| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
| acute decompensated congestive heart failure |
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| MedDRA Classification |
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
| E.1.2 | Version | 9.1 |
| E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
| E.1.2 | Classification code | 10064652 |
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| E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
| E.2 Objective of the trial |
| E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
| The main objectives of the present project are to evaluate whether in patients with acute decompensated congestive heart failure (ADCHF) and the cardiorenal syndrome, i.e. a state in which therapy directed to improve CHF symptoms is limited by further worsening renal function, fluid removal by ultrafiltration (UF) is superior to different pharmacological approaches in acutely relieving congestion and preventing further deterioration in renal function (clinical and laboratory improvement at 96 h)and whether it results in longer admission-free survival 90 days after enrolment |
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
| Furthermore the study aims to assess the predictive role of biomarker levels in relation to clinical improvement and renal function changes. Information gathered from this study will include - safety of ultrafiltration in the intensive cardiology care unit - correlation of NGAL profile and time course of renal dysfunction during hospital stay - correlation of BNP profile, changes in volume overload, clinical improvement |
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
| Informed consent On admission - Age 18-80 years - NYHA class III IV - Signs of pulmonary (pulmonary rales, and interstitial oedema or pleural effusion on chest Xray) and/or systemic congestion (pitting ankle oedema and enlarged liver or ascites and neck vein distension ≥ 7 cm) and weight gain ≥ 2 kg during the previous week - Glomerular filtration rate ≥ 30 ml/min - BNP increased >400 pg/ml (diagnostic cut-off for ADCHF), as confirmatory diagnostic test28 24 hours after admission (randomization) - Persistents signs of pulmonary (pulmonary rales, interstitial oedema or pleural effusion on chest Xray) and/or systemic congestion (ankle oedema, enlarged liver or ascites, neck vein distension ≥ 7 cm) - Serum creatinine or urine output criteria indicative of modified RIFLE (AKI: risk) class at least 1 (increase x 1.5 in serum creatinine or decrease > 25% in GFR or urine output < 0.5 ml/Kg/h for more than 6 hours) 29-30 during diuretic infusion |
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
| - Chronic kidney disease stage 4-5 (GFR < 30 ml/min) - Acute coronary syndromes - Systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg/need for intravenous inotropes - Hematocrit > 45% - Unattainable venous access - Contraindications to anticoagulation by heparin - Systemic infection - Heart transplant |
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| E.5 End points |
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
| Improvement in a composite clinical-lab score expressed as a score ≥2 (see below) |
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| E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
| E.6 | Scope of the trial |
| E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
| E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
| E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
| E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
| E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
| E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
| E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
| E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
| E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
| E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
| E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
| E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
| E.6.13 | Others | No |
| E.7 | Trial type and phase |
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
| E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
| E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
| E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
| E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
| E.8 Design of the trial |
| E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
| E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
| E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
| E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
| E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
| E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
| E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
| E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
| E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
| E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | Yes |
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
| E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
| E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
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| E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
| No |
| E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
| E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 20 |
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
| E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
| E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
| E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
| E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
| E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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| E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 9 |
| E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 9 |