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Registration number
NCT00991029
Ethics application status
Date submitted
6/10/2009
Date registered
7/10/2009
Date last updated
4/12/2018

Titles & IDs
Public title
Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT) Trial
Scientific title
Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT) Trial
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
1U01S062835-01A1
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
POINT
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Ischemic Attack, Transient 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Ischaemic
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system
Neurological 0 0 0 0
Other neurological disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Clopidogrel
Treatment: Drugs - placebo

Active comparator: clopidogrel - Patients assigned to clopidogrel in addition to aspirin

Placebo comparator: placebo - Patients assigned to placebo in addition to aspirin


Treatment: Drugs: Clopidogrel
Loading dose of 600mg followed by 75 milligrams, oral, one tablet daily for 89 days

Treatment: Drugs: placebo
Loading dose of 8 tablets followed by one tablet daily for 89 days
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Composite of Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, or Death From Ischemic Vascular Causes
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Major Hemorrhage
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Ischemic Stroke
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Myocardial Infarction
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Death From Ischemic Vascular Causes
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Up to 90 days
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Composite of Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Death From Ischemic Vascular Causes, or Major Hemorrhage
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Up to 90 days

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Neurological deficit (based on history or exam) attributed to focal brain ischemia and EITHER:

* High risk TIA: Complete resolution of the deficit at the time of randomization AND ABCD2 score of (greater than or equal to) 4 OR
* Minor ischemic stroke: residual deficit with NIHSS of (less than or equal to) 3 at the time of randomization
* Ability to randomize within 12 hours of time last known free of new ischemic symptoms.
* Head CT or MRI ruling out hemorrhage or other pathology, such as vascular malformation, tumor, or abscess, that could explain symptoms or contraindicate therapy.
* Ability to tolerate aspirin at a does of 50-325 mg/day.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria

* Age <18 years
* TIA symptoms limited to isolated numbness, isolated visual changes, or isolated dizziness/vertigo.
* In the judgment of the treating physician, a candidate for thrombolysis, endarterectomy or endovascular intervention, unless the subject declines both endarterectomy and endovascular intervention at the time of evaluation for eligibility.
* Receipt of any intravenous or intra-arterial thrombolysis within 1 week prior to index event.
* Gastrointestinal bleed or major surgery within 3 months prior to index event.
* History of nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage.
* Clear indication for anticoagulation (e.g., warfarin, heparin) anticipated during the study period (atrial fibrillation, mechanical heart valve, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, hypercoagulable state).
* Qualifying ischemic event induced by angiography or surgery.
* Severe non-cardiovascular comorbidity with life expectancy <3 months.
* Contraindication to clopidogrel or aspirin.

* Known allergy
* Severe renal (serum creatinine >2 mg/dL or 176.8umol/L) or hepatic insufficiency (prior or concurrent diagnosis, with International Normalized Ratio (INR)>1.5 or any resultant complication, such as variceal bleeding, encephalopathy, or icterus)
* Hemostatic disorder or systemic bleeding in the past 3 months
* Current thrombocytopenia (platelet count <100 x10^9/l) or neutropenia (<1 x10^9/l)
* History of drug-induced hematologic or hepatic abnormalities
* Anticipated requirement for long-term (>7 day) non-study antiplatelet drugs (eg, dipyridamole, clopidogrel, ticlopidine), or Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) affecting platelet function (such as prior vascular stent or arthritis).
* Inability to swallow medications.
* At risk for pregnancy: premenopausal or post menopausal woman within 12 months of last menses without a negative pregnancy test or not committing to adequate birth control (e.g., oral contraceptive, two methods of barrier birth control, or abstinence).
* Unavailability for follow-up.
* Signed and dated informed consent not obtained from patient.
* Other neurological conditions that would complicate assessment of outcomes during follow-up.
* Ongoing treatment in another study of an investigational therapy that may potentially interact with study drug, or treatment in such a study within the last 7 days.
* Previously enrolled in the POINT study.

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s


The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
28/05/2010
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
9/04/2018
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
4881
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
University of California, San Francisco
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Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials Network (NETT)
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Medical University of South Carolina
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The Emmes Company, LLC
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction. An ischemic stroke is a cerebral infarction. In POINT, eligibility is limited to brain TIAs and to minor ischemic strokes (with an NIH Stroke Scale \[NIHSS\] score less than or equal to 3).

TIAs are common \[25\], and are often harbingers of disabling strokes. Approximately 250,000-350,000 TIAs are diagnosed each year in the US. Given median survival of more than 8 years \[32\], there are approximately 2.4 million TIA survivors. In a national survey, one in fifteen of those over 65 years old reported a history of TIA \[33\], which is equivalent to a prevalence of 2.3 million in older Americans. Based on the prevalence of undiagnosed transient neurological events, the true incidence of TIA may be twice as high as the rates of diagnosis \[33\]. Based on our review of the National Inpatient Sample for 1997-2003, there were an average of 200,000 hospital admissions for TIA each year, with annual charges climbing quickly in the period to $2.6 billion in 2003.

Composite endpoint of new ischemic vascular events: ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction or ischemic vascular death at 90 days.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00991029
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00991029