Empagliflozin and Dapagliflozin in Patients Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
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Brief Summary
National, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, stratified by SGLT-2 inhibitor type, placebo-controlled trial, - a Phase III study. Primary objective of the study is to investigate the impact of SGLT-2 inhibitors (Empagliflozin and Dapagliflozin) on clinical endpoints in patients hospitalized with acute/decompensated HF.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3
Started Mar 2022
Typical duration for phase_3
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 15, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 4, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 20, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 30, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2025
CompletedMarch 20, 2023
March 1, 2023
2.5 years
April 4, 2022
March 7, 2023
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Time to first event of adjudicated cardiovascular (CV) death, or adjudicated hospitalization for heart failure in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)
combined endpoint
at 3 and 9 months
Secondary Outcomes (18)
Difference in the number of recurrent hospitalizations due to heart failure between the treatment groups
at 3 and 9 months
Difference in the number of hospitalizations for CV causes between the treatment groups
at 3 and 9 months
Difference in the number of hospitalizations for other than CV causes between the treatment groups
at 3 and 9 months
Time to adjudicated CV death
at 3 and 9 months
Time to adjudicated all cause death
at 3 and 9 months
- +13 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
SGLT 2 Inhibitor
ACTIVE COMPARATOREmpagliflozin (n=341) or Dapagliflozin (n=341): 9 months of treatment
Placebo with a switch to SGLT 2 Inhibitor
PLACEBO COMPARATORPlacebo (n=682) for 3 months of treatment with a subsequent switch to Empagliflozin (n=341) or Dapagliflozin (n=341): 6 months of treatment
Interventions
once daily for 3 months
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients 18 years of age with the capacity to provide written informed consent
- Currently hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of acute/decompensated HF (HFrEF, HFmrEF,HFpEF), including symptoms and signs of fluid overload regardless of ejection fraction or diabetes status
- In patients with HFpEF the diagnosis has to be confirmed according to the current HFpEF definition (by non-invasive testing: evidence of structural or functional changes in the heart as evidenced on echocardiography or by invasive testing as LVEDP assessment or right heart catheterisation).
- Randomized no earlier than 24 hours and up to 10 days after initial presentation while still hospitalized
- Stable as defined by: systolic blood pressure (SBP\>100 mmHg for the preceding 6 hours)
- No intensification of IV diuretics within the last 6 hours,
- No use of IV vasodilators within the last 6 hours,
- No use of IV inotropes or levosimendan within the last 24 hours prior to randomization
- Elevated NT-proBNP \>600 pg/mL during the current hospitalization in patients with HFrEF and \>300 pg/mL in patients with HFmrEF or HFpEF (or above 900 pg/ml if atrial fibrillation is present at admission independently from EF).
- eGFR \>20 ml/min/1,73m2
You may not qualify if:
- History of ketoacidosis
- Type 1 diabetes
- SGLT-2 Inhibitor at baseline or known allergy to SGLT-2 Inhibitors
- Current active cancer with less than 2 years of life expectancy
- Pulmonary embolism, cerebrovascular accident as the primary trigger for the current hospitalization
- Cardiomyopathy based on infiltrative diseases (e.g. amyloidosis), accumulation diseases (e.g. haemochromatosis, Fabry disease), muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathy with reversible causes (e.g. stress cardiomyopathy), hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy or known pericardial constriction
- Any severe (obstructive or regurgitant) valvular heart disease, expected to lead to surgery during the trial period
- Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant
- Blood pH\<7.32
- \>1 episode of severe hypoglycaemia within the last 6 months under treatment with insulin or sulfonylurea
- Acute symptomatic urinary tract infection or genital infection
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Medical University of Warsawlead
- Medical University of Viennacollaborator
- Medical University of Grazcollaborator
- University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsawcollaborator
- Jerzy Popiełuszko Bielański Hospital in Warsawcollaborator
- Regional Polyclinical Hospital in Kielcecollaborator
- University Clinical Hospital Military Medical Academy, Central Veterans Hospital in Łódźcollaborator
- Medical University of Gdanskcollaborator
- Autonomous Public Specialist Western John Paul II Hospital in Grodzisk Mazowieckicollaborator
- Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszczcollaborator
- Poznan University of Medical Sciencescollaborator
- John Paul II Hospital, Krakowcollaborator
- Ludwik Rydygier Regional Polyclinical Hospital in Toruńcollaborator
- University Teaching Hospital in Białystokcollaborator
- Medical University of Silesia in Katowicecollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Autonomous Public Specialist Western John Paul II Hospital
Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- double blind
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 4, 2022
First Posted
March 20, 2023
Study Start
March 15, 2022
Primary Completion
September 30, 2024
Study Completion
December 31, 2025
Last Updated
March 20, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03