NCT01748331

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of fluid restriction and the neurohormonal mechanisms in the development of hyponatremia in patients with congestive heart failure and hyponatremia. The hypothesis is that strict fluid restriction leads to a larger increase in plasma sodium than standard treatment in patients with decompensated heart failure associated with hyponatremia. A secondary hypothesis is that the neurohormonal change is greater in patients treated with strict fluid restriction versus standard treatment.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable heart-failure

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2012

Longer than P75 for not_applicable heart-failure

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 10, 2012

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 12, 2012

Completed
3.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

October 28, 2015

Status Verified

October 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

December 10, 2012

Last Update Submit

October 26, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

Heart FailureHyponatremiaFluid restriction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in plasma sodium from day 1 to day 4: - Normalization of plasma sodium or - A significant change in plasma sodium of a minimum of 5 mmol/L from baseline to day 4

    5 days

Secondary Outcomes (8)

  • Change in plasma vasopressin and copeptin

    5 days

  • Change in blood pressure, heart rate, weight and oedemas

    5 days

  • Change in dyspnoea assessed by the patient

    5 days

  • Number of days until clinical stability

    5 days

  • The correlation between hospitalization time and plasma sodium

    5 days

  • +3 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Strict fluid restriction < 1 L/day

OTHER

20 patients will be randomized to strict fluid restriction \< 1 L/day

Other: Fluid restriction

Moderate fluid restriction < 2.5 L/day

OTHER

20 patients will be randomized to moderate fluid restriction \< 2.5 L/day

Other: Fluid restriction

Interventions

Patients will be randomized to strict fluid restriction \< 1 L/day versus moderate fluid restriction \< 2.5 L/day

Moderate fluid restriction < 2.5 L/dayStrict fluid restriction < 1 L/day

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \< 40
  • At least two of the following signs of decompensated heart failure and fluid retention:
  • Weight gain \> 2 kg
  • Pulmonal Congestion
  • Jugular vein congestion
  • Peripheral oedemas
  • Hepatic congestion with ascites
  • Radiographic signs of fluid retention
  • Increased diuretic dose
  • And
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV
  • Plasma sodium \< 135 mmol/L
  • Symptomatic heart failure and treatment with relevant heart failure medications (beta-blocker, diuretic, digoxin, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor, angiotensin-II receptor antagonist, spironolactone, hydralazine and/or nitrates)for at least 1 month
  • Hospitalization for decompensated heart failure within the last 48 hours
  • +1 more criteria

You may not qualify if:

  • Plasma sodium ≥ 135 mmol/L before randomization
  • Reduced kidney function (creatinine \> 200 μmol/L)
  • Severe hematologic disease
  • Hypovolemic hyponatremia (volume depletion or dehydration)
  • Intolerability to large or fast changes in fluid volume assessed by the investigator
  • Plasma sodium \< 120 mmol/L accompanied by neurologic symptoms
  • Anuria
  • Symptomatic systolic blood pressure (supine systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 180 mmHg)
  • Uncontrolled diabetes diabetes mellitus
  • Adrenal insufficiency
  • Acute myocardial infarction, sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within the last 30 days
  • Heart surgery within the last 60 days
  • Other severe heart disease: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, severe heart valve disease, cardiac amyloidosis, active myocarditis, pericardial exudate which is hemodynamically significant
  • Left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
  • +8 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 1718, Denmark

RECRUITING

Bispebjerg Hospital

Copenhagen, 2400, Denmark

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart FailureHyponatremia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesWater-Electrolyte ImbalanceMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, DMSci

    Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, DMSci

CONTACT

Louise Balling, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Staff Cardiologist, PhD, DMSci

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 10, 2012

First Posted

December 12, 2012

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion

November 1, 2016

Study Completion

November 1, 2016

Last Updated

October 28, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-10

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