Immediate Release Versus Slow Release Carvedilol in Heart Failure

NCT ID: NCT03209180

Last Updated: 2017-07-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

320 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-27

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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Assessment of clinical effect and treatment quality of immediate release carvedilol (IR) versus slow release carvedilol (SR) in patients with HFrEF

Detailed Description

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The SLOW-HF trial is a phase 4, randomized, open label, multicenter study to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of carvedilol-SR compared to carvedilol-IR in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Patients with stable HFrEF will be randomly assigned (1:1) to carvedilol SR group (160 patients) and carvedilol IR group (160 patients).

After randomization, patients will be followed for 6 months. The primary endpoint is the change in NT-proBNP level from baseline to the study end. The secondary endpoints include the frequency of NT-proBNP increment \>10% from baseline, composite of all-cause mortality and readmission, mortality rate, readmission rate, changes in blood pressure, quality of life, and drug compliance.

Conditions

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Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

PROBE and NON-INFERIORITY DESIGN for Slow Release CarVeDilol-SR to Rapid Release Carvedilol-IR
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Carvedilol IR (Immediate Release)

Carvedilol IR 3.125mg, 6.25mg, 12.5mg, 25mg twice daily p.o. for 6 months

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Carvedilol IR (Immediate Release)

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive immediate release carvedilol (IR) twice daily

CarVeDilol-SR (Slow Release)

CarVeDilol-SR 8mg, 16mg, 32mg, 64mg once daily p.o. for 6 months

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CarVeDilol-SR (Slow Release)

Intervention Type DRUG

patients will receive slow-release carvedilol (SR) once daily

Interventions

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CarVeDilol-SR (Slow Release)

patients will receive slow-release carvedilol (SR) once daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Carvedilol IR (Immediate Release)

patients will receive immediate release carvedilol (IR) twice daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. At least or more than 20-years-old male and female
2. Confirmed left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% by echocardiography within pre-analytical 6 months
3. NT-proBNP level ≥ 125 pg/ml or BNP level ≥ 35 pg/ml within pre-analytical 3 months
4. Clinically stable patient without evidence of congestion or extracellular fluid retention; those could be candidate of β-blockers
5. Patients providing written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Systolic blood pressure at sitting position \< 90mmHg or resting heart rate \< 50 /min at screening
2. Patient has a contraindication to β-blockers
3. Patient who are expected to take another β-blocker after randomization
4. Cardiovascular diseases

* Ischemic heart disease (unstable angina, myocardial infarction) within 1 month
* Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
* Cor pulmonale
* Hemodynamically significant stenosis of aorta, aortic valve, or mitral valve
* any acute myocardial infarction with complication
5. Severe cerebrovascular accident (for example, ischemic stroke or cerebral hemorrhage) pre-analytical within 6 months
6. Glottis edema, allergic rhinitis, respiratory diseases with bronchospasm such as asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease
7. Peripheral vascular disease (for example, Raynaud syndrome, intermittent claudication)
8. Patients who need vasopressor due to prominent volume retention/overload
9. Moderate to Severe retinopathy (for example, retinal hemorrhage, visual disturbance, retinal microaneurysm within 6 months)
10. Impaired renal function (Serum creatinine ≥ 2.5 mg/dL) or hepatic function (AST or ALT ≥ 3 x ULM)
11. Patients in clinical status that can significantly influence on absorption, distribution, metabolism, and secretion of drugs for clinical trial

* history of major gastrointestinal surgery, such as gastrectomy or gastric bypass surgery
* inflammatory bowel disease within 12 months
* current gastric ulcer, pancreatic function abnormality including pancreatitis, gastrointestinal/rectal bleeding which demand treatment
* current urologic stenosis or obstruction which demand treatment
12. Confirmed or suspected drug/alcohol abuse within 6 months
13. Pregnant or lactating women, suspected pregnant women or lactating women
14. Chronic inflammatory diseases which demand anti-inflammatory treatment
15. Hypersensitivity to carvedilol
16. Malignant disease including lymphoma and leukemia within 5 years
17. Patients who were prescribed other medication for any clinical trials pre-analytical within 28 days
18. Patients who are predicted to have prolonged hospital days due to other medical problems other than chronic heart failure (for example, femur neck fracture)
19. Patients who are considered as inappropriate to participate in the clinical trial by testers
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corp.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dong-Ju Choi

Professor, MD, PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Sejong Hospital

Gyeonggi-do, Bucheon, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Gangdong Sacred Heart Hospital

Seoul, Gangdong, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Korea Univ. Guro Hospital

Seoul, Guro, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Samsung Medical Center

Seoul, Il-won, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul Medical Center

Seoul, Jungnang, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Korea Univ. Anam Hospital

Seoul, Seongbuk, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Asan Medical Center

Seoul, Songpa, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Ajou Univ. Medical Center

Suwon, Yeong-tong, South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Wonju Severance Christian Hospital

Wŏnju, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Facility Contacts

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Suk-keun Hong, MD

Role: primary

82-10-8947-5309

Dae-gyun Park, MD

Role: primary

82-2-2224-2379

Eung-joo Kim, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-8-2626-3022

Eun-Seok Jeon, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-2-3410-3448

Seok-Yeon Kim, MD

Role: primary

82-2-2276-7095

Sun-jun Hong, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-2-920-5445

Jae-Joong Kim, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-2-3010-3154

Jun-han Shin, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-31-219-5710

Dong-Ju Choi, MD, PhD

Role: primary

82-31-787-7007

Jin Joo Park, MD

Role: backup

82-31-787 ext. 7074

Seok-Min Kang, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-2-2273-3339

Myung-a Kim

Role: primary

82-2-870-2213

Hae-Young Lee, MD,Ph D

Role: primary

82-2-2072-4875

Byung-Su Yoo, MD,PhD

Role: primary

82-33-741-0908

References

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Park CS, Park JJ, Lee HY, Kang SM, Yoo BS, Jeon ES, Hong SK, Shin JH, Kim MA, Park DG, Kim EJ, Hong SJ, Kim SY, Kim JJ, Choi DJ. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Immediate-Release Versus SLOW-Release Carvedilol in Heart Failure Patient (SLOW-HF): a Prospective Randomized, Open-Label, Multicenter Study. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2023 Jun;37(3):529-537. doi: 10.1007/s10557-021-07238-3. Epub 2022 Jan 23.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35066737 (View on PubMed)

Choi DJ, Park CS, Park JJ, Lee HY, Kang SM, Yoo BS, Jeon ES, Hong SK, Shin JH, Kim MA, Park DG, Kim EJ, Hong SJ, Kim SY, Kim JJ. Assessment of clinical effect and treatment quality of immediate-release carvedilol-IR versus SLOW release carvedilol-SR in Heart Failure patients (SLOW-HF): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Feb 13;19(1):103. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2470-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29433525 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CVDSR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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