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" Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Empagliflozin and Sacubitril/Valsartan for CHF With Reduced Ejection Fraction in ACHD "

Phase 2
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Heart Failure
Congenital Heart Disease
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05580510
Lead Sponsor
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Brief Summary

The treatment of adult patients with congenital heart disease (ACHD) and heart failure (HF) represents a great challenge since, to date, there is no standardized guideline for this specific population. Although new treatments for HF have been proposed, such as Sodium-glucose Cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors and neprilisin and angiotensin receptor inhibitors, the benefit of these drugs in patients with HF associated with congenital heart disease in adults has not yet been demonstrated. For this reason, this study pretends to evaluate the efficacy of empagliflozin and sacubitril/valsartan in this population.

Detailed Description

A 12-week randomized, open label, active-controlled trial to explore the effects of once-daily empagliflozin 10 mg and/or sacutril/valsartan 49 mg/51 mg in the reduction of systemic ventricular volumes (end-diastolic and end-systolic) in adult patients with HF associated with congenital heart disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • NYHA functional class II-IV
  • Diagnosis of CHD: repaired, palliated or without previous treatment
  • Systemic ventricular ejection fraction <40%
  • Without unplanned hospital admissions within 3 months prior to randomization
  • The participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pregnant and postpartum women
  • Breastfeeding women during the study
  • History of drug allergy to any SGLT-2 inhibitor and/or sacubitril/valsartan
  • Previous administration of a drug regimen including an SGLT-2 inhibitor and/or sacubitril/valsartan
  • Intellectual or physical disability that impedes the subject to perform the 6 minute walk-test
  • Patients with any contraindication to SGLT-2 inhibitor and/or sacubitril/valsartan
  • Medical history of myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery or fulminant myocarditis within the last three months
  • Medical history of type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Medical history of hypertensive crisis in the previous 6-months
  • Medical history of cardiogenic shock or heart failure decompensation in the previous 6-months
  • Medical history of heart transplantation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Conventional treatment plus Empagliflozin and Sacubitril/valsartanSacubitril 49 MG / Valsartan 51 MG [Entresto] BIDPatients will receive conventional treatment consisting of spironolactone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours) or eplerenone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours); beta-blockers: bisoprolol 1.5 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 10 mg every 24 hours) or metoprolol succinate 12.5 mg every 24 hours orally (maximum dose 200 mg every 24 hours) or carvedilol 3125 mg every 24 hours (maximum dose 25 mg every 24 hours) or ivabradine 5 mg every 12 hours (maximum dose 7.5 mg every 12 hours); diuretics: furosemide 20 to 400 mg orally every 24 hours or bumetanide 1 to 15 mg orally every 24 hours and/or chlorthalidone 25 mg orally every 24 hours. Additionally, patients will use Sacubitril/Valsartan, with the intention to titrate up to 49 mg/51 mg orally every 12 hours and Empagliflozin 10 mg orally every 24 hours.
Conventional treatment plus EmpagliflozinEmpagliflozin 10 MG ODPatients will receive conventional treatment consisting of spironolactone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours) or eplerenone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours); beta-blockers: bisoprolol 1.5 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 10 mg every 24 hours) or metoprolol succinate 12.5 mg every 24 hours orally (maximum dose 200 mg every 24 hours) or carvedilol 3125 mg every 24 hours (maximum dose 25 mg every 24 hours) or ivabradine 5 mg every 12 hours (maximum dose 7.5 mg every 12 hours); diuretics: furosemide 20 to 400 mg orally every 24 hours or bumetanide 1 to 15 mg orally every 24 hours and/or chlorthalidone 25 mg orally every 24 hours. Additionally, patients will use Empagliflozin 10 mg orally every 24 hours.
Conventional treatment of Heart failure and Sacubitril/ValsartanSacubitril 49 MG / Valsartan 51 MG [Entresto] BIDPatients will receive conventional treatment consisting of spironolactone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours) or eplerenone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours); beta-blockers: bisoprolol 1.5 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 10 mg every 24 hours) or metoprolol succinate 12.5 mg every 24 hours orally (maximum dose 200 mg every 24 hours) or carvedilol 3125 mg every 24 hours (maximum dose 25 mg every 24 hours) or ivabradine 5 mg every 12 hours (maximum dose 7.5 mg every 12 hours); diuretics: furosemide 20 to 400 mg orally every 24 hours or bumetanide 1 to 15 mg orally every 24 hours and/or chlorthalidone 25 mg orally every 24 hours. Additionally, patients will receive Sacubitril/Valsartan, with the intention to titrate up to 49 mg/51 mg orally every 12 hours.
Conventional treatment plus Empagliflozin and Sacubitril/valsartanEmpagliflozin 10 MG ODPatients will receive conventional treatment consisting of spironolactone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours) or eplerenone 25 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 50 mg every 24 hours); beta-blockers: bisoprolol 1.5 mg orally every 24 hours (maximum dose 10 mg every 24 hours) or metoprolol succinate 12.5 mg every 24 hours orally (maximum dose 200 mg every 24 hours) or carvedilol 3125 mg every 24 hours (maximum dose 25 mg every 24 hours) or ivabradine 5 mg every 12 hours (maximum dose 7.5 mg every 12 hours); diuretics: furosemide 20 to 400 mg orally every 24 hours or bumetanide 1 to 15 mg orally every 24 hours and/or chlorthalidone 25 mg orally every 24 hours. Additionally, patients will use Sacubitril/Valsartan, with the intention to titrate up to 49 mg/51 mg orally every 12 hours and Empagliflozin 10 mg orally every 24 hours.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
3D echocardiographic systemic ventricular end-systolic volume indexTwelve weeks

Change of 6.0 ml or greater in end-systolic volume index measured by 3D echocardiogram.

3D echocardiographic systemic ventricular end-diastolic volume indexTwelve weeks

Change of 8.2 ml or greater in systemic ventricular end-diastolic volume index measured by 3D echocardiogram.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
6-minute walking testTwelve weeks

Difference in meters walked in the 6-minute walking test.

Functional classTwelve weeks

A clinically relevant change of greater than or equal to 5 points from baseline score in the functional class measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ). This questionnaire evaluates 23 elements and is divided into 7 different domains. The score will interpreted as follows:

0-24 points: very poor to poor 25-49 points: poor to fair 50-74 points: fair to good 75-100 points: good to excellent

Pulmonary congestionTwelve weeks

Change in pulmonary B score measured by the quantification and characteristics of B-lines seen with pulmonary ultrasound assessing 8 regions total using the following scoring system:

0 points: less than 3 B-lines per zone

1 point: greater than or equal to 3 B-lines per zone

Echocardiographic ejection fraction from the systemic ventricleTwelve weeks

A change in the percentage of ejection fraction from the systemic ventricle measured by echocardiogram.

NT-proBNPTwelve weeks

Change in NT-proBNP values.

Systemic venous congestionTwelve weeks

Change in VExUS grading system measured by the diameter of the inferior vena cava in cm and Doppler pattern abnormalities on hepatic, portal and intra-renal veins using the following scoring system:

No congestion (0): IVC less than 2 cm Mild (1): IVC greater than or equal to 2cm and any normal or mildly abnormal patterns Moderate (2): IVC greater than or equal to 2cm and ONE severely abnormal pattern Severe (3): IVC greater than or equal to 2 cm and more than or equal to TWO severely abnormal patterns

Echocardiographic longitudinal overall strainTwelve weeks

A change in the percentage of longitudinal overall strain measured by echocardiogram at baseline and after treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez

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Mexico City, Mexico

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