HIV Infections Clinical Trial
Official title:
Developing a Heart Failure Polypill to Improve Outcomes at a Safety Net Hospital: A Pilot Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
A novel four-drug regimen for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) extends patients' life expectancy by an average of 6 years compared to traditional therapies, in addition to improving quality of life. Unfortunately, uptake of this complex multi-drug regimen has been low, especially among underserved communities with barriers to medication adherence. Although combination tablets have transformed access to care for conditions such as HIV and tuberculosis, no combination pill is available for HFrEF. In the proposed study, the investigators will utilize inexpensive over-encapsulation techniques to develop a novel combination pill ("polypill") for patients with HFrEF. In Aim 1, the investigators will conduct stakeholder interviews with patients, providers, and pharmacists to inform the design of a HFrEF polypill. In Aim 2, the investigators will conduct a pilot, single-center, crossover randomized clinical trial to investigate whether, compared to usual care, a HFrEF polypill increases medication adherence among 20-40 adults with HFrEF. Given the high daily pill burden among patients with HIV and HFrEF, the investigators aim to recruit a subgroup of patients with HIV (~10-20 participants) in addition to a subgroup of patients without HIV (~10-20 participants).
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | July 2024 |
Est. primary completion date | July 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion criteria: - Adults age 18+ with heart failure (current or prior NYHA stage II-IV) - Ejection fraction <50% on the most recent echocardiogram or MRI - Last eGFR > 30 - Able to conveniently obtain medications through one of 3 available mechanisms (mail, pick up at a ZSFG clinic, or pick up at Daniel's pharmacy) - Working phone number for telephone visits - In addition to the inclusion criteria above, the investigators will preferentially recruit the following patient groups: people with HIV for a recruitment subgroup; patients who are less connected to cardiology care; people who are on <4 pillars of GDMT, and have difficulty with medication adherence (as evidenced by detectable HIV viral load or refill gaps in Epic); and people who do not use bubble packs and do not have daily medication support staff for med administration. Exclusion criteria: - Patients who are not fluent in English (due to constraints of the small pilot trial) - Patients who are incarcerated - Patients who cannot provide informed consent - Patients with a ventricular assist device (VAD) or patients with an MI, unstable angina, stroke, or TIA within 12 weeks prior to enrollment - Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding or of childbearing potential and are not using and do not plan to continue using medically acceptable form of contraception throughout the study (pharmacological or barrier methods). - Concomitant medical condition which in the opinion of the study team could interfere with the safe conduct of the study including outcome assessment. - Participation in a concurrent interventional medical investigation or pharmacologic clinical trial. Patients in observational, natural history or epidemiological studies not involving an intervention are eligible. - Participant's responsible physician believes it is not appropriate for participant to take part in the study. - Unable to complete study procedures and/or plan to move out of the study area in the next 2 months. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital | San Francisco | California |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of California, San Francisco |
United States,
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Measured adherence to GDMT by pill count | The primary outcome will be GDMT adherence proportion, as determined by pill count. The proportion will be calculated as (# of GDMT pills taken) / (# of GDMT pills that should have been taken since the last study visit). The polypill will be treated as 1 pill for the purposes of this calculation. Pill count may be performed in-office or over videoconferencing. | 4 and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Morisky Medication Adherence-8 (MMAS-8) questionnaire | MMAS-8 scores range from 0-8 and can be classified into low adherence (0-5), medium adherence (6-7), or high adherence (8). | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Self-reported adherence to GDMT, antiretroviral therapy, and all other medications | The investigators will use a simple survey to ask patients about their adherence to each medication in the preceding 1 week and the preceding 4 weeks. | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Treatment satisfaction using the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM 9) | TSQM scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater treatment satisfaction. | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Heart failure admission rate | As a pilot trial, our study will not be powered for clinical outcomes, but key exploratory outcomes will include HFrEF admissions. | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) 12 | Exploratory clinical outcomes will include change in health-related quality of life as measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire. KCCQ scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating higher quality of life. | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Adherence ratio to individual components of GDMT by pill count | At study visits at 4 weeks and 8 weeks, the investigators will calculate the adherence ratio for each individual component of GDMT (beta blocker, MRA, SGLT2i, and ACE/ARB/ARNI). This will allow us to investigate whether there is differential adherence to some categories of GDMT (for example, lower adherence to beta-blockers). | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Blood pressure (mmHg) | Blood pressure at baseline and study follow-up | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Heart rate (beats per minute) | Heart rate at baseline and study follow-up | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Weight (lb) | Weight at baseline and study follow-up | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | NT-ProBNP | Lab test | 0, 4, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Adverse events | The investigators will document adverse events throughout the study period, for example, hyperkalemia, dizziness, or other medication-related side effects. The investigators will ask participants about adverse events at in-person visits (0, 4, and 8 weeks) and at telephone calls at approximately 2 and 6 weeks. | 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Total daily pill burden of the patient | This will be calculated based on the patient's active medication list. | 0, 4, and 8 weeks |
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