NCT01055912

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral lixivaptan capsules in patients with congestive heart failure.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
170

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

25 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2010

Completed
21 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 22, 2010

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 26, 2010

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

June 28, 2011

Status Verified

November 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

January 22, 2010

Last Update Submit

June 20, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

Congestive Heart FailureVolume Overload

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • To assess the efficacy and safety of lixivaptan treatment in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with volume expansion.

    8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • To assess the effects of lixivaptan treatment in CHF patients with volume expansion.

    8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Lixivaptan

EXPERIMENTAL

Capsule, 100mg Lixivaptan or matching placebo once daily.

Drug: Lixivaptan

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Patients will be screened for entry into the study and will be randomized (2:1) to lixivaptan or placebo.

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Capsule. Patients will be screened for entry into the study and will be randomized (2:1) to lixivaptan or placebo. One hundred (100) patients will be randomized to receive lixivaptan 100 mg once daily (QD) for 8 weeks. Fifty (50) placebo patients will receive matching oral placebo for 8 weeks.

Lixivaptan

Patients will be screened for entry into the study and will be randomized (2:1) to lixivaptan or placebo.

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and to provide signed and dated informed consent.
  • Men and women aged 18 years or older.
  • History of chronic CHF defined as requiring standard HF treatment (including diuretics) for a minimum of 30 days.
  • Documented LVEF by any method within 12 months prior to screening.
  • Dyspnea
  • Pulmonary congestion (rales)
  • Peripheral edema
  • Increased jugular venous pressure and/or hepatic congestion with ascites
  • Chest x-ray consistent with CHF
  • Plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) ≥150 pg/mL or N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) ≥450 pg/mL

You may not qualify if:

  • Women who are pregnant (positive pregnancy test), breastfeeding, or who will not adhere to the reproductive precautions as outlined in this protocol and in the informed consent form (ICF).
  • Sustained (three blood pressure measurements over 1 hour) systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg at Screening or Day 0.
  • ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or stroke within 30 days prior to Screening.
  • Hemodynamically destabilizing cardiac arrhythmia within 30 days prior to Day 0.
  • Clinically significant valvular disease.
  • Known clinically significant obstructive, restrictive, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  • Cardiac surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention within 30 days prior to Day 0.
  • Major surgical procedure within 7 days prior to Day 0.
  • Likely to undergo cardiac transplantation, left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or other device implantation, or other cardiac surgery within 3 months after Screening.
  • Placement of implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy device within 60 days prior to Day 0.
  • CHF due to uncorrected thyroid disease, active myocarditis, or known amyloid cardiomyopathy.
  • Presence of any clinically significant (as determined by the Investigator) endocrinologic, hematologic, hepatic, immunologic, metabolic, urologic, pulmonary, neurologic, dermatologic, psychiatric, oncologic, and/or other major disease that might interfere with safe and compliant participation in this study.
  • Screening laboratory findings as follows:
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 3 times the upper limit of normal
  • Total bilirubin \>2.0 mg/dL
  • +8 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (25)

Mobile Heart Specialists, PC

Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States

Location

Phoenix Clinical

Phoenix, Arizona, 85029, United States

Location

Nea Clinic

Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States

Location

Capitol Interventional Cardiology

Carmichael, California, 95608, United States

Location

Merced Heart Associates

Merced, California, 95340, United States

Location

Orange County Heart Institute and Research Center

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

Innovative Research of West Florida, Inc

Clearwater, Florida, 33756, United States

Location

Edgewater Medical Research Inc

Edgewater, Florida, 32141, United States

Location

Foundation/Research/Cardiovascular Specialists Lower Keys

Key West, Florida, 33040, United States

Location

Charlotte Heart Group Research Center

Port Charlotte, Florida, 33952, United States

Location

Tampa Clinical Research

Tampa, Florida, 33624, United States

Location

Executive Health and Research Associates, Inc

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

Location

In-Quest Medical Research, LLC

Duluth, Georgia, 30096, United States

Location

Fox Valley Clinical Research Center

Aurora, Illinois, 60504, United States

Location

Maine Research Associates

Auburn, Maine, 04210, United States

Location

Primary Care Cardiology Research, Inc

Ayer, Massachusetts, 01432, United States

Location

Horizon Research

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

Location

Great Lakes Medical Research

Westfield, New York, 14787, United States

Location

Raleigh Cardiology

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27610, United States

Location

Clinical Research Limited

Canton, Ohio, 44718, United States

Location

Dayton Heart Center

Dayton, Ohio, 45414, United States

Location

Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas

Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States

Location

East Texas Cardiology

Houston, Texas, 77002, United States

Location

National Clinical Research - Norfolk, Inc.

Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

Location

National Clinical Research - Richmond

Richmond, Virginia, 23294, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Ghali JK, Orlandi C, Abraham WT; CK-LX2401 Study Investigators. The efficacy and safety of lixivaptan in outpatients with heart failure and volume overload: results of a multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Eur J Heart Fail. 2012 Jun;14(6):642-51. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs051. Epub 2012 Apr 17.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart FailureEdema

Interventions

lixivaptan

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2010

First Posted

January 26, 2010

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion

September 1, 2010

Last Updated

June 28, 2011

Record last verified: 2010-11

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