E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Cerebral small vessel disease |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Chronic changes in small vessels in the brain, presumed to be due to chronic vascular disease, particularly hypertension. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10051765 |
E.1.2 | Term | Leukoaraiosis |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004852 |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 20.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10070557 |
E.1.2 | Term | White matter hyperintensities |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 100000004852 |
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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 |
Studying the effects of different antihypertensive drug classes on microvascular function, assessed by CVR and BPv, holds great promise for improving our mechanistic understanding of small vessel disease, stroke, and dementia. Currently there are no specific treatments to prevent the clinical or radiological progression of SVDs. Proving the feasibility of multi-centre, multinational trials using CVR and telemetric BP monitoring will be vital for proceeding to future, larger trials of new SVDs therapies.
Primary objective To test the hypothesis that the calcium channel blocker amlodipine has a superior beneficial effect on cerebrovascular reactivity in patients with symptomatic SVDs when compared to either the Angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor blocker losartan or the beta-blocker atenolol.
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To test the hypothesis that losartan has a superior beneficial effect on cerebrovascular reactivity compared to atenolol.
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | Yes |
E.2.3.1 | Full title, date and version of each sub-study and their related objectives |
Treat-SVDs OxBP: EffecTs of Amlodipine and other Blood PREssure Lowering Agents on Arterial Pulsatility in Small Vessel Diseases. Version 1. This substudy will measure aortic blood pressure, aortic stiffness m beat-to-beat blood pressure variability, ECG and continuous middle cerebral artery blood flow in the 15 Oxford patients in Treat-SVDs prior to each MRI scan, to determine the effects of these three antihypertensive medications on aortic pulsatility and its transmission to the brain as well as beat-to-beat variability in BP and cerebral blood flow. These additional monitoring tests will expose the patients to no additional risk, but will add approximately 30 minutes of investigation time to each visit. |
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E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Patients may be enrolled in the trial if all of the following criteria have been met:
- Symptomatic SVD defined as o History of clinical lacunar stroke in the last 5 years with a corresponding recent small subcortical infarct visible on MRI scan or CT scan* compatible with the clinical syndrome. *On MRI, recent infarct is defined as a DWI lesion on the acute MRI scan. On CT, recent infarct is defined as a novel infarct on CT within 3 weeks after the event that was not visible on the admission CT. o or cognitive impairment defined as visiting a memory clinic with cognitive complaints, and a clinical dementia rating (CDR) score of ≥0.5, and capacity to consent, and with confluent deep white matter hyperintensities (WMH) on MRI (defined on the Fazekas scale as deep WMH score ≥ 2) o or a diagnosis of CADASIL established by molecular genetic testing of the NOTCH3 gene (presence of an archetypical, cysteine-affecting mutation) or the presence of granular osmiophilic material in ultrastructural, electron microscopy analysis of skin biopsy
- Indication for antihypertensive treatment (as defined by meeting one of the following): o Hypertension defined as SBP ≥140mmHg or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90mmHg without antihypertensive treatment or use of an antihypertensive drug for previously diagnosed hypertension o Prior history of stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- Age 18 years or older
- Written informed consent |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Patients will be excluded from the trial for any of the following reasons: o Inclusion criteria are not met o Unwillingness or inability to give written consent o Pregnant or breastfeeding women, women of childbearing age not taking contraception. Acceptable contraception in women of childbearing age is a “highly effective” contraceptive measure as defined by the Clinical Trials Facilitation Group (http://www.hma.eu/fileadmin/dateien/Human_Medicines/01-About_HMA/Working_Groups/CTFG/2014_09_HMA_CTFG_Contraception.pdf) and includes combined (oestrogen and progesterone containing) or progesterone-only contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation, or intrauterine device or bilateral tubal occlusion o Contraindications to MRI (pacemaker, aneurysm clip, cochlear implant etc.) o Other major neurological or psychiatric conditions affecting the brain and interfering with the trial design (e.g. multiple sclerosis) o In case of clinical lacunar stroke syndrome other causes of stroke such as - ≥50% luminal stenosis (NASCET) in large arteries supplying the area of ischaemia - major-risk cardioembolic source of embolism (permanent or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, sustained atrial flutter, intracardiac thrombus, prosthetic cardiac valve, atrial myxoma or other cardiac tumours, mitral stenosis, recent (<4 weeks) myocardial infarction, left ventricular ejection fraction less than 30%, valvular vegetations, or infective endocarditis) - other specific causes of stroke identified (e.g. arteritis, dissection, migraine/vasospasm, drug misuse) o Other stroke risk factor requiring immediate intervention that would preclude involvement in the trial o Renal impairment (eGFR <35ml/min) o Life expectancy <2 years o Use of >2 antihypertensive drugs for an appropriate BP control o Contraindications to the applied antihypertensive drugs as known o Severe aortic stenosis o Bilateral renal artery stenosis o Severe arterial circulatory disorders o Atrioventricular block II° or III° or sick sinus syndrome o Heart failure (NYHA III or IV) o Bradycardia, resting heart rate <50/min o Bronchospastic diseases such as severe bronchial asthma o Severe hepatic dysfunction such as liver cirrhosis o Use of monoamine oxidase (MAO)-A-blockers o Use of simvastatin >20mg/d o Metabolic acidosis o Disturbed electrolyte homeostasis such as hypercalcaemia, hypokalaemia, and hyponatraemia o Symptomatic hyperuricaemia (gout) |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary outcome measure is cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) as determined by BOLD MRI (T2*) brain scan response to hypercapnic challenge at the end of the 2 week run-in phase and after 4 weeks of monotherapy while still on medication. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
MRI imaging will be performed at baseline (day 14), and after one month of treatment with each drug (days 42, 70, 98) |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Effect of drug treatment of day-to-day BP variability on home blood pressure monitoring, expressed as the coefficient of variation |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Analysis will be performed on 7 days of data preceding each study visit (day 7-14, 35-42, 63-70, 91-98) |
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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 | No |
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) | Yes |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
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 | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | Yes |
E.8.1.7 | Other | Yes |
E.8.1.7.1 | Other trial design description |
rater-blinded endpoint assessment |
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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 | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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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 | 2 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 5 |
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 | No |
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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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 | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 31 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 4 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 31 |