E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction. |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction. |
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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 | 27.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10078289 |
E.1.2 | Term | Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10007541 - Cardiac disorders |
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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 |
Assessment of the effect of S/V therapy in comparsion to the group treated with ACE inhibitor - enalapril, on the parameters of right heart catheterization in terms of reduction of pulmonary artery pressure and changes in pulmonary circulation resistance in patients with developed pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to HFrEF. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Assessment of treatment efficacy in terms of the major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) composite endpoint and its components separately, quality of life, safety assessment and treatment tolerance (assessment of Adverse Events (AE) and Serious Adverse Events and their assessment in terms of severity and relationship to the tested substance). |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Age ≥18 years of age who are able to complete and sign the informed consent form. 2) HF patients in NYHA II-IV in whom right heart catheterization (RHC) reveals post-capillary pulmonary hypertension (defined on the basis of the 2022 ESC guidelines as PAPm >20 mmHg and PAWP > 15 mmHg); both isolated post-capillary PH (IpcPH) (defined on the basis of the 2022 ESC guidelines as PVR <= 2 WU) as well as combined post- and pre-capillary PH (CpcPH) (defined on the basis of the 2022 ESC guidelines as PVR > 2WU). 3) Stable patients haemodynamics, which is defined as no change in diuretic use for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry 4) Heart failure during optimal treatment with ACE-I / ARB, beta blocker, MRA, SGLT2i except in cases where the above-mentioned treatment was contraindicated or not tolerated 5) Understanding and acceptance of the research assumptions and methods and signing the informed consent by the patient
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) Current treatment with sacubitril / valsartan 2) Severe heart Failure HF NYHA IV functional class and/or cardiogenic shock 3) Current treatment with sildenafil 4) Patients ineligible or contraindicated for treatment with sacubitril-valsartan 5) Patients with a history of angioedema associated with ACE I or ARB treatment 6) Patients who have had a heart transplant or have had a circulatory support device 7) Patient on the urgent list for heart transplant 8) Isolated right heart failure secondary to lung disease 9) Documented untreated significant ventricular arrhythmia with syncope within the previous 3 months 10) Symptomatic bradycardia or second or third degree atrioventricular block not protected by a pacemaker 11) Factors that prevent RHC testing (e.g. very serious condition of the patient that makes it impossible to lie down, cardiogenic shock, allergy to contrast agents, etc.) 12) Pregnant or lactating women 13) Women of childbearing age, defined as the physiological possibility of becoming pregnant, unless using two methods of contraception 14) Acute coronary syndrome, including myocardial infarction (STEMI, NSTEMI), a condition with carotid revascularization or major cardiovascular surgery in the last 30 days 15) Stroke or transient cerebral ischemia (TIA) within the last 3 months 16) Previous CRT implantation in the last 3 months or planning for CRT implantation 17) Life expectancy <6 months 18) Severe renal failure, eGFR <30 ml / min / 1.73 m2 (calculated according to the MDRD formula) 19) Serum potassium> 5.2 mEqL 20) Liver failure or elevated liver transaminases (total bilirubin> 3 mg / dL and / or ALT and / or AST ≥3x ULN) 21) A major surgery planned within 6 months of randomization 22) Planned coronary angioplasty or pacemaker / ICD / CRT implantation within the next 6 months 23) Severe primary valve disease (NOT secondary mitral regurgitation) or obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy 24) The presence of a malignant neoplasm of any organ system, ie clinical signs or no stable remission for at least 3 years after the end of the last treatment, with the exception of non-invasive basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or cervical epithelial dysplasia. 25) Diseases that significantly reduce physical performance: 26) Severe COPD putting off oxygen therapy 27) Severe asthma 28) Morbid obesity (BMI> 40 kg / m2) 29) Significant lower limb atherosclerosis with intense intermittent claudication 30) Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP> 170 mmHg and / or DBP> 100 mmHg) 31) Symptomatic hypotension (SPB <90 mmHg) 32) Any situation that may make it impossible to perform the research in accordance with the protocol or express written consent in the opinion of the researcher, including abuse of alcohol, drugs or other psychoactive substances. 33) Participation in a study with a device or medicinal product within 3 months prior to randomization or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the screening visit
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1. Change from baseline in mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP). 2. Change from baseline in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Primary endpoint will be evaluate during visit 2-13. |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1. Change from baseline in pulmonary wedge pressure (PWP). 2. Change from baseline in the diastolic pressure gradient (DPG; where DPG = diastolic mPAP – mean PWP ). 3. Change in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) - analysis of changes from the baseline. 4. Evaluation of the parameters of the spiroergometric test (CPET, Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Test) analysis of changes in relation to the baseline. 5. Assessment of echocardiographic parameters - analysis of changes in relation to the baseline. 6. The incidence of the composite endpoint of MACCEs such as death from all causes, cardiac death, hospitalization due to worsening / decompensation of HF, stroke / transient ischemic attack (TIA), acute coronary syndrome (ACS) , the need for a heart transplant (HT), the need for a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) or biventricular , an unplanned hospitalization or an outpatient visit due to the need to administer intravenous diuretics or requiring an increase in the dose of diuretics >50% from baseline. 7. Hospitalization or an unplanned visit to the Emergency Department or an unplanned outpatient visit related to HF. 8. The need for unplanned intravenous administration of diuretics. 9. Assessment of quality of life will be conducted between 0-52 weeks (QoL indicators - Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ-12), WHO (WHOQOL-BREF), SF-36 questionnaire, EQ-5D-3L questionnaire) - change from the baseline. 10. Assessment of the New York Heart Association (NYHA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) functional classes - change from the baseline.
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Primary endpoint will be evaluate during visit 2-13. |
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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 | 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) | Yes |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
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 | 3 |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |