Status:

TERMINATED

ANTHEM-HFrEF Pivotal Study

Lead Sponsor:

LivaNova

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A multi-center randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate Autonomic Regulation Therapy with the VITARIA system in patients with symptomatic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.

Detailed Description

ANTHEM-HFrEF is a multi-center, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial with an adaptive design. Patients with symptomatic heart failure and reduced LVEF will be enrolled and randomized 2:1 t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 or above
  • Willing and capable of providing informed consent
  • Capable of participating in all testing associated with this clinical investigation
  • Stable, guideline-directed medical therapy for at least 4 weeks before subject screening. Unrestricted changes in diuretics are allowed during the 4 weeks, as long as the subject remains on a diuretic. If the use of an ARNI is being contemplated for a study subject, ARNI should be administered, and GDMT optimized, before the subject is randomized. No more than a 100% increase or 50% decrease of the dosage of any medication other than a diuretic is permitted. For these medications, medication changes within a class are allowed, as long as the equivalent dosage is within these specified limits
  • Stable symptomatic heart failure NYHA class III; or NYHA class II with a heart failure hospitalization in the previous 12 months. HF hospitalization may include an overnight hospital or hospital-based observation unit stay with a primary diagnosis of HF, or an emergency department visit with a primary diagnosis of HF, and will in either case include documentation of intravenous HF therapy administration or other intervention for HF
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35% and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) \< 8.0 cm, as confirmed by the core echocardiography laboratory during screening
  • N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP) level of at least 800 pg/mL, as determined by the core laboratory; or NT-proBNP level of at least 1200 pg/mL, as determined by the core laboratory, for patients with permanent atrial fibrillation or reporting signs or symptoms of atrial fibrillation at the time that the NT-proBNP sample is drawn
  • Received a standard cardiac assessment, including history, physical exam, and electrocardiogram, and determined by a heart failure cardiologist and study surgeon to be an appropriate candidate for the study's surgical procedure
  • Physically capable and willing to perform repeated 6-minute walk tests associated with the study, and having a baseline distance of between 150 and 450 meters. Symptoms limiting the duration of the 6 minute walk test must be due primarily to heart failure

Exclusion

  • Refractory symptomatic hypotension (systolic blood pressure below 80 mmHg)
  • Complete AV block treated with unipolar pacemaker therapy
  • Currently implanted vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device, baroreceptor activation therapy (BAT) device, other nerve stimulator, artificial or donor heart, or ventricular assist device (VAD)
  • Heart failure of non-ischemic origin for less than 6 months, or due to congenital heart disease, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, or infiltrative cardiomyopathy (e.g. amyloidosis, sarcoidosis)
  • Moderate (3+) or severe (4+) aortic valve or mitral valve stenosis; moderate (3+) or severe (4+) aortic valve insufficiency; or severe (4+) mitral valve insufficiency
  • Symptomatic uncontrolled bradycardia
  • On renal dialysis
  • Involvement in any concurrent clinical study with an investigational therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 31 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

533 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03425422

Start Date

May 1 2018

End Date

May 31 2023

Last Update

October 10 2023

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University of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294

2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85724

3

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

4

Long Beach Memorial Hospital

Long Beach, California, United States, 90806