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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02228408
Other study ID # DK100772-01
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 4
First received
Last updated
Start date August 28, 2017
Est. completion date May 7, 2019

Study information

Verified date March 2021
Source Brigham and Women's Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a pilot study designed to compare the safety and cardiovascular effects of 26 weeks of combination hydralazine/isorsorbide dinitrate therapy with placebo therapy in patients receiving chronic hemodialysis. The investigators hypothesize that treatment of chronic hemodialysis (ESRD) patients with a combination of hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate compared with placebo is safe and that it will improve heart function as well blood flow/blood vessel supply.


Description:

Sixteen patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis will be randomized to 26 weeks of therapy with combination hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate or placebo. Study medications will be titrated to goal dose during the first 4 weeks and maintained at goal dose (as tolerated) between weeks 4-26. A final study visit to assess symptoms after drug discontinuation will occur 4 weeks after drug discontinuation. Study duration-Maximum of 32 weeks with 26 weeks of active therapy. Efficacy Measures -Tissue Doppler echocardiography and myocardial perfusion scanning using radioactive NH3 PET will be assessed at weeks 0 and 26. Safety Measures-Adverse events rates including inter- and intra-dialytic hypotension, ,cardiovascular death and gastrointestinal symptoms will be assessed throughout the duration of the study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 17
Est. completion date May 7, 2019
Est. primary completion date May 7, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 85 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria 1. Maintenance hemodialysis therapy for end-stage renal disease 2. Age 18-85 years 3. = 90 days since dialysis initiation 4. Ability to provide informed consent 5. Pre-dialysis seated systolic blood pressure measurements must be = 120 mm Hg in the 2 weeks before enrollment and on the day of randomization. Exclusion Criteria 1. Serum potassium =6.5 mEq/L within 2 months prior to screening 2. Unscheduled dialysis for hyperkalemia within the 3 months prior to screening 3. Hypotension defined as pre-dialysis SBP <100 mm Hg (seated measurement) within 4 weeks prior to enrollment 4. Recurrent intra-dialytic hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure <80 mm Hg during =3 dialysis sessions per 30-day rolling period or treatment for either hypotension or symptoms of hypotension if systolic blood pressure is < 100 mm Hg during =3 dialysis sessions per 30-day rolling period. 5. Mitral valve repair or replacement 6. Severe mitral valve disease by echocardiography, coronary angiography or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging 7. Prior coronary artery bypass graft 8. Anticipated kidney transplant, change to peritoneal dialysis, or transfer to another dialysis unit within 6 months 9. Expected survival < 6 months 10. Allergy to study medications (ISD, HY, adenosine/diprimidole) 11. Active use of sildenafil, vardenafil or tadalafil 12. History of severe aortic stenosis or other cause of LV outflow obstruction 13. Pregnancy, anticipated pregnancy, or breastfeeding, confirmed by serum pregnancy test on the day of PET scan 14. Incarceration 15. Participation in another intervention study 16. Use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors 17. Contraindication to adenosine including - 2nd or 3rd degree heart block, sick sinus syndrome or symptomatic bradycardia (without a functioning pacemaker) - moderate or severe asthma - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 18. Active use of any of the study medications unless participant and physician willing to discontinue prior to enrollment.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Hydralazine/Isorsorbide Dinitrate
Hydralazine/Isorsorbide Dinitrate (ISD/HY) will be administered with a target dose of 40 mg of ISD and 75 mg of Hydralazine 3x/daily. Doses will be titrated between weeks 0-4 and may be decreased as necessary for treatment of adverse events. Target Dose: Hydralazine 75 mg 3x day Isorsorbide Dintrate 40 mg 3x/day Allowable Dosage Forms: ISD/HY 10 mg/10-3x/day ISD/HY 20 mg/35 mg-3x/day ISD/HY 40 mg/75 mg-3x/day Dose Titration: ISD/HY will be administered at a starting dose ISD/HY 10 mg/10-3x/day and titrated to ISD/HY 20 mg/35 mg-3x/day after 4 days and to ISD/HY 40 mg/75 mg-3x/day at 4 weeks. Dose will be decreased as necessary for dose-limiting side effects.
Placebo
Placebo titration will mimic titration of active study arm

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Brigham & Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Brigham and Women's Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Rate of Hypotension, Serious Adverse Events, GI Events and Cardiovascular Death Rate of primary Safety Outcomes(hypotension, serious adverse events, GI events and CV death) 6 months
Primary Efficacy-Change in Coronary Flow Reserve (CFR) From 0-6 Months Primary Efficacy Measure-CFR measured on rest and stress Positron Emission Tomography 0 to 6 months
Primary Change in E' on TDI Echo From 0-6 Months Co-primary efficacy measure measured on Tissue Doppler Echocardiography 0 to 6 months
Primary Reduction in Drug Dose or Discontinuation of Study Drug Primary Tolerability measure 0 to 6 months
Primary Number of Patients Completing Study From 0 to 6 Months Primary Feasibility Measure 0 to 6 months
Secondary Change in Circulating Fibrosis Markers and Angiogenesis Markers Circulating concentrations of markers such as the carboxy terminal of pro-collagen type 1 or ADMA will be measured 0 to 6 months
Secondary Change in LVMI Change in left ventricular mass index between baseline and 6 months. 0 to 6 months