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NCT number NCT00505791
Other study ID # 0120050150
Secondary ID IRB # 0120050150
Status Withdrawn
Phase Phase 4
First received July 19, 2007
Last updated November 9, 2015
Start date August 2007
Est. completion date August 2008

Study information

Verified date November 2015
Source Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Heart failure (HF) is a disease that is caused by a reduced heart muscle function. Reduced heart muscle function can occur as a consequence of reduced pumping activity from a weak heart muscle or because of a stiff heart muscle. This study is looking at the effectiveness of Natrecor (nesiritide) in patients that require hospitalization due to worsening heart failure as a result of a stiff or thickened heart muscle. Natrecor is a man-made version of a protein that my body makes on its own and has been approved for the treatment of patients requiring hospital admission for heart failure and have shortness of breath at rest or with minimal activity.

Natrecor has shown to lower the pressures in the heart and decreases the congestion in the lungs. This study is being done to see if the addition of a Natrecor to standard medical therapy for HF will improve symptoms faster or more completely than giving only the standard treatment for CHF.


Description:

Despite an increasing number of patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure in the presence of a normal ejection fraction, there is little clinical trial data to guide clinicians in their acute management . Since the number of patients hospitalized with decompensated heart failure in the presence of normal ejection fraction (>50%) is increasing, it is imperative to develop effective therapies which are supported by clinical evidence such as randomized clinical trials. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the utility of natriuretic peptide for the specific management of these patients.

Loop diuretics (such as Furosemide) are powerful diuretic agents which are used as a first-line therapy in volume overloaded patients with low ejection fraction heart failure. Despite their widespread use, they can cause severe electrolyte and volume abnormalities contributing to increased morbidity and mortality . These adverse effects are exacerbated even further in heart failure patients with normal ejection fraction since these patients are usually older, have worse renal function and are more susceptible to volume depletion and its effects. The FDA approved Natrecor for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure and did not differ between low ejection fraction and normal ejection fraction heart failure. Given however, the low number of patients with normal ejection fraction heart failure in clinical trials and the paucity of outcome data in these patients, we propose to specifically study them.

Brief Description of Experimental Approach:

Patients who present to the emergency room diagnosed with acute decompensated heart failure requiring the administration of intravenous diuretics and found to have normal contractile function will be eligible for participation in this study. Patients must have pulmonary congestion documented on their admitting chest X-ray and clinical evidence of volume overload such as rales or edema on physical examination at the time of randomization. Patients will have received at least one dose of IV Furosemide either in-route to the emergency room or on presentation to the emergency room. An echocardiogram will be obtained after presentation to the emergency room documenting a normal (>50%) left ventricular ejection fraction. Patients will be randomized to Natrecor or placebo in addition to a standard medical therapy. Study drug will be administered for 24 hours. Study drug will be initiated with a 2-µg/kg loading bolus followed by .01-µg/kg/min infusion. This may be increased at a rate of .005-µg/kg/min. every 3 hours until maximum dose of .03-µg/kg/min. Any increase in the infusion rate will be preceded by a 1-µg/kg bolus and increases in infusion rates will be permitted only in patients who have a systolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg. IV Nitroglycerin and IV Milrinone will be prohibited within 2 hours prior to initiating study drug infusion to three hours after completion of study drug infusion. All other intravenous vasoactive medications including other IV inotropes will be avoided within 2 hours prior to initiating study drug infusion to three hours after start of study drug infusion. Oral ACE inhibitors will be avoided from 2 hours prior to initiating study drug infusion to 30 minutes after start of study drug so as to avoid potential hypotension. Concomitant 'standard of care medications' including diuretics (IV or PO), ACE inhibitors, Aldactone, Digoxin etc. will be left to investigator discretion to be administered during the hospital stay as indicated. The primary endpoint of this study will be an absolute reduction in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels three hours after discontinuation of the study drug. BNP is elevated in acute decompensated heart failure and has utility in outcome, severity and prognosis of patients with ADHF .

Secondary endpoints will include: all cause in-hospital mortality, physician and patient global score at 24 hours, twenty-four hour urine output after start of study drug infusion, weight change at 24 hours after start of study drug infusion, number of patients with K < 3.5meq at 24 hours, change in creatinine at 24 hours after start of study drug and at discharge or at 3 days, BNP levels at baseline, 3 hours after discontinuation of the study drug and at discharge or at 3 days, total diuretic dose of IV and PO Lasix at 48 hours and 72 hours after randomization or at discharge, changes in diastolic indices measured by transthoracic echocardiography 24 hours after the start of the study drug and 30 day post-randomization all cause mortality.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Withdrawn
Enrollment 0
Est. completion date August 2008
Est. primary completion date August 2008
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients greater than 18 years of age

- Admission to the ED for congestive heart failure requiring IV diuretics and hospitalization

- Chest X-ray evidence of pulmonary congestion (pleural effusion will not suffice).

- Physical evidence of volume overload i.e. rales or edema at time of randomization.

- Normal left ventricular ejection fraction (EF >50%) on echocardiography after presentation to the ER.

- Patients must be able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Acute coronary syndrome with evidence of active ischemia as evident by acute ST segment or T wave changes or initial cardiac enzymes that demonstrate myocardial necrosis or requiring IV nitroglycerin for treatment.

- Hemodynamically unstable patients that require invasive monitoring or mechanical ventilation.

- Cardiogenic shock, volume depletion, or any other clinical condition that would contraindicate the administration of IV diuretics, ACE inhibitors, or an IV agent with potent vasodilating properties.

- Systolic blood pressure >220mmHg or diastolic blood pressure >110mHg.

- Systolic blood pressure consistently <90 mmHg.

- Tachyarrhythmia (HR>120).

- Bradyarrythmia (HR < 50).

- Myocarditis.

- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.

- Restrictive or infiltrative cardiomyopathy including amyloid or sarcoid.

- Constrictive cardiomyopathy.

- Primary right sided heart failure or severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery pressure > 60mmHg).

- Significant aortic or mitral valve stenosis (Aortic Valve Area < 1.0cm2, Mitral Valve Area < 1.5 cm2 ).

- Aortic or mitral insufficiency = 3+.

- Malfunctioning artificial valve.

- Uncorrected congenital heart disease.

- Concomitant administration of IV Dobutamine, or other IV vasoactive medications from 2 hours before the start of the study drug until 3 hours after the start of the study drug;

- Administration of IV Nitroglycerin or IV Milrinone.

- Concomitant administration of oral ACE inhibitor medication from 2 hours before the start of the study drug until 30 minutes after the start of the study drug.

- Severe COPD/Asthma as assessed by clinical criteria, prior PFT's or if the patient requires chronic oral steroid treatment.

- Other significant pulmonary disease that causes significant SOB/DOE i.e. pneumoconiosis etc.

- Patients with creatinine > 3.0 mg/dl.

- Patients with a serum potassium level < 3.5, >5.5 mmol/l.

- Anemia with a Hob < 9 g/dl.

- Acute neurological event.

- Known allergic reaction or contraindication to Natrecor or furosemide.

- Pregnancy or suspected pregnancy.

- Patients with a history of ETOH abuse or other illicit drug abuse.

- Patients with active liver, hematologic, gastrointestinal, immunologic, endocrine, metabolic, central nervous system or other medical condition disease which in the opinion of the investigator may adversely effect the safety and efficacy of the study drug or the lifespan of the patient.

- Therapy with an investigational drug.

- Unwillingness or inability to comply with study requirements including the 30-day follow-up period.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Nesiritide
Study drug will be administered for 24 hours. Study drug will be initiated with a 2-µg/kg loading bolus followed by .01-µg/kg/min infusion. This may be increased at a rate of .005-µg/kg/min. every 3 hours until maximum dose of .03-µg/kg/min. Any increase in the infusion rate will be preceded by a 1-µg/kg bolus and increases in infusion rates will be permitted only in patients who have a systolic blood pressure > 100 mmHg.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/ New Jersey Medical School Newark New Jersey

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Scios, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (6)

Butler J, Emerman C, Peacock WF, Mathur VS, Young JB; VMAC study investigators. The efficacy and safety of B-type natriuretic peptide (nesiritide) in patients with renal insufficiency and acutely decompensated congestive heart failure. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2004 Feb;19(2):391-9. — View Citation

Francis GS, Siegel RM, Goldsmith SR, Olivari MT, Levine TB, Cohn JN. Acute vasoconstrictor response to intravenous furosemide in patients with chronic congestive heart failure. Activation of the neurohumoral axis. Ann Intern Med. 1985 Jul;103(1):1-6. — View Citation

Mueller C, Scholer A, Laule-Kilian K, Martina B, Schindler C, Buser P, Pfisterer M, Perruchoud AP. Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation and management of acute dyspnea. N Engl J Med. 2004 Feb 12;350(7):647-54. — View Citation

Polanczyk CA, Rohde LE, Dec GW, DiSalvo T. Ten-year trends in hospital care for congestive heart failure: improved outcomes and increased use of resources. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Feb 14;160(3):325-32. — View Citation

Publication Committee for the VMAC Investigators (Vasodilatation in the Management of Acute CHF). Intravenous nesiritide vs nitroglycerin for treatment of decompensated congestive heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Mar 27;287(12):1531-40. Erratum in: JAMA 2002 Aug 7;288(5):577. — View Citation

Weinfeld MS, Chertow GM, Stevenson LW. Aggravated renal dysfunction during intensive therapy for advanced chronic heart failure. Am Heart J. 1999 Aug;138(2 Pt 1):285-90. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The primary endpoint of this study will be an absolute reduction in brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) three hours after discontinuation of the study drug. Three hours after discontinuation of the study drug Yes
Secondary All cause in-hospital mortality 30 days post-randomization Yes
Secondary Physician and patient global score at 24 hours 30 days post-randomization Yes
Secondary Twenty-four hour urine output after start of study drug infusion 30 days post-randomization Yes
Secondary Weight change at 24 hours after start of study drug infusion 30 days post-randomization Yes
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