
n=5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
39 participants
n=5 Participants
53 participants
n=7 Participants
92 participants
n=5 Participants
Current cigarette smoker
Current Cigaratte Smoker
428 participants
n=5 Participants
431 participants
n=7 Participants
859 participants
n=5 Participants
Current cigarette smoker
Non-Smoker
664 participants
n=5 Participants
660 participants
n=7 Participants
1324 participants
n=5 Participants
Current cigarette smoker
Unknown
9 participants
n=5 Participants
9 participants
n=7 Participants
18 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Angina
240 participants
n=5 Participants
255 participants
n=7 Participants
495 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Myocardial infarction
129 participants
n=5 Participants
118 participants
n=7 Participants
247 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Cerebrovascular disease
48 participants
n=5 Participants
34 participants
n=7 Participants
82 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Peripheral-vessel disease
44 participants
n=5 Participants
39 participants
n=7 Participants
83 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Heart Failure
27 participants
n=5 Participants
25 participants
n=7 Participants
52 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
PCI
51 participants
n=5 Participants
54 participants
n=7 Participants
105 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
CABG
5 participants
n=5 Participants
4 participants
n=7 Participants
9 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Diabetes
203 participants
n=5 Participants
251 participants
n=7 Participants
454 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Diabetes - Insulin Use
63 participants
n=5 Participants
61 participants
n=7 Participants
124 participants
n=5 Participants
Prior History of Characteristics and Risk Factors
Hypertension
528 participants
n=5 Participants
543 participants
n=7 Participants
1071 participants
n=5 Participants
Infarct-related artery
Left anterior descending coronary artery
383 participants
n=5 Participants
410 participants
n=7 Participants
793 participants
n=5 Participants
Infarct-related artery
Left circumflex coronary artery
177 participants
n=5 Participants
158 participants
n=7 Participants
335 participants
n=5 Participants
Infarct-related artery
Right coronary artery
541 participants
n=5 Participants
532 participants
n=7 Participants
1073 participants
n=5 Participants
Interval between MI and randomization
8 days
n=5 Participants
8 days
n=7 Participants
8 days
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Measured over a maximum 9-year follow-up period - 6 year median

Number of Patients with Events (death from any cause, nonfatal reinfarction, and hospitalization for New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV congestive heart failure). Events were centrally adjudicated.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
n=1101 Participants
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
n=1100 Participants
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Number of Patients That Had a First Occurrence of the Primary End Point (Composite of Death From Any Cause, Nonfatal MI, or Class IV HF)
230 participants
219 participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Measured over a maximum 9-year follow-up period - 6 year median

Number of Participants with Secondary Outcomes (death from any cause, nonfatal MI, class IV HF, cardiac death, occurrence of selected clinical outcomes including stroke, hospitalization for CHF, sustained ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation, ICD implantation, or the composite end point). Events were centrally adjudicated.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
n=1101 Participants
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
n=1100 Participants
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Death from all causes
150 participants
153 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Fatal and nonfatal reinfarction
77 participants
65 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Nonfatal reinfarction
75 participants
61 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
NYHA class IV heart failure (HF)
51 participants
53 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Cardiovascular death
77 participants
81 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Death or nonfatal reinfarction
212 participants
199 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
NYHA class III or IV HF
76 participants
74 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Death, reinfarction, or NYHA class III or IV HF
249 participants
235 participants
Number of Participants With Secondary Outcomes (Safety Events)
Stroke
29 participants
24 participants

Adverse Events

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group

Serious events: 226 serious events
Other events: 75 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Medical Therapy Group

Serious events: 227 serious events
Other events: 61 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
n=1101 participants at risk
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
n=1100 participants at risk
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Cardiac disorders
Death from all causes
13.6%
150/1101 • Number of events 150
13.9%
153/1100 • Number of events 153
Cardiac disorders
NYHA class III or IV Heart Failure
6.9%
76/1101 • Number of events 76
6.7%
74/1100 • Number of events 74

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Group
n=1101 participants at risk
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with stent placement and optimal medical therapy
Medical Therapy Group
n=1100 participants at risk
Conventional medical management, including aspirin, beta blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and risk factor modification, plus percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary stenting
Cardiac disorders
Nonfatal reinfarction
6.8%
75/1101 • Number of events 75
5.5%
61/1100 • Number of events 61

Additional Information

Judith S. Hochman, M.D.

New York University School of Medicine

Phone: 212-263-6927

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