Short-term Endothelin A Receptor Blockade in Patients With On-pump CABG

Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trial

Official title:

Short-term Endothelin A Receptor Blockade in Patients With On-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01658410
• Other study ID #: 2010-023552-90
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: July 26, 2012
• Last updated: August 2, 2012
• Start date: July 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2012
• Source: Medical University of Vienna
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Austria: Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Background: Although selected cardiac surgery can be performed off-pump, the vast majority of cardiac surgical procedures today are performed with the support of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Blood cardioplegia is used to protect the heart during aortic cross-clamping. However, negative effects of myocardial hypoxia during surgery are often aggravated by ischemia/reperfusion injury. In addition, cardiopulmonary bypass leads to an inflammatory response including endothelial cell activation.

Comparable to the reperfusion injury following acute myocardial infarction resolved by percutaneous coronary intervention, the microcirculatory impairment observed after cardiac surgery may be caused by endothelin 1 (ET-1). ET-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide upregulated in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Short-term administration of the selective ETA receptor blocker BQ-123 was found safe in a pilot study including patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Hypothesis: Acute local ETA receptor blockade by intracoronary administered BQ-123 reduces myocardial injury.

Methods: BQ-123 will be administered in patients undergoing on-pump aorto-coronary bypass grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery with the use a left inner mammary artery graft and at least one vein graft. Subjects will be randomized to receive the endothelin-A receptor blocker BQ-123 or placebo administered intracoronarily in combination with cardioplegia in a double-blind manner. The primary endpoint will be enzymatic infarct size.

Clinical perspective: The implementation of BQ-123 as an add-on pharmacologic therapy in cardiac surgery performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass could lead to improved tissue reperfusion and reduced ischemia/reperfusion injury, potentially impacting clinical long-term outcome.

Description:

Background: Although selected cardiac surgery can be performed off-pump, the vast majority of cardiac surgical procedures today are performed with the support of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Blood cardioplegia is used to protect the heart during aortic cross-clamping. However, negative effects of myocardial hypoxia during surgery are often aggravated by ischemia/reperfusion injury. In addition, cardiopulmonary bypass leads to an inflammatory response including endothelial cell activation.

Comparable to the reperfusion injury following acute myocardial infarction resolved by percutaneous coronary intervention, the microcirculatory impairment observed after cardiac surgery may be caused by endothelin 1 (ET-1). ET-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide upregulated in myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Short-term administration of the selective ETA receptor blocker BQ-123 was found safe in a pilot study including patients with acute myocardial infarction. Patients with posterior-wall STE-ACS (n=57) were randomly assigned to receive intravenous BQ-123 at 400nmol/minute or placebo over 60 minutes, starting immediately prior to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No side branch occlusions, bleeding complications or severe systemic hypotensive episodes occurred and all patients were alive at 30 days.

Hypothesis: Acute local ETA receptor blockade by intracoronary administered BQ-123 reduces myocardial injury.

Methods: BQ-123 will be administered in patients undergoing on-pump aorto-coronary bypass grafting to the left anterior descending coronary artery with the use a left inner mammary artery graft and at least one vein graft. After a 1:1 randomized pilot safety-phase with 30 patients administering half the dose, 90 subjects will be randomized to receive 15µmol BQ-123 dissolved in NaCl 0.9% or placebo (NaCl 0.9% ) administered intracoronarily in combination with cardioplegia in a double-blind manner. The primary endpoint will be enzymatic infarct size assessed by the area under the curve of myocard specific creatine kinase-MB isoform (CK-MB). Left ventricular ejection fraction, diastolic dysfunction and, perioperative echocardiography, postoperative levels of myeloperoxidase and matrixmetalloproteinase-9 activity as well as MACE will serve as secondary endpoints.

Clinical perspective: The implementation of BQ-123 as an add-on pharmacologic therapy in cardiac surgery performed with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass could lead to improved tissue reperfusion and reduced ischemia/reperfusion injury, potentially impacting clinical long-term outcome.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 2016
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting using the left mammary artery to the left anterior descendent artery and at least one vein graft due to coronary artery disease, aged 18 years and above.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Significant liver disease (Transaminases and/or gamma-GT > 3 fold upper limit)

• Glomerular filtration rate <40mL/h

• History of severe congestive heart failure (Left ventricular ejection fraction <35%)

• Current atrial fibrillation

• Significant valvular heart disease requiring valve replacement Department of Cardiac Surgery

• Primary myocardial disease

• Acute coronary syndrome or cardiogenic shock (sRR <90mmHg or need for inotropic support)

• Women with child-bearing potential

• Subjects with contraindications for CMR (cardiac magnetic resonance)

• Inability to read, understand and sign the informed consent

• Life expectancy <1y

• Prior organ transplantation

• Participation in a clinical trial using an investigational medical product

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aorto-coronary Bypass Grafting
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Coronary Disease
• Myocardial Ischemia

Intervention

Drug:
• BQ-123
BQ-123 (Clinalfa, Läufelfingen, Switzerland) Dosage: 15µmol in two equal amounts (7.5µmol); in the first and last cardioplegia Route: intracoronary
• NaCl
NaCl, Route: intracoronary

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Austria	Medical University of Vienna	Vienna

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Medical University of Vienna

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Austria, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	enzymatic infarct size		72h	No
Secondary	Catecholamines		5h	Yes
Secondary	Liver function		72h	Yes
Secondary	catecholamine requirement		72h	Yes