Status:

COMPLETED

Genomic Response Analysis of Heart Failure Therapy in African Americans

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pittsburgh

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The response to therapy with a fixed dose combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine (FDC I/H) is enhanced in African Americans with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) when c...

Detailed Description

The response to therapy with a fixed dose combination of isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine (FDC I/H) is enhanced in African Americans with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) when c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 years and older
  • History of heart failure with an LVEF (less than OR equal to) \< 0.35 for at least 6 months OR an LVEF \< 0.45 with left ventricular internal end diastole (defined by a diameter of more than 2.9 cm per square meter of body surface area OR more than 6.5 cm on the basis of echocardiography). \*\* Echo must be done within 6 months of enrollment\*\*
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II-IV
  • Background heart failure therapy that includes angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and beta blockers (BBs) for at least 3 months (or documentation of intolerance to ACEi/ARBs and BBs)
  • Self-designated race as African American or black (would include subjects whose country of origin was outside the USA such as Africa, the Caribbean, or Central America).

Exclusion

  • History of intolerance to either nitrates or hydralazine
  • Treatment with the combination of hydralazine and nitrates for the previous 3 months
  • Revascularization or myocardial infarction within last 90 days
  • Received cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) AND did not have an assessment of cardiac function documenting an LVEF \< 35% (less than OR equal to 35%) at least 90 days post CRT
  • Presence of clinically significant valvular heart disease, hypertrophic or restrictive cardiomyopathy, active myocarditis, or uncontrolled hypertension. (Note that uncontrolled hypertension is defined as blood pressure consistently greater than 160 mmHg systolic and 95 mmHg diastolic)
  • Women who are currently pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant in the next two years, or those who do not agree to prevent pregnancy.
  • Subjects who are on continuous home inotropes, a left ventricular assist device, or who are post cardiac transplant.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

225 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02305095

Start Date

May 1 2015

End Date

September 30 2022

Last Update

April 20 2023

Active Locations (19)

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University of Alabama Medical Center

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35401

2

Morehouse School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30310

3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

4

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611