Safety and Efficacy of Bosentan in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure and Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension
NCT ID: NCT00820352
Last Updated: 2014-06-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE3
20 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-01-31
2014-06-30
Brief Summary
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The investigators hypothesize, that an additional treatment with Bosentan in this patients will improve their exercise capacity, symptoms, hemodynamics and quality of life.
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Detailed Description
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There is a lack of evidence about HFPEF. Drugs for treating systolic heart failure showed no improvement in mortality and prognosis. Diuretics are just able to relieve symptoms. There are no clinical trials concerning HFPEF with secondary pulmonary hypertension.
The endothelin system is not only activated in PAH, but also in pulmonary venous hypertension and congestive heart failure, where ET-1 levels rise with the severity of secondary pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary congestion leads to endothelial dysfunction that results in increased levels of Endothelin-1 (ET-1).
ET-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor. In pulmonary arterial vessels the ETA receptor is the predominant receptor (ratio of ETA to ET B = 9:1), which is responsible for vasoconstriction and remodeling of the pulmonal vasculature. In heart failure the ETA receptor is upregulated. Elevated plasma ET-1 levels correlate with pulmonary artery pressure (PAP), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and inversely with peak exercise capacity.
Recent clinical and laboratory findings indicate comparable pathophysiological mechanisms in pulmonary hypertension secondary to left ventricular dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Yet, despite an expanding application in pulmonary artery hypertension, according to current opinion, the oral dual endothelin (ETA/ETB) antagonist bosentan is not indicated for PVH caused by left ventricle / left atrial pressure overload and preserved systolic function. However, there are several studies which show some effects of pulmonary vessel dilating drugs in PAH and left ventricle dysfunction.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
QUADRUPLE
Study Groups
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bosentan
Patients in this arm receive bosentan twice a day for 12 weeks
bosentan
4 weeks of oral bosentan 62,5 mg b.i.d., followed by 8 weeks of 125 mg b.i.d.
placebo
patients in this arm receive 12 placebo twice a day for 12 weeks
placebo
placebo twice a day for 12 weeks
Interventions
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bosentan
4 weeks of oral bosentan 62,5 mg b.i.d., followed by 8 weeks of 125 mg b.i.d.
placebo
placebo twice a day for 12 weeks
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Echocardiographic signs of diastolic dysfunction (heart failure with normal ejection fraction)
* Right ventricle enlargement with pulmonary hypertension
* 6 minute walking distance \> 150 m \< 400 m
* Right Heart Catheterization: Mean PAP \> 25 mmHg, PCWP \> 15 mmHg
Echocardiographic requirements for definition of heart failure with normal ejection fraction
* E/E' \> 15, or
* E/E' \> 8 + NTpBNP \> 220 pg/ml, or
* E/E' \> 8 + E:A \< 0.5 + DT \> 280 ms or
* Ard-Ad \> 30 ms or
* atrial enlargement or
* atrial fibrillation
* NTpBNP \> 220 pg/ml + combination
* IVRT - IVRTm \< 0 septal und lateral
Echocardiographic requirements for pulmonary hypertension and right ventricle dysfunction
* RVEDD \> 30 mm short axis parasternal, and
* one of the following:
* Tricuspid valve regurgitation velocity (TRV) \> 3 m/s;
* RV-annular systolic velocity \< 10 cm/sec (TDI)
* TAPSE \< 18 mm
Exclusion Criteria
* Left ventricle systolic dysfunction (EF \< 50 %), aortic stenosis with peak gradient (instantane) \> 40 mm Hg,moderate and severe aortic insufficiency
* moderate and severe mitral regurgitation,
* acute coronary disease, stable coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease limiting exercise.
* Other causes of pulmonary - artery - hypertension:
* relevant obstructive ventilatory disease \> grade II (lung functions tests)
* collagen disease (Tests: MSCT and ANA, ANCA),
* chronic thrombo- embolic pulmonary arterial hypertension (MSCT),
* sleep disorder.
* HIV, HCV, HBV infection.
* Drug related PAH.
* Orthopaedic disease, immobility, inability to perform 6MWT and cancer.
* Liver disease Child-Pugh B and C, three fold above normal elevated liver enzymes,
* anaemia Hb \< 10 mg/dl,
* other specific treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension including other endothelin receptor blockers, phosphodiesterase inhibitors, prostaglandins and L-arginin
* drug therapy with glibenclamide, rifampicin, tacrolimus, sirolimus, cyclosporine A
* known adverse reactions to bosentan and
* pregnancy and lactation
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Teaching Hospital Hall in Tirol
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Wilhelm Grander, M.D.
principal investigator
Principal Investigators
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Wilhelm Grander, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Teaching Hospital Hall i.T.
Locations
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Hospital Mostviertel Waidhofen/Ybbs
Waidhofen an der Thaya, Lower Austria, Austria
University Teaching Hospital Hall i.T.
Hall I. T., Tyrol, Austria
University Teaching Hospital of the Elisabethinen, Linz
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria
Hospital Wels/Grieskirchen
Wels, Upper Austria, Austria
Hospital Hohenems
Hohenems, , Austria
Hospital Natters
Natters, , Austria
University Hospital Salzburg
Salzburg, , Austria
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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EUDRACT Number: 2008-005514-40
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: secondary_id
BO-001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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