NCT02396875

Brief Summary

Cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) prolongs the life and improves the symptoms in patients with heart failure and electrical dyssynchrony. 30-50% of patients do not improve with the treatment which is both expensive and not without complication. Despite much research, we cannot accurately predict who will not respond. Furthermore, most heart failure patients gets symptoms on exercise and most studies have examined patients at rest. We propose to investigate the effect of exercise on different parts of the left ventricle by sampling various biomarkers of metabolism, myocardial injury and gene expression. We will then repeat the protocol following device insertion to look for changes. This novel work will require a small cohort of patients with heart failure and no electrical dyssynchrony and normal patients to act as controls. We will also measure novel biomarkers at different venous sites relating to different parts of the myocardium to determine whether they can be used to prognosticate or even predict response to CRT.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
70

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable heart-failure

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2015

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 24, 2014

Completed
5 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 24, 2015

Completed
8 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2015

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2016

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

March 24, 2015

Status Verified

March 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

October 24, 2014

Last Update Submit

March 18, 2015

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Levels of Various biomarkers measured from different coronary veins at rest and following exertion both pre CRT implant and at 6 months

    Biomarkers and metabolites to be assessed include but are not limited to O2, lactate, glucose, CKMB, hs trop, galectin3, Soluble St2, Nt proBNP, cardiac myosin binding protein C, 10 different micro RNA associated with myocardial stress/damage

    2 years

Study Arms (6)

Group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

40 patients undergoing CRT will have venous samples taken from two CS tributaries, peripheral venous and peripheral arterial sites at the time of CRT insertion at the time of device implant. Blood samples will be analysed for metabolites and novel biomarkers They will then undergo repeat sampling at 6 months to assess for changes in the biomarker profile including CS sampling.

Procedure: Central blood sampling pre and post CRT implant

Group 2

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A control arm of 15 patients with heart failure and no dyssynchrony will undergo peripheral venous sampling for novel biomarkers and this will be repeated at 6 months. These samples will allow for control against the dyssynchronous heart failure group and also for temporal changes in biomarker expression.

Procedure: Peripheral blood sampling

Group 3

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A control arm of 15 patients with normal hearts will undergo peripheral venous sampling for novel biomarkers and this will be repeated at 6 months. These samples will allow for control against the dyssynchronous heart failure group and also for temporal changes in biomarker expression.

Procedure: Peripheral blood sampling

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

10 patients from Group 1 On the day preceding the CRT implant will attend hospital for a temporary invasive catheter study. The patient will have a radial sheath positioned in the arterial system. A pacing protocol will be performed using a pacing wire inserted into the right atrium. Coronary sinus venous blood sampling will be performed using a catheter placed via the femoral or internal jugular vein. At the chief investigator's discretion a specially designed exercise bicycle that allow supine exercise in the catheter lab will be used rather than the atrial pacing wire. 6 months post implant the patients will return to the catheter laboratory for a further study. This will repeat the protocol but with the device having been on for 6 months. This will require further study as described above.

Procedure: Blood sampling and exercise protocol pre and post CRT implant

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

5 patients form Group 2. Patients will undergo a pacing or exercise protocol and have venous, coronary sinus and arterial blood sampled. They will revert to Group 2 for 6 month follow up

Procedure: Central blood sampling on one occasion and exercise protocol and 6 month peripheral sampling

Group C

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

5 patients form Group 3 Patients will undergo a pacing or exercise protocol and have venous, coronary sinus and arterial blood sampled. They will revert to Group 3 for 6 month follow up

Procedure: Central blood sampling on one occasion and exercise protocol and 6 month peripheral sampling

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Group 1/A:
  • Scheduled for CRT implant
  • Group 2/B -Heart failure without electrical dyssynchrony.
  • Group B:
  • Scheduled for angiography for clinical grounds
  • Group 3/C -Patients without known heart disease
  • Group C:
  • Scheduled for clinical angiography and found to have normal coronary arteries

You may not qualify if:

  • Pregnancy
  • Moderate to severe aortic valve disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Guy's and St Thomas Hospital Trust

London, Se1 7EH, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Blood Specimen Collection

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Specimen HandlingClinical Laboratory TechniquesDiagnostic Techniques and ProceduresDiagnosisPuncturesSurgical Procedures, OperativeInvestigative Techniques

Central Study Contacts

Christopher Rinaldi, MD MBBS

CONTACT

simon claridge, LLB MBBS

CONTACT

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2014

First Posted

March 24, 2015

Study Start

April 1, 2015

Primary Completion

May 1, 2016

Study Completion

December 1, 2016

Last Updated

March 24, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-03

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