Status:

COMPLETED

Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Impact of Inorganic Nitrate on Exercise in HFpEF

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Diastolic Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study will be performed to determine the safety, tolerability, and dose-response to inorganic nitrate on exercise capacity in HFpEF. There are two primary goals for this study: 1. Determine the ...

Detailed Description

This study randomized subjects to either placebo (n=3) or KNO3 (n=9) given a sequential dosing regimen: 6 mmol twice daily for 1 week followed by dose escalation to 6 mmol thrice daily for 1 week). Al...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • NYHA Class II-III symptoms.
  • LV EF \> 50%.
  • Stable medical therapy for at least 1 month.
  • Evidence of significant diastolic dysfunction, meeting the European Society of Echocardiography criteria for HFpEF.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Any rhythm other than sinus with native conduction.
  • Inability to exercise.
  • Moderate or greater valvular disease.
  • Hypertrophic, infiltrative, or inflammatory cardiomyopathy.
  • Pericardial disease.
  • Current angina.
  • Acute coronary syndrome or coronary intervention within the past 2 months.
  • Primary pulmonary arteriopathy.
  • Clinically significant lung disease.
  • Ischemia on stress testing without subsequent revascularization.
  • Treatment with phosphodiesterase inhibitors that cannot be withheld.
  • Treatment with organic nitrates or allopurinol.
  • Significant liver disease impacting synthetic function or volume control.
  • Poor echocardiographic windows.
  • eGFR \< 30 mL/min/m2 or Cr \>2.5.
  • Current smoking.
  • Alcohol dependency.
  • History of Barret's esophagus.
  • G6PD deficiency
  • Methemoglobinemia - baseline methemoglobin level \>3% prior to any study medication.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2015

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2016

    Estimated Enrollment :

    12 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT02256345

    Start Date

    January 1 2015

    End Date

    June 1 2016

    Last Update

    October 3 2017

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    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104