Enoximone Plus Extended-Release Metoprolol Succinate in Subjects With

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

Beta-blocker medications have been shown to improve heart function and prolong the lives of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Some people with advanced CHF have difficulty taking beta-blocker medications due to troublesome side effects, such as low blood pressure and/or low heart rate, severe tiredness, dizziness, or shortness of breath. In other words, they have difficulty tolerating beta-blocker medications. The purpose of this study is to determine if enoximone can improve a patient's ability to tolerate a beta-blocker medication.

Clinical Trial Description

Over the last decade, it has become evident that certain beta-blocking agents (beta-blockers) exert a favorable effect on the natural history of mild to moderate chronic heart failure (CHF), including reducing mortality and hospitalization rate. However, as heart failure becomes more severe, beta-blockers become difficult to administer because of myocardial depression leading to hemodynamic intolerance. A recent clinical study demonstrated that subjects who could not tolerate the beta-blocker metoprolol experienced improved tolerability when low-dose, oral enoximone was administered prior to the introduction of metoprolol and during ongoing treatment. This study will investigate the hypotheses that by stabilizing subjects on enoximone first, advanced CHF subjects who are intolerant of beta-blockade will be able to 1) tolerate the effects of beta-blocker therapy, and 2) have clinical benefit that is due to the combination of both enoximone and extended-release metoprolol succinate (ER metoprolol). Support for these hypotheses will be sought by demonstrating that, as compared to placebo, low-dose, oral enoximone plus ER metoprolol will increase left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), improve symptoms of heart failure, and improve submaximal exercise tolerance in subjects with CHF. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00077948
Study type	Interventional
Source	Gilead Sciences
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Status	Terminated
Phase	Phase 3
Start date	July 2003
Completion date	June 2005

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Enoximone Plus Extended-Release Metoprolol Succinate in Subjects With Advanced Chronic Heart Failure

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