Status:

WITHDRAWN

Study To Evaluate D-Ribose For The Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

RiboCor, Inc.

Conditions:

Congestive Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

To evaluate the safety and to determine the efficacy of D-ribose for the treatment of congestive heart failure (CHF) in subjects who have been stabilized following hospitalization with acute decompens...

Detailed Description

This is a phase IIa, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center study of D-ribose administered via peripheral intravenous line for 24 hours to stabilized hospitalized patients followin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • written informed consent and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act authorization, as applicable;
  • symptomatic heart failure (NYHA Class II, III or IV) ≥ 30 days prior to current acute decompensation episode;
  • ≥2 of the following signs of acute decompensation: jugular venous distension, rales, dyspnea, and ≥ 1+ pedal edema;
  • admitted to the hospital ≤ 36 hours after initial evaluation;
  • discontinued from IV inotropic support ≥ 48 hours prior to Screening;
  • initiated Screening when subject has met the following criteria for stabilization:
  • exacerbating factors addressed;
  • near optimal volume status;
  • transition from IV to oral diuretic completed;
  • near optimal pharmacologic therapy achieved or intolerance documented;
  • completed Screening procedures and been randomized to treatment ≤ 7 days after hospital admission;
  • LVEF ≤ 35% ≤ 12 months prior to Screening.
  • if female, ≥ 2 years post-menopausal, surgically sterile, or practicing effective contraception;
  • if female, non-lactating, and if of child-bearing potential, has negative pregnancy test result at Screening;
  • willing to abstain from ribose-containing products during study.

Exclusion

  • significant medical condition(s) which, in Investigator's judgment, could compromise subject's welfare or confound study results;
  • significant hepatic, renal, or hematologic disorder/dysfunction beyond that expected from CHF alone;
  • Creatinine Clearance \<30.0 mL/min at Screening;
  • serum potassium level \<3.5 milliequivalent per liter or \>5.7 milliequivalent per liter, or a serum sodium level \<130 milliequivalent per liter at Screening;
  • systolic arterial blood pressure \<90 mm Hg at Screening;
  • received ultrafiltration during current admission;
  • cardiac surgery ≤ 60 days prior to Screening, except for percutaneous intervention;
  • planned revascularization procedures, electrophysiologic device or cardiac mechanical support implantation, cardiac transplantation, or other cardiac surgery ≤ 90 days after study enrollment;
  • functional mitral valve regurgitation \> moderate severity;
  • aortic regurgitation of at least moderate severity;
  • hemodynamically significant primary cardiac valvular disease;
  • myocardial infarction ≤ 30 days prior to Screening;
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome ≤ 30 days prior to Screening;
  • known or suspected right-to-left, bi-directional, or transient right-to-left cardiac shunt;
  • sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation ≤ 30 days prior to Screening, unless automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator is present;
  • atrial fibrillation within the past year;
  • CHF related to tachyarrhythmias or bradyarrhythmias;
  • CHF due to uncorrected thyroid disease, active myocarditis, or known amyloid cardiomyopathy;
  • angina at rest or with slight exertion and/or unstable angina;
  • diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
  • cerebrovascular accident ≤ 6 months prior to Screening;
  • cardiogenic shock at any time from initial evaluation to randomization;
  • on cardiac mechanical support;
  • biventricular pacer placement ≤ 60 days prior to Screening or needed pacemaker placement during the current admission;
  • refractory, end-stage heart failure;
  • type I or type II diabetes;
  • history of pancreatitis;
  • current systemic infection;
  • urinary tract obstruction;
  • morbidly obese (weight \> 159 kg \[350 lbs\] or BMI \>42 kg/m2);
  • active malignancy at Screening. \[Treatment for basal cell or stage 1 squamous cell carcinoma, or cervical carcinoma in situ allowed\];
  • terminally ill or has moribund condition;
  • history of irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic colitis, vascular intestinal atherosclerosis, previous bowel resection, impaction, or similar gastrointestinal conditions;
  • currently taking Kayexalate® (sodium polystyrene sulfonate);
  • allergic reaction to Optison™ or Definity® or any of their components.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01858480

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

November 1 2013

Last Update

July 14 2016

Active Locations (24)

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Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Long Beach, California, United States, 90806

2

Novo Research, Inc.

Modesto, California, United States, 95350

3

Olive View-UCLA- Medical Center

Sylmar, California, United States, 91342

4

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States, 90502