RELieving Increasing oEdema Due to Heart Failure — RELIEHF  

Heart Failure,Congestive Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase IV, Registry-based, Randomised, Controlled, Open-label Trial Investigating the Potential for Patiromer-facilitated Use of Higher Doses of MRAs in Addition to Standard Care to Improve Congestion, Well-being, Morbidity and Mortality

Status Terminated

Clinical Trial Summary

This trial will investigate the potential for patiromer-facilitated use of higher doses of mineralocorticoid antagonists in addition to standard care (compared to standard care alone) to improve congestion, well-being and mortality in people who have worsening congestion due to heart failure and hyperkalaemia.

Clinical Trial Description

People with worsening congestive heart failure may benefit from treatment with higher doses of MRA if they are administered patiromer to treat or prevent hyperkalaemia.

Potential participants with worsening heart failure will be identified by their care teams and asked to participate in a research registry. If eligible, registry participants will be asked to take part in the RELIEHF randomised trial.

The randomised trial will investigate whether patiromer allows patients with worsening heart failure to be titrated to higher doses of MRA (predominantly spironolactone). Participants assigned to patiromer may be titrated to 200mg/day spironolactone or the highest licensed dose of eplerenone (50mg/day). Participants who are not assigned to patiromer should have titration to guideline-recommended doses of MRA attempted.

The registry and trial will take place in about 100 secondary care sites across the UK. At the end of the trial, participants will be followed through their electronic medical records via record linkage for up to 10 years ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Heart Failure
• Heart Failure,Congestive

• NCT number: NCT04142788
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 4
• Start date: July 28, 2020
• Completion date: December 20, 2022