Evaluation of the Effects of Carperitide in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Left Ventricular FailureHeart Failure, CongestiveHeart DecompensationMyocardiopathiesSystolic or Diastolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction
- Interventions
- Drug: PlaceboDrug: Carperitide
- Registration Number
- NCT00259038
- Lead Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
- Brief Summary
The study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravenous infusion of carperitide using pressure measurements inside the heart and great vessels and measuring carperitide concentration in the blood.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 162
Inclusion Criteria
- Is hospitalized with congestive heart failure (CHF)
- Has a Swan-Ganz catheter inserted for CHF management and has pulmonary capillary wedge pressure 18 mmHg or higher
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Exclusion Criteria
- Has had a heart transplant
- Requires mechanical ventilation or mechanical circulatory support
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Placebo Placebo - Experimental Drug Carperitide -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from baseline in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) at 3 hours following initiation of study drug infusion
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method