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临床试验/NCT00647192
NCT00647192终止2 期

EPLERAF-Study: Eplerenone in the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrences After Cardioversion

University Hospital, Saarland2 个研究点 分布在 2 个国家目标入组 38 人开始时间: 2008年3月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
2 期
状态
终止
发起方
入组人数
38
试验地点
2
主要终点
Atrial fibrillation recurrence after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Eplerenone reduces atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrences within the first 8 weeks after electrical cardioversion of persistent AF.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Prevention
盲法
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), AF persistence for > 7 days but < 1 year
  • Total AF history < 2 years
  • Written informed consent of the patient
  • Age ≥18 years
  • Female patients are sterilised or postmenopausal or apply an adequate method for contraception (Pearl index <1%) and have a negative pregnancy test (ß-HCG) and do not breastfeed/nurse.

排除标准

  • Hemodynamic instability or symptoms not allowing cardioversion to be delayed for 3 weeks
  • Myocardial infarction within the last 3 months
  • Heart failure NYHA class III - IV
  • Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as a systolic blood pressure > 160 mm Hg and/or a diastolic blood pressure > 95 mm Hg (anti-hypertensive treatment is allowed).
  • Pre-treatment with an aldosterone antagonist or other potassium sparing diuretics
  • Instable angina pectoris
  • Use of Digitalis
  • Use of class I or class III antiarrhythmic drugs (must be stopped at least 5 half-life before)
  • Contraindication or hypersensitivity to ß-blockers
  • Open heart surgery within the last 3 months
  • Pregnancy
  • Acute and reversible illnesses
  • Acute and chronic infection
  • Alcohol or drug abuse or a severe progressive extracardiac disease
  • Untreated manifest and latent hyper- or hypothyroidism or < 3 months peripheral euthyroidism (normal fT3)
  • Moderate to severe renal insufficiency (Creatinine clearance less than 50 ml/min)
  • Patients with liver cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class C)
  • Co-administration of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors (e.g. Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir, Clarithromycin, Telithromycin and Nephazodon)
  • Hypersensitivity against Eplerenone and/or one of the other components of the tablet (see Fachinformation)
  • Serum potassium > 5 mmol/l
  • Patients unlikely to comply with the protocol

研究组 & 干预措施

1

Active Comparator

Eplerenone treatment

干预措施: Eplerenone (Drug)

2

Placebo Comparator

干预措施: Placebo (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

Atrial fibrillation recurrence after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

时间窗: 8 weeks

次要结局

  • Sinus rhythm within eplerenone treatment before planned electrical cardioversion(3 weeks)
  • Cardioversion success(at least one sinus beat)
  • Time to recurrence of atrial fibrillation(8 weeks)

研究者

发起方
University Hospital, Saarland
申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (2)

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