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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02769351
Other study ID # UF-HF-01-INT
Secondary ID DRKS00009836
Status Terminated
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date December 3, 2015
Est. completion date March 4, 2019

Study information

Verified date April 2021
Source Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

In patients with advanced volume overload, minimally invasive ultrafiltration treatment in the acute phase can have a positive effect on clinical outcome. The aim is to collect treatment data in the context of a prospective registry of the safety and performance of minimally invasive ultrafiltration. The data will be recorded via an electronic case report form (eCRF); the eCRF runs on a server located in Germany and complies with current data protection regulations. It is intended to include about 300-500 patients with advanced volume overload at a minimum of 10 sites. In addition, data on a disease management programme (in-body measurement and home monitoring) will be recorded in up to 40 of these patients. The treatment data from each patient will be recorded over 12 months. An interim analysis will be performed after 150 patients have been observed for 6 months. The knowledge about ultrafiltration in volume overload obtained from the registry, in some cases in combination with a disease management programme, is intended to improve the body of evidence. In addition, the data will be used for hypothesis generation.


Description:

There may be various reasons why an increased accumulation of fluid occurs in tissue. The most common causes include heart failure, kidney failure or cirrhosis of the liver. In rare cases, oedema can develop following septicaemia. The usual treatment of oedema involves diuretics, i.e. water tablets, which remove excess fluid from the body and which can be administered either orally or intravenously. For some years now, it has also been possible to use ultrafiltration to treat oedema. This involves filtering and removing excess fluid from the blood. This individual method enables a precisely defined amount of fluid to be withdrawn. Access to the blood circulation is usually via a central venous catheter, as in acute dialysis. Current international treatment guidelines recommend that consideration should be given to ultrafiltration therapy in the context of treatment of diuretic-resistant volume overload (e.g. second- or third-line therapy for acute decompensated heart failure). There are, however, to date no clinical data on a combined treatment regimen of diuretics and supportive ultrafiltration. Accordingly, ultrafiltration may be included in clinical guidelines either only with a low level of evidence (e.g. IIb in the ACCF/AHA guidelines) or not at all (ESC guidelines). The main reasons for the limited body of evidence for ultrafiltration are, on the one hand, the invasive nature of the usual procedures (these usually require the insertion of a central venous catheter) and structural barriers in the health system (ultrafiltration is normally offered by nephrologists and not by cardiologists). With an increasing clinical need and limited medical alternatives, particularly in view of the frequently occurring diuretic resistance in heart failure, there is an urgent medical need to fill this gap in evaluation evidence. In the context of the registry, the CHIARA system, a minimally invasive (i.e. via a peripheral venous access) extracorporeal ultrafiltration system, is used for the treatment of decompensated volume overload. The CHIARA system has a CE mark for the intended purpose of ultrafiltration of the blood of patients suffering from heart failure, acute or chronic renal failure or excess body fluid. It is planned to use the medical device in connection with this intended purpose only. In participating hospitals, patients will be treated with this new treatment strategy of minimally invasive ultrafiltration treatment in support of diuretic drug therapy in the acute phase of volume overload. It is possible with the use of ultrafiltration therapy to control volume overload and reduce it on an individual basis, so that diuretics can be given sparingly and, as a consequence, diuretic resistance and a deterioration of renal function due to diuretic uptitration can be avoided.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 104
Est. completion date March 4, 2019
Est. primary completion date March 4, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - =18 years - Inpatient-treated patients with acute volume overload, preferably in association with cardiac decompensation with signs of incipient diuretic resistance (lack of increase in urine output despite significant escalation of diuretic therapy; e.g. =80 mg furosemide / 24 h or less than 1375 mL urine output/40 mg furosemide per 24 h or equivalent dose of other loop diuretics [established clinically or from the medical history]) - New York Association Functional Class (NYHA) III-IV at inclusion - Systolic or diastolic cardiac dysfunction (HF-REF or HF-PEF) - Adequate venous access (preferably peripheral arm vein) allowing a flow rate = 60 mL / min - Written consent to the use of data in the registry (where necessary, by a legal guardian). Exclusion Criteria: - Contraindication to anticoagulation (e.g. known heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, severe bleeding) - Terminal renal failure (stage V, GFR <15 mL) - Cardiogenic shock, e.g. in association with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) - Other diseases or factors that, in the study doctor's opinion, constitute a potential contraindication to ultrafiltration - Pregnant women, women in labour, breast-feeding women or women of childbearing potential, who are without adequate contraception or are planning a family. NB: a pregnancy test is performed systematically in women of childbearing age and the patient is not included in the event of pregnancy (positive test). It is absolutely essential that women, who have a negative test and who are included in the study, have an effective contraception.

Study Design


Intervention

Device:
periph. minimal invasive ultrafiltration
ultrafiltration via a peripheral single-needle

Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Uniklinik RWTH Aachen Aachen North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany Helios Klinik Attendorn Attendorn Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany Helios Klinikum Berlin Buch Berlin
Germany Städtisches Klinikum Braunschweig Braunschweig Niedersachsen
Germany Helios Klinikum Duisburg Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia
Germany HELIOS Klinikum Erfurt Erfurt Thueringen
Germany Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg Heidelberg Baden Württemberg
Germany Helios Klinikum Hildesheim Hildesheim Niedersachsen
Germany Helios Klinik für Herzchirurgie GmbH Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Baden- Württemberg
Germany Universitätsklinikum Mannheim Mannheim Baden-Württemberg
Germany Klinikum Stuttgart Stuttgart Baden Württemberg
Sweden Falun Hospital Falun
Sweden SUS Skanes University Hosptal Malmö
Sweden University Hospital Örebro Örebro
Sweden Danderyd University Hospital Stockholm
Sweden Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm
Sweden Uppsala University Hospital Uppsala
Switzerland Kantonsspital Aarau Aarau
Switzerland UniversitätsSpital Zurich Zurich

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH

Countries where clinical trial is conducted

Germany,  Sweden,  Switzerland, 

References & Publications (2)

McMurray JJ, Adamopoulos S, Anker SD, Auricchio A, Böhm M, Dickstein K, Falk V, Filippatos G, Fonseca C, Gomez-Sanchez MA, Jaarsma T, Køber L, Lip GY, Maggioni AP, Parkhomenko A, Pieske BM, Popescu BA, Rønnevik PK, Rutten FH, Schwitter J, Seferovic P, Stepinska J, Trindade PT, Voors AA, Zannad F, Zeiher A; Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2012 of the European Society of Cardiology, Bax JJ, Baumgartner H, Ceconi C, Dean V, Deaton C, Fagard R, Funck-Brentano C, Hasdai D, Hoes A, Kirchhof P, Knuuti J, Kolh P, McDonagh T, Moulin C, Popescu BA, Reiner Z, Sechtem U, Sirnes PA, Tendera M, Torbicki A, Vahanian A, Windecker S, McDonagh T, Sechtem U, Bonet LA, Avraamides P, Ben Lamin HA, Brignole M, Coca A, Cowburn P, Dargie H, Elliott P, Flachskampf FA, Guida GF, Hardman S, Iung B, Merkely B, Mueller C, Nanas JN, Nielsen OW, Orn S, Parissis JT, Ponikowski P; ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines. ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure 2012: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure 2012 of the European Society of Cardiology. Developed in collaboration with the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. Eur J Heart Fail. 2012 Aug;14(8):803-69. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs105. Erratum in: Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Mar;15(3):361-2. — View Citation

Yancy CW, Jessup M, Bozkurt B, Butler J, Casey DE Jr, Drazner MH, Fonarow GC, Geraci SA, Horwich T, Januzzi JL, Johnson MR, Kasper EK, Levy WC, Masoudi FA, McBride PE, McMurray JJ, Mitchell JE, Peterson PN, Riegel B, Sam F, Stevenson LW, Tang WH, Tsai EJ, Wilkoff BL; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. 2013 ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of heart failure: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15;62(16):e147-239. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.05.019. Epub 2013 Jun 5. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Rehospitalisation (Yes/no) Due to Exacerbation of Heart Failure/Volume Overload of Other Origin The number of rehospitalizations due to heart failure resp. volume overload has been measured as a clinical endpoint and analyzed based on the AP. 12 months
Secondary Significant Deterioration of Kidney Function - Creatinine Significant deterioration of kidney function has been measured as a safety endpoint and analyzed based on the SP. The variables have been measured at recruitment, discharge from the index hospitalization, Outpatient visit I (3-9 months) and Outpatient visit II (12 months). Recruitment; Discharge from Index Hospitalization; Outpatient visit I (3-9 months); Outpatient visit II ( 12 months)
Secondary Significant Deterioration of Kidney Function - Urea Significant deterioration of kidney function has been measured as a safety endpoint and analyzed based on the SP. The variables have been measured at recruitment, discharge from the index hospitalization, Outpatient visit I (3-9 months) and Outpatient visit II (12 months). Recruitment; Discharge from Index Hospitalization; Outpatient visit I (3-6 months); Outpatient visit II (12 months)
Secondary Significant Deterioration of Kidney Function - eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) Significant deterioration of kidney function has been measured as a safety endpoint and analyzed based on the SP. The variables have been measured at recruitment, discharge from the index hospitalization, Outpatient visit I (3-9 months) and Outpatient visit II (12 months). Recruitment, Discharge from index hospitalization, Outapteint visit I (3-6 months), Outpatient visit II (12 months)
Secondary Significant Deterioration of Kidney Function - Cystatin Significant deterioration of kidney function has been measured as a safety endpoint and analyzed based on the SP. The variables have been measured at recruitment, discharge from the index hospitalization, Outpatient visit I (3-9 months) and Outpatient visit II (12 months). recruitment, discharge from the index hospitalization, Outpatient visit I (3-9 months), Outpatient visit II (12 months)
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