Reducing Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) by Ivabradine

NCT ID: NCT01186783

Last Updated: 2010-09-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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MODIfY is a prospective, single center, open label, randomized, controlled two arms, Phase II-trial to evaluate the ability of ivabradine to reduce an elevated heart rate in Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS) patients. The primary end point is the proportion of patients with a reduction of heart rate by at least 10 beats per minute (bpm) within 4 days. This trial will randomize 70 patients (men and women, aged ≥ 18 years) with newly diagnosed MODS (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II-score ≥ 20, diagnosis within ≤ 24 hours), with an elevated heart rate (sinus rhythm with HR ≥ 90 bpm) and contraindications to beta-blockers (BBs). Treatment period will last 4 days. All patients will be followed for up to six months.

Detailed Description

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Background: Heart rate (HR) is of relevant prognostic value not only in the general population and patients with cardiovascular disease but also in critically ill patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). A raised heart rate in MODS patients is associated with a worse prognosis. Beta-blocker (BB) administration showed to improve autonomic function and exhibited a significantly reduced mortality in MODS. In most cases negative inotropic effects prevent administration of BB in MODS patients which often are treated with catecholamines. In this trial we investigate, whether the "funny current" (If) inhibitor ivabradine is able to reduce pathologically elevated heart rate in MODS- patients.

The investigators hypothesized that critically ill patients could derive particular benefit from the specific HR-lowering agent ivabradine.

Methods: MODIfY is a prospective, single center, open label, randomized, controlled two arms, Phase II-trial to evaluate the ability of ivabradine to reduce an elevated heart rate in MODS patients. The primary end point is the proportion of patients with a reduction of heart rate by at least 10 beats per minute (bpm) within 4 days. This trial will randomize 70 patients (men and women, aged ≥18 years) with newly diagnosed MODS (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II-score ≥20, diagnosis within ≤24 hours), with an elevated heart rate (sinus rhythm with HR ≥90 bpm) and contraindications to BBs. Treatment period will last 4 days. All patients will be followed for up to six months.

Conditions

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Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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standard treatment

All patients receive established medical therapy according to current guidelines and therapeutic standards.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

ivabradine (add-on)

Patients in the ivabradine treatment arm receive an additional enteral preparation (orally, via nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-probe) of ivabradine for 4 days.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

ivabradine

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients in the ivabradine treatment arm receive an additional enteral preparation (orally, via nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-probe) of ivabradine for 4 days.

Day 1 and 2:

5,0 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if heart rate ≥60bpm (acute renal failure: ≥70bpm)

Day 3 and 4:

5,0 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if 60bpm≥heart rate\<90bpm (acute renal failure: 70bpm≥heart rate \<90bpm

7,5 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if heart rate ≥90bpm

Interventions

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ivabradine

Patients in the ivabradine treatment arm receive an additional enteral preparation (orally, via nasogastric tube or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy-probe) of ivabradine for 4 days.

Day 1 and 2:

5,0 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if heart rate ≥60bpm (acute renal failure: ≥70bpm)

Day 3 and 4:

5,0 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if 60bpm≥heart rate\<90bpm (acute renal failure: 70bpm≥heart rate \<90bpm

7,5 mg ivabradine b.i.d. if heart rate ≥90bpm

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Procoralan

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (APACHE II score ≥ 20) due to coronary and non-coronary etiology
* Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome diagnosed ≤ 24 h
* Sinus rhythm with heart rate ≥ 90bpm
* Existing contraindications to beta-receptor blockade
* Written informed consent or identified or suspected positive will with respect to the trial treatment

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients who have not yet completed the 18th year of age
* Pregnancy, lactation
* Patients with a history of pre-existing chronic renal failure with a glomerular filtration rate \<30ml/min
* Patients with malignant hyperthermia
* Burn patients
* Patients with acute rejection after organ transplantation
* Patients with bleedings and need for transfusion
* Resuscitated patients with suspected hypoxic brain injury
* Patients who have participated or participate in other studies within the last 3 months
* Other types of shock than septic or cardiogenic shock
* Patients with severe valvular heart disease
* Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients
* Severe hepatic insufficiency
* Sick sinus syndrome
* Sinu-atrial block
* pacemaker-dependency
* 3rd degree AV block
* Use of potent cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors such as antifungals of the azole -type (ketoconazole, itraconazole), macrolide antibiotics (clarithromycin, erythromycin per os, josamycin, telithromycin), HIV protease inhibitors (nelfinavir, ritonavir) and nefazodone (see Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC))
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Servier

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

KKS Netzwerk

NETWORK

Sponsor Role collaborator

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Principal Investigators

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Karl Werdan, MD, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Henning Ebelt, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Sebastian Nuding, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Medical Faculty of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Locations

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Department of Medicine III of the University Clinics Halle (Saale) of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Karl Werdan, MD, Professor

Role: CONTACT

0049 345 557 ext. 2601

Facility Contacts

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Karl Werdan, MD, Professor

Role: primary

0049 345 557 ext. 2601

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Other Identifiers

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KKSH-067

Identifier Type: -

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