Status:

TERMINATED

A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Reduction in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock After a Heart Attack

Lead Sponsor:

Arginox Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Shock, Cardiogenic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Tilarginine Acetate Injection is a new type of drug that temporarily stops the body from making a bodily substance called nitric oxide. The body may produce excess nitric oxide following severe heart ...

Detailed Description

An estimated 120,000 to 160,000 patients annually are diagnosed with cardiogenic shock (CS) in North America and Europe. CS complicates approximately 5-14% of all cases of acute myocardial infarction ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Confirmed myocardial infarction (heart attack)
  • Confirmed persistent cardiogenic shock
  • Confirmed patency of the infarct related artery (heart attack artery has been opened through the use of a blood clot dissolving drug or a balloon or angioplasty heart procedure)
  • Less than 24 hour duration of cardiogenic shock (the time since the heart attack occurred and the artery was opened must be less than 24 hours)

Exclusion

  • Infection
  • Other cause of shock (not heart attack)
  • Shock due to heart valve disease
  • Severe heart valve disease
  • Right sided heart failure
  • Shock due to arrhythmia (irregular heart rhythm)
  • Severe kidney disease
  • Aortic dissection (tear in aorta)
  • Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (severe lung inflammation)
  • Severe brain damage
  • Severe irreversible multi-system failure (failure of multiple body organs)
  • Major chest or abdominal surgical procedure within 30 days except if prior CABG and reocclusion occurs
  • Primary pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs)
  • Age younger than 18 years
  • Requirement for emergency coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or infarct-related artery occlusion (heart attack artery completely blocked)
  • Ongoing or recent participation in another clinical trial of an investigational drug
  • Prior enrollment in this study or rapid resolution of cardiogenic shock before treatment (shock gets better before study starts)
  • Positive pregnancy test in women who are of childbearing potential

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

January 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

658 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00112281

Start Date

May 1 2005

End Date

January 1 2007

Last Update

August 4 2006

Active Locations (102)

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The Heart Group, PC

Mobile, Alabama, United States, 36608

2

Sparks Regional Medical Center

Fort Smith, Arizona, United States, 72901

3

Banner Baywood Heart Hospital

Mesa, Arizona, United States, 85206

4

Mayo Clinic Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85043