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CTRI Number  CTRI/2016/01/006480 [Registered on: 05/01/2016] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 25/05/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Multicenter Trial to evaluate if Ticagrelor is effective in preventing the occurrence of heart attack, stroke and/or death due to cardiovascular events in patients who have type 2 diabetes ( THEMIS) and if so how it compares with placebo with a background of Aspirin therapy 
Scientific Title of Study   A Multinational, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus THEMIS: effect of Ticagrelor on Health outcomes in diabEtes Mellitus patients Intervention Study] 
Trial Acronym  THEMIS 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
D513BC00001, Version 1.0, dated 24 October 2013  Protocol Number 
NCT01991795  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Prem Pais 
Designation  Professor of Medicine 
Affiliation  St. Johns Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Head, Division of Clinical Research & Training St. Johns Research Institute Sarjapur Road Koramangala

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  00918022065000  
Fax  00918025530070  
Email  pais.prem@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Mr Tapankumar M Shah 
Designation  Country Head - Site Management and Monitoring - India  
Affiliation  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. 
Address  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. Block N1, 12th Floor Manyata Embassy Business Park Rachenahalli Outer Ring Road Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560045
India 
Phone  9535104975  
Fax  918067748857  
Email  tapankumar.shah@astrazeneca.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr Tapankumar Shah 
Designation  Country Head, Clinical Operations 
Affiliation  AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd. 
Address  Block N1, 12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business park Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore – 560045, India

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560045
India 
Phone  918067748006  
Fax    
Email  Tapankumar.shah@astrazeneca.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AstraZeneca AB (Study Sponsor company) 151 85 Södertälje, Sweden 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AstraZeneca AB 
Address  151 85 Södertälje, Sweden 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd  Block N1, 12th Floor, Manyata Embassy Business park Rachenahalli, Outer Ring Road, Bangalore – 560045, India 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hong Kong
Hungary
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Netherlands
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Republic of Korea
Romania
Russian Federation
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States of America
Viet Nam  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 11  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Suvro Banerjee  Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals  Kolkata, 58, Canal Circular Road Kolkata-700054
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
00919830024131
009103323201739
baners@vsnl.net 
Dr Kannaiyan Ramamurthy  Apollo Hospitals  645, 646, T H Road, Tondiarpet Chennai – 600081
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
009104425916491
009104425911111
raghu13868@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Asit Das  B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre  1/1 National Library Avenue, Kolkata-700027
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
00919433138144

dradascard@rediffmail.com 
Dr Milan Chag  Care Institute of Medical Sciences  Plot 67/1, Opp. Panchamrut Bunglows, Nr. Shakun Mall, Off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad 380060
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
0091791277175
00917927712770
milan.chag@cimshospital.org 
Dr Vimal Mehta  G.B. Pant Hospital  Room No-133, Academic Block, 1st Floor, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi- 110002

 
009101123212554
009101123212554
drvimalmehta@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Milind Gadkari  K.E.M. Hospital  Department of cardiology, 5th Floor, Diamond Jubilee Building, 489, Rasta Peth, Sardar Moodliar Road, Pune- 411011
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
00919822030120
0002066037522
gadkaris@gmail.com 
Dr Prachee Sathe  Ruby Hall Clinic  40, Sassoon Road, Pune 411001
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
00919960686867

prachee.sathe@gmail.com 
Dr Jitendra Pal Singh Sawhney  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital  Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Marg, Rajinder nagar , New Delhi-110060

 
009101143594466
009101142437231
jpssawhney@yahoo.com 
Dr Prabhavathi  Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research  Jayanagar 9th Block Bengaluru Karnataka 560069
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9845020533
08022977395
prabhavathi_in@yahoo.com 
Dr Srilakshmi Mandayam Adhyapak  St. Johns Medical College & Hospital  Sarjapur Road, Koramangala Karnataka - 560 034
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
009108025633087
009108025630603
drkiron@hotmail.com 
Dr KG Prakash  Victoria Hospital  #63/A, Ground floor, New C Block, Dept of Medicine BMCRI, K.R. Road, Fort, Bangalore - 560002
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
009108026706067
009108026706067
kikkeri47@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 11  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre, Institutional Ethics Committee Basment wing 1/1 National Library Avenue, Kolkata-700027, West Bengal, India  Approved 
Ethics Committee Apollo Hospitals, Apollo Hospitals Enterprises Ltd, 21, Greams Line, Off Greams Road, Chennai - 600006- TN  Approved 
Ethics Committee of Bangalore Medical College and Research institute, I Floor, Bangalore Medical College and Research institute, KR Road, Fort Bangalore - 560002  Approved 
Ethics Committee of Care Institute of Medical Science, Nr. Shakun Mall, Off Science City Road, Sola, Ahmedabad 380060  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Apollo Gleneagles Hospital, Kolkata, 58, Canal Circular Road, Kolkata 700054  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Hospitals, Jawharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110002  Approved 
KEM Hospital Research Centre, Ethics Committee, 3rd Floor, TDH Building, KEM Hospital, 489, Rasta Peth, Sardar Moodliar Road, Pune- 411011  Approved 
Poona Medical Research Foundation Institutional Ethics Committee, E4C to E4F, 4th Floor, Fifth Avenue, Condominium, Dhole Patil Road, Pune 411001  Approved 
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Ethics Committee, Room # 1496, 4th Floor, Old Building, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rejinder Nagar, New Delhi - 110060  Approved 
Sri Jayadeva Institute Ethics Committee  Approved 
St. Johns Medical College & Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee, Ground Floor, St. Johns Medical College, Sarjapur Road, Bangalore – 560034  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
Modification(s)  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Men and women equal - greater than 50 years old with T2DM at high risk of CV events, but without a medical history of previous MI or stroke. , (1) ICD-10 Condition: E118||Type 2 diabetes mellitus with unspecified complications,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
Modification(s)  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Placebo OD   one tablet bd given orally 
Intervention  Ticagrelor   one tablet bd given orally 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  50.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  • Provision of informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
• Female or male aged equal - greater than 50 years old
• Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes with High Risk for Cardiovascular events with defined as history of percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft or angiographic evidence of equal - greater than 50% lumen stenosis of at least 1 coronary artery. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  • Previous MI
• Previous Stroke
• Known severe liver disease (e.g., ascites and/or clinical signs of coagulopathy)
• Women of child-bearing potential (ie, those who are not chemically or surgically sterilised or who are not post-menopause) who are not willing to use a medically accepted method of contraception that is considered reliable in the judgment of the investigator OR women who have a positive pregnancy test at enrolment or randomisation OR women who are breast-feeding 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Stratified block randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Double Blind Double Dummy 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time to first event included in the composite endpoint of CV death, MI or ischemic stroke   Time to first event included in the composite endpoint of CV death, MI or ischemic stroke  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Time to Prevention of the composite of all-cause death, MI or stroke. Time to Prevention of CV death Time to Prevention of all-cause death
 
Time to Prevention of the composite of all-cause death, MI or stroke. Time to Prevention of CV death Time to Prevention of all-cause death
 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="17000"
Sample Size from India="300" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3/ Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   02/01/2016 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  10/02/2014 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Closed to Recruitment of Participants 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

This study is a Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of Ticagrelor  twice daily on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Total duration of the study is up to 3.5 years. Total of 17000 subjects will be randomized globally from approximately 1000 sites from 40 countries. The primary outcome measures will be Time to first event included in the composite endpoint of CV death, MI or ischemic stroke. And secondary outcome measures will be: Time to Prevention of the composite of all-cause death, MI or stroke;, Time to Prevention of CV death , Time to Prevention of all-cause death  

 
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