To evaluate the pharmacodynamics of a lower Ticagrelor dose in healthy Korean volunteers compared with standard Clopidogrel agent.
Consist with previous study Ticagrelor had greater, faster and more the platelet inhibition effect than Clopidogrel in both healthy subjects and stable coronary artery disease patients. Moreover, Asian subjects exposed higher active metabolite and stronger pharmacodynamics response than European subjects with same oral dose of antiplatelet agent. However, previous report comparing the efficacy and safety of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in healthy Asian ethnicity is lacking. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the pharmacodynamic responses of a lower Ticagrelor dose using laboratory platelet function tests in healthy Korean volunteers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
12
The subjects administer Ticagrelor 90 mg as loading dose (LD) follow by 90 mg/day as maintenance dose (MD) for 5 days, following a 2-week washout period, to receive the alternate thienopyridine (Clopidogrel 600 mg as LD follow by 75 mg/day as MD for 5 days).
The subjects administer Clopidogrel 600 as loading dose (LD) follow by 75 mg/day as maintenance dose (MD) for 5 days, following a 2-week washout period, to receive the alternate thienopyridine (Ticagrelor 90 mg/day as LD, follow by 90 mg/day as MD for 5 days).
Dong A University Hospital
Busan, South Korea
Platelet reactivity
Platelet reactivity will be measured using multiple platelet function tests, including, light transmission aggregometry (LTA), multiple electrode platelet aggregometry (MEA, Dynabyte Medical, Munich, Germany), VerifyNow (Accumetrics, San Diego, CA, USA), Total thrombus-formation analysis system (T-TAS®, Fujimori Kogyo, Japan). The platelet reactivity will be measured at 0.5, 2, 6, 24,26,120,122 hours after study drug administration. Percent inhibition is calculated using the following formula: % inhibition =\[(baseline reactivity unit - gain(t) reactivity unit) / baseline reactivity unit\] × 100. * Baseline reactivity unit is the value before Ticagrelor or Clopidogrel loading dose. * Gain(t) reactivity unit is the value for each subject at selected time points ( 0.5, 2, 6, 24,26,120,122 hours after study drug administration).
Time frame: up to 122 hours
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