Feasibility Trial for a Right Ventricular Failure Platform Trial

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-15

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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The primary objective of the CRAVE feasibility trial is to assess the feasibility of conducting a larger CRAVE platform trial by performing a randomized trial of 30 participants with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction, comparing empagliflozin or ranolazine plus standard of care to standard of care alone.

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Detailed Description

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This study is an investigator-initiated, open label, prospective, multi-centre, phase 2, randomized control trial. This CRAVE feasibility trial will seek to establish the feasibility of a larger platform trial for testing multiple interventions in various domains to improve right ventricular function. In this feasibility trial, 30 participants with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure with be randomized 1:1:1 to empagliflozin 10 mg daily + standard of care, ranolazine twice daily + standard of care, or standard of care alone. Participant outcomes (medical records review) will be followed for 16 weeks after randomization.

Conditions

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Pulmonary Hypertension Right Ventricular Dysfunction Right Heart Failure

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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Empagliflozin

Participants in the empagliflozin arm will receive 10 mg by mouth once daily and standard of care.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Empagliflozin

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet

Ranolazine

Participants in the ranolazine arm will receive ranolazine 500 mg by mouth twice daily, which will be increased to 1000 mg twice daily after 2 weeks (unless concurrently using moderate CYP 3A4 inhibitors, then dose is limited to 500 mg twice daily) and will receive standard of care.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ranolazine

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet

Standard of Care

Participants in this group will receive standard of care.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Empagliflozin

Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Ranolazine

Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Jardiance Corzyna

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 18 years.
2. Able to provide informed consent.
3. Able to comply with all study procedures.
4. History of RV dysfunction or RHF secondary to any of:

a. Group 1 PH, pulmonary arterial hypertension b. Group 2 PH, left heart disease with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \> 50% and a previous RHC demonstrating combined pre and post-capillary PH, defined as: i. mPAP \>20 mmHg ii. PAWP \> 15 mmHg iii. PVR\> 2 WU c. Group 3 PH d. Group 4 PH, chronic thromboembolic PH that is either persistent after pulmonary endarterectomy or inoperable due to distal disease.
5. Symptomatic with current NYHA Functional Class II-IV
6. Biomarker and 2D echocardiogram evidence of RV dysfunction within 3 months:

1. NT-proBNP \>300 ng/L and qualitative evidence of at least 'mild' RV dysfunction on echocardiography OR NT-proBNP\<300 ng/L and qualitative evidence of at least moderate RV dysfunction and/or dilatation on 2D echocardiogram AND
2. A quantitative 2D echocardiogram with evidence of RV dysfunction defined as having both of the following:

i. TAPSE ≤18 mm ii. RV dilatation (RV diameter \> 42 mm at the base).
7. Receiving loop diuretics or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for at least 4 weeks.
8. Access to an iOS or android smart phone or tablet.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 ml/min.
2. LVEF \< 50%
3. Normal RV size and function
4. Severe aortic or mitral valvular disease
5. Moderate or severe hepatic dysfunction (Child-Pugh Class B or C)
6. Participants requiring augmentation of diuretics or otherwise not meeting definition for clinical stability
7. Pregnancy or lactation
8. Unable to provide consent and comply with follow-up visits
9. Listed for lung, heart or heart/lung transplantation
10. Myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome within 90 days of screening
11. Enrolled in another interventional trial
12. Planned cardiac or thoracic surgical intervention in the next 6 months.
13. Known hypersensitivity to empagliflozin or ranolazine.
14. Concurrent treatment with:

* strong inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP 3A4), (e.g., ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin, nelfinavir, ritonavir, indinavir, saquinavir and grapefruit juice)
* class IA antiarrhythmics (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) or class III antiarrhythmics (e.g., sotalol, ibutilide, amiodarone, dronedarone)
* inducers of CYP 3A4 (e.g., rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and St. John's wort)
15. Congenital long QT syndrome or a QTc interval \>500 ms

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No