E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Patients who have preoperatively severe left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF ≤ 35%) and will be scheuled for cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass. |
Pacientes programados para cirugía cardiaca electiva con circulación extracorpórea que presentan disfunción ventricular izquierda |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Patients with heart disease and a very impaired cardiac function that require a non-urgent cardiac surgery with a stopped heart surgery. |
Pacientes con enfermedad del corazon y con una función cardiaca muy deteriorada que precisan de forma no urgente una cirugia cardiaca con corazón parado. |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
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 |
Analyze the rate of low postoperative cardiac output syndrome (defined as the cardiac index of the postoperated patient ≤2.0 L / min / m2, or the need to implant a counterpulsate balloon / left ventricular assist device, or vasoactive inotropic scale (VIS )> 5.5) in patients with severe ventricular dysfunction who have been treated with levosimendan preoperatively versus patients treated with placebo, during the first month of surgery. |
Analizar la tasa de Síndrome de bajo gasto cardíaco postoperatorio (definido como índice cardíaco del paciente postoperado ≤2.0 L / min / m2, o la necesidad de implantar un de balón de contrapulsación / dispositivo de asistencia del ventrículo izquierdo, o escala inotrópica vasoactiva (VIS) > 5,5) en pacientes con disfunción ventricular severa que han sido tratados con levosimendan preoperatoriamente versus pacientes tratados con placebo, durante el primer mes de la cirugía. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Analyze the compound rate of events one year after surgery that includes one of the following options: death from any cause, need for renal replacement therapy or dialysis and low cardiac output syndrome |
Analizar la tasa compuesta de eventos a un año de la cirugía que incluye una de las siguientes opciones: muerte por cualquier causa, necesidad de terapia de sustitución renal o diálisis y síndrome de bajo gasto cardía |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1. Patients 18 years of age or older. 2. Documented ejection fraction of the left ventricle ≤ 35% measured by echocardiogram within 7 days prior to surgery. 3. Patients scheduled to undergo one of the following cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation of:
1) surgery on the aortic valve, or
2) myocardial revascularization surgery due to ischemic heart disease or
3) the two previous procedures combined.
4. Patients who have signed the informed consent. |
1. Pacientes de 18 años o más. 2. Fracción de eyección documentada del ventrículo izquierdo ≤ 35% medida por ecocardiograma dentro de los 7 días anteriores a la cirugía. 3. Pacientes programados para someterse a una de las siguientes cirugia cardiaca con circulación extracorpórea de:
1) cirugía sobre la válvula aórtica, o
2) cirugía de revascularización miocárdica por cardiopatía isquémica o
3) los dos procedimientos anteriores combinados.
4. Pacientes que hayan firmado el consentimiento informado. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1. Previous administration of Levosimendan 2. Emergency operation 3. Previous or pending renal or liver transplantation. 4. Liver cirrhosis: Child C. In the case of Child B, contact the Coordinating Center. 5. Any degree of preoperative right ventricular failure 6. Preoperative creatinine> 2 mg / dl 7. Valvulopathy that is not aortic. 8. Renal impairment with dialysis (or creatinine clearance <30ml / min). 9. Hemodynamic instability (need for inotropics, unstable angina, acute AMI, use of counterpulsation balloon). 10. Reoperated. 11. Hypersensitivity to levosimendan or any of the excipients. 12. Severe hypotension and tachycardia 13. History of Torsades de Pointes. 14. Pregnancy or Lactation. |
1. Administración anterior de Levosimendan 2. Operación de emergencia 3. Trasplante renal o hepático previo o pendiente. 4. Cirrosis hepática: Child C. En caso de Child B contactar con el Centro Coordinador. 5. Cualquier grado de fallo ventricular derecha preoperatoria 6. Creatinina preoperatoria> 2 mg / dl 7. Valvulopatía que no sea aórtica. 8. Insuficiencia renal con diálisis (o aclaramiento de creatinina < 30ml/min). 9. Inestabilidad hemodinámica (necesidad de inotrópicos, angina inestable, IAM agudo, uso de balón de contrapulsación). 10. Reintervenidos. 11. Hipersensibilidad a levosimendán o a cualquiera de los excipientes. 12. Hipotensión grave y taquicardia 13. Historia de Torsades de Pointes. 14. Embarazo o Lactancia. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1. Incidence of low cardiac output syndrome in the interval from surgery to the month after surgery. 2. Composite incidence at one year of global mortality, need for dialysis and low syndrome cardiac output. |
1. Incidencia de síndrome de bajo gasto cardíaco en el intervalo desde la cirugía al mes de ésta. 2. Incidencia compuesta al año de mortalidad global, necesidad de diálisis y síndrome de bajo gasto cardíaco. |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The results will be evaluated at one month and at 12 months through an outpatient visit. |
Los resultados se evaluarán al mes y a los 12 meses mediante visita en consulta externa. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Intensive medicine unit stay, total post-surgical stay, hospital cardiac mortality, need for ventricular assistance or counterpulsation balloon and need for dialysis. |
Estancia en unidad de medicina intensiva, estancia total postquirúrgica, mortalidad cardiaca hospitalaria, necesidad de asistencia ventricular o balón de contrapulsación y necesidad de diálisis. |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
The results will be evaluated at one month and at 12 months through an outpatient visit. |
Los resultados se evaluarán al mes y a los 12 meses mediante visita en consulta externa. |
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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 | Yes |
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 | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
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) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 1 |
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 | 9 |
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 | 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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LPLV |
Ultima visita del último paciente |
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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 | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 3 |