Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Vernakalant Hydrochloride (MK-6621) in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (MK-6621-010 AM4)

Lead Sponsor:

Advanz Pharma

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study will investigate if treatment with vernakalant hydrochloride (MK-6621) results in a greater proportion of patients with treatment-induced conversion of Atrial Fibrillation to sinus rhythm c...

Detailed Description

Amendment 4 of the protocol revised the planned enrollment to 123 participants and removed China as one of the countries participating in the study.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Abstinent or willing to use 2 acceptable methods of birth control
  • Patient has an atrial arrhythmia with dysrhythmic symptoms
  • Patient is receiving adequate anticoagulant therapy
  • Patient has stable blood pressure
  • Patient weighs between 45 and 136 kg (99 and 300 lbs)
  • Patient is adequately hydrated

Exclusion

  • Patient is pregnant, breast-feeding, or expecting to become pregnant during the study
  • Patient routinely consumes more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day
  • Patient has known or suspected prolonged QT, familial long QT syndrome, previous Torsades de Pointes, Brugada syndrome
  • Patient has known bradycardia, advanced AV block, or sick-sinus syndrome, unless controlled by a pacemaker
  • Patient has severe aortic stenosis
  • Patient has atrial flutter
  • Patient has Class IV congestive heart failure (CHF)
  • Patient has had a myocardial infarction (MI) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
  • Patient has had cardiac surgery within 30 days
  • Patient has known atrial thrombus
  • Patient has reversible causes of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Patient has failed electrical cardioversion during current episode of Atrial Fibrillation
  • Patient has uncorrected electrolyte imbalance
  • Patient has clinical evidence of digoxin toxicity
  • Patient has received certain antiarrhythmic drugs or intravenous amiodarone within 7 days
  • Patient is known to be HIV positive
  • Patient has a history of cancer within the past 5 years, except for certain skin or cervical cancers

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

123 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01174160

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

December 15 2015

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