NCT01817803

Brief Summary

To compare the effectiveness and safety of diuretics add-on strategy in chronic heart failure patients

Trial Health

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At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2013

Typical duration for not_applicable

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2013

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 20, 2013

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 25, 2013

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2015

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 19, 2014

Status Verified

February 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

March 20, 2013

Last Update Submit

February 17, 2014

Conditions

Keywords

Heart failurediureticskidneyglomerular filtration rate

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • efficacy and safety of diuretics add-on strategy

    1\) body weight change, symptoms \& signs change, systemic impedance change 2) serum \& urine creatinine change, serum \& urine electrolyte change, biomarkers change, clinical outcomes ( all-cause mortality, all-cause rehospitalization, start of renal replacement therapy)

    D+0, D+7, D+30, D+90

Study Arms (4)

1) Add furosemide/no spironolactone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: furosemide/no spironolactone

2) Add metolazone/no spironolactone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: metolazone/no spironolactone

3) Add furosemide/spironolactone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: furosemid/spironolactone

4) Add metolazone/spironolactone

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: metolazone/spironolactone

Interventions

furosemide (doubling previous furosemide dose)

1) Add furosemide/no spironolactone

metolazone (add 2.5mg qod)

2) Add metolazone/no spironolactone

furosemide (doubling previous furosemide dose)+spironolactone (doubling previous spironolactone dose or add 12.5mg BID if previous non-user)

3) Add furosemide/spironolactone

metolazone (add 2.5mg qod)+ spironolactone (doubling previous spironolactone dose or add 12.5mg BID if previous non-user)

4) Add metolazone/spironolactone

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • dyspnea at rest or minimal activity
  • tachypnea (respiratory rate \> 20/min) or rales or pulmonary edema on chest X-ray
  • who need diuretics add over 40mg of daily furosemide dose

You may not qualify if:

  • Hospitalization for acute heart failure decompensation
  • cardiogenic shock (Systolic Blood Pressure \< 80mmHg)
  • Need or plan for renal replacement therapy (dialysis, kidney transplant)
  • serum creatine level \> 2.5mg/dl
  • serum potassium (K+) \> 5.5mg/dl
  • daily spironolactone dose \> 50mg
  • previous thiazide or metolazone user
  • Age \> 75 years old or poor compliance patients 9. allergy, adverse drug reaction, hypersensitivity to any kinds of diuretics 10. life expectancy \< 6 months (e.g. metastatic malignancy, liver cirrhosis) 11. pregnancy or women at age of childbearing potential

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

FurosemideSpironolactoneMetolazone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

SulfanilamidesSulfonamidesAmidesOrganic ChemicalsAniline CompoundsAminesSulfonesSulfur CompoundsLactonesPregnenesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsQuinazolinonesQuinazolinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-RingHeterocyclic Compounds
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Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2013

First Posted

March 25, 2013

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion

June 1, 2015

Study Completion

December 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 19, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-02