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Heart Failure, CongestivePhase 3NCT00111969

ACCLAIM - Advanced Chronic Heart Failure CLinical Assessment of Immune Modulation Therapy

A Phase 3 study testing Celacade™ system in people with Heart Failure, Congestive, run by Vasogen.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of the Celacade™ system in reducing the risk of mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Heart Failure, Congestive
What is being tested?
Celacade™ system
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
2,016 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Jun 2003to Nov 2005
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Male or female aged 18 or older.
  • New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II to IV.
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≦ 30%, measured within the past six months (by any technique), unless there was a cardiovascular event that could have modified the LVEF during that period (e.g., coronary artery bypass grafting [CABG], myocardial infarction [MI]). If the patient was started on a beta-blocker or biventricular pacing (cardiac resynchronization therapy, or CRT), the LVEF measurement must have been at least three months after starting the therapy.
  • Hospitalized for heart failure; OR, received intravenous (IV) administration of an inotropic agent (therapeutic dose for HF), human B-natriuretic peptide, or IV diuretic (minimum 40 mg of furosemide or equivalent) in a clinic, outpatient or emergency department within the past 12 months (stable for at least 2 weeks). Exceptions: patients in NYHA Class III or IV who have a LVEF of < 25%.
  • On standard therapy for congestive heart failure (CHF), which must include angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) (unless contraindicated or patient is intolerant), with or without other appropriate agents. If on a beta-blocker, patient must have been on a beta-blocker for at least three months.
  • No changes in active cardiac medications for heart failure during the two weeks prior to randomization.
  • Written informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Inability to comply with the conditions of the protocol.
  • Presence of a transplanted tissue or organ or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) (or the expectation of the same within the next 12 months).
  • Planned Automatic Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (AICD) or CRT within the next 12 months.
  • Acute MI, or CABG, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), AICD, or CRT within the past three months.
  • Need for chronic intermittent inotropic therapy.
  • Malignancy: evidence of disease within the previous five years. Exceptions: basal cell carcinoma, provided that it is neither infiltrating nor sclerosing, and carcinoma in situ of the cervix.
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  • Active myocarditis or early postpartum cardiomyopathy (within the first six months of delivery).
  • Systemic corticosteroids, cytostatics, immunosuppressive drug therapy (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, etc.), and DNA depleting or cytotoxic drugs taken within four weeks prior to study treatment.
  • Pregnancy, or patients of childbearing potential not using adequate contraceptive methods.
  • Porphyria.
  • Allergy to sodium citrate or any "caine" type of local anesthetic.
  • Previous Celacade™ treatment.
  • Patient scheduled for hospice care.
  • Clinically relevant abnormal findings in the clinical history, physical examination, electrocardiogram (ECG), or laboratory tests at the screening assessment that would interfere with the objectives of the study or that would, in the investigator's opinion, preclude safe completion of the study. Abnormal findings could include: known HIV infection or other immunodeficiency state, chronic active viral infection (such as hepatitis B or C), acute systemic infections (defined as patients undergoing treatment with antibiotics), gastrointestinal tract bleeding, or any severe or acute concomitant illness or injury.
  • Any other medical, social, or geographical factor that would make it unlikely that the patient could comply with study procedures (e.g., alcohol abuse, lack of permanent residence, severe depression, disorientation, distant location, or a history of noncompliance).

About this study

Official title: A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Effects of the Celacade™ System on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

The purpose of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of the Celacade™ system in reducing the risk of mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic heart failure.

Read the detailed description

Evidence continues to accumulate on the importance of inflammation in the development and progression of heart failure (HF). The Celacade™ system may reduce chronic inflammation by stimulating the immune system's physiological anti-inflammatory response. The ACCLAIM study is an international, approximately 2,000-patient, Phase III clinical research study designed to test the safety and efficacy of the Celacade™ system in reducing the risk of mortality and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients with chronic systolic HF.

Being tested
Celacade™ system
Keywords
Heart failure, Immune modulation therapy, Inflammation, Chronic systolic heart failure
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Inflammation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Celacade™ systemDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mortality

  2. Cardiovascular hospitalization

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. Clinical status

  2. Health-related patient quality

  3. Healthcare resource utilization

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 May 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2003
  3. Study completionNov 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
2,016 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00111969
Sponsor's protocol ID
0202
Status last verified
Jun 2006
First submitted
26 May 2005
Last updated
4 Jul 2006
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Torre-Amione G, Anker SD, Bourge RC, Colucci WS, Greenberg BH, Hildebrandt P, Keren A, Motro M, Moye LA, Otterstad JE, Pratt CM, Ponikowski P, Rouleau JL, Sestier F, Winkelmann BR, Young JB; Advanced Chronic Heart Failure CLinical Assessment of Immune Modulation Therapy Investigators. Results of a non-specific immunomodulation therapy in chronic heart failure (ACCLAIM trial): a placebo-controlled randomised trial. Lancet. 2008 Jan 19;371(9608):228-36. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60134-8.

    PubMed 18207018

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Celacade™ system in people with Heart Failure, Congestive, run by Vasogen.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 15 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jul 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mortality. The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00111969, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jul 2006.

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