Remote heart preconditioning for people with blocked-heart-attack
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests whether a remote, arm-based treatment done around the time of a heart attack can improve outcomes in people with STEMI (a serious heart-attack type). Some participants receive the real treatment and some receive a sham version, while others may be followed observationally depending on how long ago symptoms started.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older and having a STEMI (a specific heart-attack pattern on ECG) confirmed by the study team.
- Your most severe chest pain started within 72 hours (either within 24 hours for the randomized part, or 24–72 hours for the observation part).
- If you are in the randomized group: you must be within 24 hours of the chest-pain start and able to sign consent.
- You should NOT be planned for primary angioplasty/stent placement (primary percutaneous coronary intervention).
- You should not have very unstable circulation/shock, serious signs of organ stress (like low urine, confusion, or high lactate), or conditions that prevent using the arm treatment (like severe active arm burns, acute arm poor circulation, gangrene, or certain arm vessel access problems).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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