The Adjunctive Ventricular Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (AVAST) Pilot
The Pharmacokinetics and Electrocardiographic Implications of Adjunctive Amiodarone and Ranolazine Therapy in Patients on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: The Adjunctive Ventricular Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (AVAST) Pilot
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn if combination therapy with amiodarone and ranolazine (an approved drug for chest pain) can help prevent arrhythmias.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Feb 2011
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 23, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 28, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2013
CompletedMarch 19, 2013
March 1, 2013
1.9 years
November 23, 2011
March 18, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Pharmacokinetic Parameter Estimates
Absorption, Peak concentration, time to peak concentration, clearance, area under the curve
12 hours
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
12 hours
Study Arms (2)
Amiodarone with Placebo
PLACEBO COMPARATORAmiodarone with Ranolazine
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
stabel dose of amiodarone as prescribed by cardiologist
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients with an ICD who were on a stable dose of amiodarone for the past 60 days
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with a life expectancy of less than 6 months
- Patients with moderate or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Classes B or C) or requiring hemodialysis.
- Pregnancy or lactation.
- Treatment with potent CYP3A inhibitors, including ketoconazole, itraconazole, clarithromycin, nefazodone, nelfinavir, indinavir, and saquinavir
- Treatment with CYP3A inducers, including rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and St. John's wort.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Hartford Hospitallead
- Gilead Sciencescollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
William Baker, Pharm.D.
University of Connecticut
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 23, 2011
First Posted
November 28, 2011
Study Start
February 1, 2011
Primary Completion
January 1, 2013
Study Completion
January 1, 2013
Last Updated
March 19, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-03