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Impact of Hypertonic Saline Solution on Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Interventions
Drug: Hypertonic Saline Solution
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05298098
Lead Sponsor
University of Monastir
Brief Summary

Acute decompensated heart failure (HF) is one of the most common cardiologic issues in emergency departments.

Loop diuretics have long been recognized as the key for the treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF).However, chronic treatment with diuretics may limit their response and deteriorates the renal function. The hypertonic saline solution (HSS) has been proposed in recent years as an adjunctive therapy for intravenous loop diuretics to improve or restore their initial pharmacological efficacy.

In this study the investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of HSS as an adjunct to i.v. furosemide in patients admitted for AHF with renal dysfunction

Detailed Description

In the era of the emergence of novel therapies for advanced Chronic Heart Failure , the use of HSS as a therapeutic adjunct to i.v. loop diuretics still needs to be explored on a larger scale, in particular in patients with renal dysfunction.

The objective of this study is: to evaluate the effectiveness of HSS as an adjunct to i.v. furose¬mide in patients admitted for AHF with renal dysfunction.

* Patients receive intravenous infusion of HSS (50ml of 10% NaCl) + Furosemide ( 250mg of furosemide) administered over one hour twice a day.

* Patients receive intravenous infusion of 5% Dextrose Solution (50ml of Dextrose 5%) + Furosemide (250mg of furosemide) administered over one hour twice a day.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
600
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with 18 years of age or older
  • ADHF with congestive symptoms, laboratory(BNP) and echocardiographic criteria
  • NYHA ≥II(New York Heart Association functional classification)
  • Creatinine clearance≤60ml/mn (MDRD) or level of creatinine >150 µg/ml)
  • BNP levels on admission ≥400 pg/mL
Exclusion Criteria
  • age < 18 years
  • NYHA class < II
  • Patients with acute coronary syndrome, pulmonary thromboembolism, cardiac tamponade, pericarditis, those on dialysis; patients with chronic liver disease, pleuropneumonia, cerebral vascular disease, cancer, uncompensated diabetes, patients requiring pacemaker and concomitant other important comorbidity
  • Signs of hemodynamic instability, respiratory distress, coma

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hypertonic Saline SolutionHypertonic Saline Solution50 ml of intravenous Hypertonic Saline Solution over 1 hour + 250mg of IV furosemide over 1 hour
5% Dextrose solutionPlacebo50ml of 5% Dextrose solution over 1 hour + 250mg of IV furosemide over 1 hour
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of Hospital Stay1 week

The period during which the patient is hospitalized

In-hospital mortality1 week

Death occuring during hospitalization

Renal Function Impairement1 week

Deterioration of renal function during hospital stay

Need for inotropic drugs1 week

Hemodynamic instability requiring the introduction of inotropic drugs

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
30 day Mortality30 days

Death occurring during the 30 days following discharge

Need for Renal Replacement Therapy1 week

Severe Impairment of renal function requiring urgent hemodialysis

Hospital Readmission30 days

Hospital readmission for acute heart failure during the 30 days following discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emergency department of university hospital Fattouma Bourguiba of Monastir Monastir, Monastir Tunisia

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Monastir, Tunisia

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