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Myocardial Reperfusion InjuryPhase 2/3HYPERNCT00989508

Myocardial Protection With Perhexiline in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

A Phase 2/3 study testing Perhexiline in people with Myocardial Reperfusion Injury and Cardiac Output, Low, run by University Hospital Birmingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

Open-heart surgery causes injury of the heart muscle. Although this is usually mild, temporary and reversible, if it is severe it can endanger life and require additional high cost care. During surgery, techniques are used to protect the heart from injury, but these remain imperfect. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
Perhexiline
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
220 participants
Where
1 siteUnited Kingdom
Study dates
Oct 2009to Dec 2012
Phase
Phase 2/3
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

  • Adult
  • First-time
  • Aortic valve surgery for aortic stenosis +/- coronary artery bypass

Who cannot join

  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Renal impairment with Creatinine greater than or equal to 200micromol/L
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Amiodarone therapy, recent (in last month) or current
  • Hepatic impairment, significant preoperative
  • Peripheral neuropathy
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Emergency surgery or required on clinical grounds within 5 days of referral

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Eshan Senanayake, MBBS MRCS contact

+44-7810-251454

eshan.senanayake@uhb.nhs.uk

Nigel E Drury, BM MRCS contact

+44-7714-332364

nigel.drury@uhb.nhs.uk

United Kingdom1 site, 1 recruiting
  • University Hospital Birmingham

    Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH

    Eshan Senanayake, MBBS MRCS, +44-7810-251454, eshan.senanayake@uhb.nhs.uk

    Nigel E Drury, BM MRCS, +44-7714-332364, nigel.drury@uhb.nhs.uk

    Recruiting

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About this study

Open-heart surgery causes injury of the heart muscle. Although this is usually mild, temporary and reversible, if it is severe it can endanger life and require additional high cost care. During surgery, techniques are used to protect the heart from injury, but these remain imperfect. Patients with a thickened wall of the heart (left ventricular hypertrophy) may be at greater risk. This study assesses the effect of facilitating sugar metabolism (a more efficient fuel) by the heart muscle using the drug Perhexiline given before the operation.

This treatment has a sound experimental basis for improving outcome. If this improvement is confirmed surgical results could be improved. The investigators will be studying heart function, heart muscle energy stores and chemicals which quantify the amount of heart muscle injury. The investigators' hypothesis is that Perhexiline will improve the protection of the heart by decreasing damage that may occur during heart surgery.

Being tested
Perhexiline, Placebo marked PEXSIG
Keywords
Perhexiline, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, Cardiac Output, Low, Troponin
Medical subject headings
Myocardial Reperfusion Injury, Cardiac Output, Low, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular, Aortic Valve Stenosis

What participants receive

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

  • PerhexilineDrug

    Also called PEXSIG

    Tablets. Dose: 200mg BD for 3 days, then 100mg BD until surgery. Duration of therapy: 5-31 days.

  • Placebo marked PEXSIGDrug

    Tablets. Dose: 200mg BD for 3 days, then 100mg BD until surgery. Duration of therapy: 5-31 days.

Study groups in NCT00989508
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PerhexilineExperimentalPre-operative administration of Perhexiline tablets according to dosing schedule
Receives: Drug: Perhexiline
Placebo marked PEXSIGPlacebo comparatorPre-operative administration of placebo tablets according to dosing schedule
Receives: Drug: Placebo marked PEXSIG

What is being measured

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

  1. Absolute difference in Cardiac Index (>0.3 l/min/m2)

    Measured: 6 hours post-removal of aortic X-clamp

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Incidence of Low Cardiac Output Syndrome

    Measured: 6 hours post-removal of aortic X-clamp

  2. Incidence of inotrope use according to protocol

    Measured: 6 and 12 hours post-removal of aortic X-clamp

  3. Peak and total release of Troponin

    Measured: 12 and 24 hours post-release of aortic X-clamp

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Oct 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2009
  3. Primary completionSep 2012 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2012 (estimated)

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
220 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00989508
Sponsor's protocol ID
RRK3535
Other IDs
Eudract 2008-002376-95, REC 08/H0304/48, BHF PG/08/040
Acronym
HYPER
Status last verified
Apr 2011
First submitted
2 Oct 2009
Last updated
11 Aug 2011
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Quinn DW, Pagano D, Bonser RS, Rooney SJ, Graham TR, Wilson IC, Keogh BE, Townend JN, Lewis ME, Nightingale P; Study Investigators. Improved myocardial protection during coronary artery surgery with glucose-insulin-potassium: a randomized controlled trial. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2006 Jan;131(1):34-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.05.057.

    PubMed 16399292
  • Ranasinghe AM, Quinn DW, Pagano D, Edwards N, Faroqui M, Graham TR, Keogh BE, Mascaro J, Riddington DW, Rooney SJ, Townend JN, Wilson IC, Bonser RS. Glucose-insulin-potassium and tri-iodothyronine individually improve hemodynamic performance and are associated with reduced troponin I release after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Circulation. 2006 Jul 4;114(1 Suppl):I245-50. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.000786.

    PubMed 16820580
  • Ashrafian H, Horowitz JD, Frenneaux MP. Perhexiline. Cardiovasc Drug Rev. 2007 Spring;25(1):76-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1527-3466.2007.00006.x.

    PubMed 17445089

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Perhexiline in people with Myocardial Reperfusion Injury and Cardiac Output, Low, run by University Hospital Birmingham at 1 site in United Kingdom.

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 3 inclusion and 8 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Aug 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United Kingdom. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

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

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Eshan Senanayake, MBBS MRCS (+44-7810-251454, eshan.senanayake@uhb.nhs.uk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Absolute difference in Cardiac Index (>0.3 l/min/m2) (time frame: 6 hours post-removal of aortic X-clamp). 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 NCT00989508, which also lists 3 linked publications.

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 11 Aug 2011.

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