Status:

COMPLETED

Dose Escalation Study of KW-3902 on Diuresis in Subjects With Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).

Lead Sponsor:

NovaCardia, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of KW-3902IV compared to placebo and to determine the diuretic effect of KW-3902IV compared to placebo in patients hospitalized with volume overload...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • History of CHF for greater than 3 months,
  • Receiving oral/IV diuretic therapy
  • Hospitalized for therapy for HF and edema that has not responded to diuretic therapy.
  • Signs and symptoms of ongoing volume overload

Exclusion

  • Myocardial infarction in past 14 days
  • Clinical evidence of acute coronary syndrome causing worsening of HF,
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding,
  • Severe, uncorrected primary valvular disease, constrictive pericarditis, restrictive or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,
  • Automated implanted cardiac defibrillator (AICD) or synchronization device implanted within the preceding 7 days,
  • Require mechanical ventilation, ultrafiltration, or hemodialysis at the time of enrollment,
  • Deterioration due to an acute or superimposed condition requiring therapy other than diuretics
  • Symptomatic ventricular tachycardia,
  • Severe concomitant primary hepatic disease,
  • Severe pulmonary disease,
  • Any other concomitant life-threatening disease,
  • CVA in the preceding 6 months,
  • Hypotension,
  • Participated in another clinical trial within 30 days,
  • Acute contrast nephropathy,
  • Admitted for heart transplant surgery or have had a heart transplant.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

52 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00159627

Start Date

August 1 2004

Last Update

January 29 2008

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Stanford, California, United States

2

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

3

Sarasota, Florida, United States

4

Baltimore, Maryland, United States