Use of a Novel SUBCUTaneous Preparation of Furosemide to Facilitate Early Supported Discharge of Patients With Heart Failure
- Conditions
- Heart Failure
- Interventions
- Drug: SQIN-FurosemideDevice: SQIN-Infusor
- Registration Number
- NCT05419115
- Lead Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Brief Summary
To investigate whether an early supported discharge strategy for patients admitted to hospital because of HF, using a pH neutral subcutaneous (SC) furosemide formulation (SQINFurosemide) at home (delivered by non-CE marked SQINInfusor), compared to a usual care strategy with intravenous (IV) furosemide in hospital, results in an increased number of days spent alive and out of hospital (DAOH) at 30 days.
- Detailed Description
HF is associated with frequent and lengthy hospitalisations. These hospitalisations are usually as a result of congestion, and the standard treatment of this is decongestion with intravenous (IV) diuretic (usually furosemide). This is usually delivered in a hospital setting. A new formulation of a pHneutral furosemide (SQIN-Furosemide) that can be delivered subcutaneously (SC) by a small patch pump (SQIN-Infusor) has been developed. Bioavailability of SQIN-Furosemide is similar to IV furosemide. This trial will test the efficacy and safety of novel SC furosemide 30mg/ml (SQIN-Furosemide), delivered in a home environment (compared to usual care strategy with IV furosemide delivered in secondary care) as part of a novel early supported discharge strategy in patients admitted to hospital with HF.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 170
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Written informed consent
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Male or female ≥18 years of age
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Meet European Society of Cardiology (ESC) criteria for diagnosis of HF1
- Elevated natriuretic peptide (BNP> 100 pg/mL or NTproBNP >300 pg/mL)
- Signs and symptoms of HF
- Echocardiographic structural or functional abnormality according to ESC guidelines
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Have received IV diuretic for treatment of HF within preceding 24 hours
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Be less than 96 hours after admission to hospital
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Requiring IV diuretics for a minimum of 24 hours after screening
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Have an echocardiogram or other assessment of cardiac structure and function within preceding 12 months or at screening
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Have a home environment that allows the patient to be able to mobilise within their residence and be able to pass urine into their toilet (unless catheterised)
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Able to operate (or has a caregiver who can operate) SQIN-Infusor (as assessed by training on a dummy device at screening)
- Unable to consent due to significant cognitive impairment or lack of capacity
- Unable to operate SQIN-Infusor (or no caregiver who is able to operate the device)
- Geographical reasons preventing follow-up visits
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- Requiring treatment with IV furosemide >250 mg furosemide per day in the opinion of the treating physician
- Left sided valve disease with planned surgery or percutaneous intervention
- Type 1 myocardial infarction during index hospitalisation (participants with type 2 myocardial infarction can be included)2
- Renal impairment, defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 20 mL/min/1.73 m 2 at screening
- Reasons (other than HF) which may prevent discharge from hospital, such as social circumstances or other significant medical condition (at investigator discretion)
- Women of childbearing potential
- Patient on active cardiac transplant waiting list
- Patient requiring on-going inotropic, vasopressor or intraaortic balloon pump support
- Potassium <3.0 mmol/L
- Potassium >6.0 mmol/L
- Sodium <125 mmol/L
- Any surgical or medical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may pose an undue risk to the subject, interfere with participation in the study or which may affect the integrity of the data
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Early supported discharge SQIN-Furosemide Open label, 1:1 randomisation to usual care in hospital vs early supported discharge with SQIN-Furosemide administered via SQIN-Infusor. Early supported discharge: with SQIN-Furosemide and SQIN-Infusor. SQIN-Furosemide: 80mg of SQIN-Furosemide in each cartridge; 5 hours running time; up to 2 applications in 24h (maximum dose of 160mg of SQIN-Furosemide in 24h). SQIN-Infusor: patient/carer administered. Early supported discharge SQIN-Infusor Open label, 1:1 randomisation to usual care in hospital vs early supported discharge with SQIN-Furosemide administered via SQIN-Infusor. Early supported discharge: with SQIN-Furosemide and SQIN-Infusor. SQIN-Furosemide: 80mg of SQIN-Furosemide in each cartridge; 5 hours running time; up to 2 applications in 24h (maximum dose of 160mg of SQIN-Furosemide in 24h). SQIN-Infusor: patient/carer administered.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Days Alive Out of Hospital 30 days Days spent alive and out of hospital (DAOH), from randomisation to 30 days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Length of index hospitalisation 30 days Length of index hospitalisation
Change in quality of life 60 days Change in quality of life at 60 days (assessed by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire \[KCCQ-12\]) \[0-100\]
Days Alive Out of Hospital 60 days Days spent alive and out of hospital (DAOH), from randomisation to 60 days.
Total number of HF hospitalisations at 60 days 60 days Total number of HF hospitalisations at 60 days
CV death or first HF hospitalisation at 60 days 60 days CV death or first HF hospitalisation at 60 days
CV mortality at 60 days 60 days CV mortality at 60 days
Safety as determined by treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (including serious adverse events [SAEs]) and adverse drug events (ADEs) (including serious adverse drug events [SADEs]) 60 days Safety as determined by treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) (including serious adverse events \[SAEs\]) and adverse drug events (ADEs) (including serious adverse drug events \[SADEs\])
Any device failures (e.g., adhesive failure and drug delivery failure) 60 days Any device failures (e.g., adhesive failure and drug delivery failure)
Trial Locations
- Locations (22)
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
🇬🇧Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom
The Great Western Hospital
🇬🇧Swindon, United Kingdom
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
🇬🇧Blackpool, England, United Kingdom
Forth Valley Hospital
🇬🇧Larbert, Scotland, United Kingdom
University Hospital Monklands
🇬🇧Airdrie, United Kingdom
Basildon University Hospital
🇬🇧Basildon, England, United Kingdom
Southmead Hospital
🇬🇧Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Leeds General Infirmary
🇬🇧Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Manchester Heart Centre
🇬🇧Manchester, England, United Kingdom
University Hospitals Dorset
🇬🇧Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
University Hospital of North Tees
🇬🇧Hardwick, England, United Kingdom
Wycombe General Hospital
🇬🇧High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
St. George's University of London
🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom
Ninewells Hospital
🇬🇧Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
Glenfield Hospital
🇬🇧Leicester, England, United Kingdom
St Thomas' Hospital
🇬🇧London, England, United Kingdom
Queen Alexandra Hospital
🇬🇧Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Sunderland Royal Hospital
🇬🇧Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
University Hospital Ayr
🇬🇧Ayr, Scotland, United Kingdom
University Hospital Southampton
🇬🇧Southampton, United Kingdom
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
🇬🇧Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
🇬🇧Glasgow, Strathclyde, United Kingdom