Clevidipine in the Treatment of Patients With Severe Hypertension (VELOCITY)

NCT ID: NCT00369837

Last Updated: 2014-05-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

131 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to determine the safety of clevidipine for treating severely elevated blood pressure, defined as systolic (SBP) \>180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \>115 mmHg assessed on 2 successive occasions 15 minutes apart at baseline, in patients with or without major organ injury, particularly with respect to controlled dose adjustment to desired effect and prolonged continuous infusion. Enrollment of patients into the study was to continue until the target goal of 100 patients with at least 18 hours of continuous clevidipine treatment, including a minimum of 50 patients with acute or chronic end-organ injury, was met.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hypertension

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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clevidipine

A patient-specific blood pressure target range (TR) of ≥20 mm Hg and ≤40 mm Hg SBP was prespecified by the investigator. Once established, clevidipine (0.5 mg/mL in 20% lipid emulsion) intravenous infusion was initiated at 2.0 mg/h and maintained for the first 3 minutes. Clevidipine was up-titrated, as tolerated by the patient, by doubling the dose every 3 minutes until the prespecified systolic blood pressure (SBP) target range was achieved and could continue to be titrated up or down to maintain the desired long-term SBP reduction.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

clevidipine

Intervention Type DRUG

Clevidipine was required to be administered continuously for a minimum of 18 hours and a maximum of 96 hours and was not to exceed a rate of 32.0 mg/h at any time. Use of an additional or alternative intravenous antihypertensive agent was allowed if the blood pressure target range was not achieved or maintained. If transition to an oral antihypertensive agent is required, then approximately 1 hour prior to the anticipated cessation of clevidipine infusion, but no less than at the 18-hour time point, an oral antihypertensive agent was allowed to be administered as clevidipine was down-titrated or terminated as needed in order to achieve the desired blood pressure level..

Interventions

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clevidipine

Clevidipine was required to be administered continuously for a minimum of 18 hours and a maximum of 96 hours and was not to exceed a rate of 32.0 mg/h at any time. Use of an additional or alternative intravenous antihypertensive agent was allowed if the blood pressure target range was not achieved or maintained. If transition to an oral antihypertensive agent is required, then approximately 1 hour prior to the anticipated cessation of clevidipine infusion, but no less than at the 18-hour time point, an oral antihypertensive agent was allowed to be administered as clevidipine was down-titrated or terminated as needed in order to achieve the desired blood pressure level..

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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clevidipine, Cleviprex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 years or older
* Systolic blood pressure \>180 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure \>115 mmHg assessed on two successive occasions, 15 minutes apart at baseline
* Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* SBP ≤180 mmHg and/or DBP ≤115 mmHg
* Expectation that the patient will not tolerate intravenous antihypertensive therapy for at least 18 hours
* Known or suspected aortic dissection
* Administration of an agent for treating hypertension within 2 hours of clevidipine administration
* Severe hypertension known to be precipitated by use of, or withdrawal from, alcohol or illicit drugs, or intentional overdose of illicit or prescription drugs
* Positive pregnancy test
* Intolerance to calcium channel blockers
* Allergy to soybean oil or egg lecithin
* Known liver failure or cirrhosis
* Participation in clinical research studies of other investigational drugs or devices within 30 days of enrollment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Medicines Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Charles V Pollack, MA MD FACEP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pennsylvania Hospital

Frank Peacock, MD FACEP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Cleveland Clinic

Locations

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Jackson Hospital

Montgomery, Alabama, United States

Site Status

VA Medical Center W. LA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

The George Washington University Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Louisiana State University Medical Center/Charity Hospital

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Critical Care Research Center at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Good Samaritan Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Duke University Medical Center

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Metrohealth Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Toledo Hospital

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Providence Heart & Vascular Institute, d/b/a Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Hamot Shock Trauma

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

The University of Texas Health Science Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Pollack CV, Varon J, Garrison NA, Ebrahimi R, Dunbar L, Peacock WF 4th. Clevidipine, an intravenous dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, is safe and effective for the treatment of patients with acute severe hypertension. Ann Emerg Med. 2009 Mar;53(3):329-38. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.04.025. Epub 2008 Jun 5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 18534716 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VELOCITY

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

TMC-CLV-06-02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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