Trial Outcomes & Findings for Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term (NCT NCT02697916)

NCT ID: NCT02697916

Last Updated: 2021-07-01

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

15076 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Results posted on

2021-07-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
ASA 81mg
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Overall Study
STARTED
7540
7536
Overall Study
COMPLETED
6962
6828
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
578
708

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
ASA 81mg
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Overall Study
Death
357
315
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
221
393

Baseline Characteristics

Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-Centric Trial Assessing Benefits and Long-term

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7540 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7536 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Total
n=15076 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
66.9 years
n=5 Participants
66.8 years
n=7 Participants
66.8 years
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2307 Participants
n=5 Participants
2417 Participants
n=7 Participants
4724 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5233 Participants
n=5 Participants
5119 Participants
n=7 Participants
10352 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
249 Participants
n=5 Participants
232 Participants
n=7 Participants
481 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6816 Participants
n=5 Participants
6737 Participants
n=7 Participants
13553 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
475 Participants
n=5 Participants
567 Participants
n=7 Participants
1042 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
69 Participants
n=5 Participants
45 Participants
n=7 Participants
114 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
82 Participants
n=5 Participants
64 Participants
n=7 Participants
146 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
664 Participants
n=5 Participants
647 Participants
n=7 Participants
1311 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6014 Participants
n=5 Participants
5976 Participants
n=7 Participants
11990 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
71 Participants
n=5 Participants
63 Participants
n=7 Participants
134 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
640 Participants
n=5 Participants
741 Participants
n=7 Participants
1381 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Experiencing All-cause Death, Hospitalization for Nonfatal MI, or Hospitalization for Nonfatal Stroke in High-risk Patients With a History of MI or Documented Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
590 Participants
569 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Experiencing All-cause Death
315 Participants
357 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Experiencing Hospitalization for Nonfatal MI
228 Participants
213 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Experiencing Hospitalization for Nonfatal Stroke
102 Participants
92 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Requiring Coronary Revascularization Procedures (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PCI] or Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting [CABG])
471 Participants
446 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 2 years

Quality of life measures are based on an ordinal scale from 1-5, where 1 corresponds to the best outcome and 5 to the worst. Model-based mean score estimates are obtained from mixed models of each quality of life measure.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7540 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7536 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
Describe Current Health
2.77 score on a scale
Standard Error .011
2.8 score on a scale
Standard Error .011
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
Able to Run Errands and Shop
1.65 score on a scale
Standard Error .011
1.66 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
In the past 7 Days, Felt Depressed
1.69 score on a scale
Standard Error .010
1.7 score on a scale
Standard Error .011
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
In the past 7 Days, Felt Fatigued
2.25 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
2.27 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
In the past 7 Days, Problems with Sleep
2.06 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
2.10 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
Trouble doing Regular Activities
1.84 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
1.88 score on a scale
Standard Error .012
Quality of Life and Functional Status, as Measured on a 5-point Scale
In the past 7 Days, Pain interfered
2.06 score on a scale
Standard Error .013
2.02 score on a scale
Standard Error .013

OTHER_PRE_SPECIFIED outcome

Timeframe: Time of randomization through study completion, approximately 4 years

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 Participants
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 Participants
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Number of Participants Experiencing Hospitalization for Major Bleeding Complications With an Associated Blood Product Transfusion
53 Participants
44 Participants

Adverse Events

ASA 81mg

Serious events: 383 serious events
Other events: 491 other events
Deaths: 315 deaths

ASA 325mg

Serious events: 349 serious events
Other events: 471 other events
Deaths: 357 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 participants at risk
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 participants at risk
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Cardiac disorders
Non-Fatal MI
3.1%
228/7434 • Number of events 228 • Up to 50 months
2.9%
213/7330 • Number of events 213 • Up to 50 months
Vascular disorders
Non-Fatal Stroke
1.4%
102/7434 • Number of events 102 • Up to 50 months
1.3%
92/7330 • Number of events 92 • Up to 50 months
Cardiac disorders
Major Bleeding
0.71%
53/7434 • Number of events 53 • Up to 50 months
0.60%
44/7330 • Number of events 44 • Up to 50 months

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
ASA 81mg
n=7434 participants at risk
aspirin 81mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
ASA 325mg
n=7330 participants at risk
aspirin 325mg aspirin: 81mg of aspirin daily vs. 325mg of aspirin daily
Cardiac disorders
PCI or CABG
6.3%
471/7434 • Number of events 471 • Up to 50 months
6.1%
446/7330 • Number of events 446 • Up to 50 months
Cardiac disorders
Transient ischemia attack (TIA)
0.27%
20/7434 • Number of events 20 • Up to 50 months
0.34%
25/7330 • Number of events 25 • Up to 50 months

Additional Information

W. Schuyler Jones, MD

Duke University; Duke Clinical Research Institute

Phone: 919-668-8917

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place