Status:

COMPLETED

Study of the Effect of Sitagliptin on Glucose (Sugar) Metabolism in Patients With Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will investigate the effects of sitagliptin, a medicine commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, on the utilization of glucose by the heart in patients with heart failure which is not due to...

Detailed Description

Screening: Patients will be screened based on existing clinic information regarding NYHA class (New York Heart Association functional class) and heart failure characteristics. Patients will be approa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, current NYHA class I-III congestive heart failure
  • Treatment with a stable comprehensive heart failure regimen for at least 3 months (including beta-blockers and ACE-inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers unless intolerant)
  • Age \> 18 yrs

Exclusion

  • Cardiomyopathy primarily due to one of the following:
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Primary valvular lesion
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Cardiac resynchronization within the last 3 months
  • Calculated creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min or end-stage renal disease on dialysis. Creatinine clearance will be determined by the Cockcroft-Gault formula.
  • Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus by:
  • Diabetes previously diagnosed per patient history
  • 2 or more fasting glucose values \> 125 mg/dl
  • History of heart transplantation
  • Pregnancy or active breast feeding
  • Hospitalization for decompensated heart failure within 30 days prior to enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

16 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00657280

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

February 1 2012

Last Update

December 5 2014

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Stanford University School of Medicine

Stanford, California, United States, 94305