Ivabradine for Heart Rate Control In Septic Shock

NCT04031573 | Active Not Recruiting Phase 3 DMC

• 2 other identifiers: P160925J2018-003801-24
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 429
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Septic shock is a major health problem, with several million cases annually worldwide and a mortality approaching 45%. Tachycardia is associated with excess mortality during septic shock. This pejorative effect could be related to the increase in cardiac metabolic demand, impaired cardiac diastolic function, and/or poorer tolerance of administered exogenous catecholamines. Recent studies suggest that controlling the heart rate with the use of beta blockers has beneficial effects on the morbidity and mortality of septic shock. However, the negative effects of beta-blockers on cardiac contractility and blood pressure complicate their use during septic shock, particularly because about one-half of patients exhibit a septic-associated systolic dysfunction, which often requires the use of inotropes. Ivabradine is a selective inhibitor of If channels in the sinoatrial node. It is a pure bradycardic agent with no deleterious effect on other aspects of cardiac function (contractility, conduction and repolarization) nor on blood pressure. Ivabradine can therefore alleviate sinus tachycardia without negative inotropic effects nor hypotension. Moreover, the improvement in diastolic function (ventricular filling) with ivabradine may increase stroke volume, even in case of severe impairment of systolic function. Controlling sinus tachycardia with ivabradine during septic shock would allow reducing cardiac metabolic demand (and potentially associated ischemic events) and improving the chronotropic tolerance of exogenous catecholamines. The effectiveness of ivabradine in controlling the heart rate was demonstrated in various clinical settings such as coronary artery disease, chronic heart failure and cardiogenic shock. Encouraging preliminary data are reported in critically ill patients.

Conditions

Septic Shock

Keywords

Septic shock; Ivabradine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Percentage of patients with heart rate within the predefined threshold (80-94 bpm) at hour-48

  for activity and treatment selection at interim analysis

  hour 48 after treatment

• Percentage of patients dead at 28 days

  for efficacy and the final analysis

  28 days

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• percentage of patients with bradycardia (heart rate <60/min), atrial fibrillation, phosphenes or blurred vision up to day-17

  Day 17

• Percentage of patients with a heart rate within the target range (80-94 bpm) at hour-72

  hour-72

• Organ failures free days (SOFA<3 for each organ) at day-14 and day-28,

  at day-14 and day-28

• Number of catecholamines-, vasopressor- and mechanical ventilation-free days at day-14 and day-28,

  at day-14 and day-28

• lactate clearance

  at day-2 and day-3;

Study Arms (3)

Ivabradine (Low)

EXPERIMENTAL

Drug: Ivabradine

Ivabradine (High)

EXPERIMENTAL

Drug: Ivabradine

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Ivabradine DRUG

Ivabradine will be administered via the enteral route, every 12 hours, at doses ranging from 2.5 to 5 mg to achieve a target heart rate between 80 and 94 bpm

Also known as: Ivabradine Low

Ivabradine (Low)

Placebo DRUG

Placebo will be administered via the enteral route, every 12 hours.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older,
• Proven or suspected site of infection,
• In sinus rhythm with heart rate ≥ 95 bpm at time of randomization,
• Informed consent obtained in accordance with local regulations,
• Affiliation to a social security regime.

You may not qualify if:

• Age \< 18 years,
• Cardiac arythmia, conduction disorder, sinus syndrome ("sick sinus syndrome"), sino-atrial block; 3rd degree atrioventricular block, "IRISS" protocol, version 6.0 of 30/10/2023 7/47 This document is the property of DRCD / APHP. All reproduction is strictly prohibited.
• Cardiogenic shock or unstable or acute heart failure without proven or suspected infection,
• Acute myocardial infarction with angiographic documentation; CCS class
• ≥ II angina pectoris;
• Septic shock requiring vasopressor treatment for more than 24 hours,
• Refractory shock with systolic arterial pressure \<90 mm Hg) despite the use of high doses of vasopressors (norepinephrine BASE or epinephrine BASE \> 2.4 µg/kg/min; these doses should be multiplied by two for noradrenaline salt (tartrate or bitartrate),
• Co-treatment with drugs inducing bradycardia, QT lengthening or strong inhibition of CYP4503A4, pacemaker, defibrillator, kalemia \<3 mM,
• Co-treatment with verapamil or diltiazem (which are moderate CYP4503A4 inhibitors with heart rate reducing properties)
• Known pregnancy, breast feeding, women with childbearing potential will be tested for pregnancy and excluded if pregnant,
• Known allergy to ivabradine or to any of the excipients, retinitis pigmentosa, congenital galactosemia, lactase deficiency, glucose or galactose malabsorption,
• Severe chronic renal failure (creatinine clearance \<15 ml/min) or hepatic failure (prothrombin time \<20%),
• Enteral feeding impossible, vomiting, congenital galactosemia, lactase deficiency, glucose-galactose malabsorption syndrome,
• Tachycardia due to hyperthyroidism, pheochromocytoma or severe anemia (\<7 g/dL),
• Prior enrolment in the trial, participation in another interventional study on septic shock,

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris: lead

Study Sites (1)

Henri Mondor Hospital

Créteil, 94000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Shock, Septic

Interventions

Ivabradine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Sepsis; Infections; Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome; Inflammation; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Shock

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Benzazepines; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds

Study Officials

• Armand MEKONTSO DESSAP, MD, PhD

  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Multi-centre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, multi-arm multi-stage trial. The trial investigates the efficacy and safety of 2 dosing regimens of ivabradine in order to confirm the efficacy and safety of one dosing regimen for heart rate control in adult patients with septic shock.Two dosing regimens of ivabradine will be investigated in the first part and the best-performing dosing regimen will be selected for the last part of the trial. A multi-arm multi-stage (MAMS) design with 2 stages and 3 arms will be used. The trial incorporates 2 stages: 1. Activity: an interim comparison of activity using the percentage of patients with heart rate control (80-94/min) at hour-48 as primary endpoint. At the end of this stage, an interim analysis will be used in order to select the most promising ivabradine dosing protocol and compare it to placebo in the subsequent stage (pick the winner strategy). 2. Efficacy: final comparison with 28 days mortality as the primary endpoint.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 16, 2019
• First Posted: July 24, 2019
• Study Start: February 26, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 19, 2026
• Study Completion: April 22, 2026
• Last Updated: March 23, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-05

Locations

FR (1)