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Heart FailurePhase 4NCT03398681

Changes in Myocardial Iron After Iron Administration

A Phase 4 study testing Ferric carboymaltose and Cardiac magnetic resonance in people with Heart Failure and Iron-deficiency, run by Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia at 6 sites in Spain.

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

Recent studies have shown that treatment with intravenous iron in patients with iron deficiency (ID) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) improves symptomatology, functional capacity, quality of life, and decreases hospitalizations regardless of anemia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Heart Failure, Iron-deficiency
What is being tested?
Ferric carboymaltose and Cardiac magnetic resonance
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
53 participants
Where
6 sitesSpain
Study dates
1 May 2017to 30 Jul 2018
Phase
Phase 4
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

  • Patients with ambulatory chronic heart failure
  • Older than 18 years
  • Patients in NYHA class II-III on optimal background therapy (as determined by the investigator) for at least 4 weeks with no dose changes of HF drugs during the last 2 weeks (with the exception of diuretics)
  • Elevated natriuretic peptides levels (NT-proBNP >400 pg/ml) at the screening visit
  • Left ventricle ejection fraction <50% documented in the last 12 months
  • Iron deficiency defined as: serum ferritin level <100 μg/L or ferritin level 100-299 μg/L when TSAT is less than 20%, and hemoglobin <15 g/dL (all at screening)
  • Participant is willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study

Who cannot join

  • Known sensitivity to any of the products to be administered per protocol.
  • History of acquired iron overload.
  • Severe valve disease, or being scheduled for cardiac surgery within the next 30 days.
  • Acute myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome, transient ischemic attack, or stroke within the last 3 months prior to randomization.
  • Coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous intervention (e.g. cardiac, cerebrovascular, and aortic; diagnostic catheters are allowed), or major surgery, including thoracic and cardiac surgery, within the last 3 months prior to randomization.
  • Ischemic heart disease scheduled for revascularization procedures within the next 30 days.
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  • HF scheduled for cardiac resynchronization therapy within the next 30 days.
  • Patients with active bleeding in the last 30 days.
  • Known active infection or active malignancy.
  • Subject at an immediate need of transfusion or hemoglobin ≥15 g/dL.
  • Anemia due to reasons other than iron deficiency
  • Immunosuppressive therapy or renal dialysis
  • History of erythropoietin, intravenous iron therapy, and blood transfusion in the previous 12 weeks.
  • Oral iron therapy at doses >100 mg/day in previous 1 week prior to randomization.
  • Subjects with an immediate need for transfusion.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
  • Subject of childbearing potential who is not willing to use adequate contraceptive precautions during the study and for up to 5 days after the last scheduled dose of study medication.
  • Subject currently enrolled in or has not yet completed at least 30 days since ending other investigational device or drug study, or subject is receiving other investigational agent(s).
  • Any kind of disorder that compromises the ability of the subject to give written informed consent and/or to comply with study procedures.

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

6 sites in 1 country

Spain6 sites
  • Hospital General de Castellón

    Castellon, Castellón

  • Hospital de Manises

    Manises, Valencia

  • ERESA

    Valencia, 46010

  • Fundación Investigación Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA.

    Valencia, 46010

  • Hospital General de Valencia

    Valencia

  • Hospital la Fe

    Valencia

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About this study

Official title: Changes in Myocardial Iron Content Following Administration of Intravenous Iron (Myocardial-IRON)

Recent studies have shown that treatment with intravenous iron in patients with iron deficiency (ID) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) improves symptomatology, functional capacity, quality of life, and decreases hospitalizations regardless of anemia. In addition, a decrease in myocardial iron content has been observed in patients with chronic HFrEF. This preliminary evidence has led to postulate that myocardial iron deficiency could play a direct role in the pathogenesis and progression of the disease.

The investigators hypothesize that the repletion of myocardial iron would explain part of the benefit of this treatment. Thus, the investigators postulate that cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) (T2* and T1-mapping sequences) will be sensible enough to detect changes in myocardial iron content as a result of intravenous iron administration, and that such changes will correlate with simultaneous changes in parameters of heart failure severity.

In this double-blind 1:1 randomized study controlled by placebo the investigators aim to determine the changes in myocardial iron content after treatment with intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) by CMR at 7 and 30 days in patients with stable HFrEF and ID.

Being tested
Ferric carboymaltose, Placebo (Normal saline), Cardiac magnetic resonance
Keywords
Heart failure, Iron deficiency, Cardiac magnetic resonance, Ferric carboxymaltose, Myocardial iron
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Anemia, Iron-Deficiency, Iron Deficiencies

What participants receive

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

  • Ferric carboymaltoseDrug

    Also called Ferinject, intravenous iron

    Ferric Carboxymaltose solution [Ferinject® (FCM), Vifor Pharma (Glattbrugg, Switzerland)]

  • Placebo (Normal saline)Drug

    Normal saline (0.9% weight/volume (w/v) NaCl)

  • Cardiac magnetic resonanceDiagnostic test

    Cardiac magnetic resonance including T2* and T1-mapping sequences

Study groups in NCT03398681
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intravenous ferric carboxymaltoseActive comparatorFerric Carboxymaltose solution [Ferinject® (FCM), Vifor Pharma (Glattbrugg, Switzerland)] will be given as a perfusion of 20 mL (which is the amount of FCM that is equivalent to 1000 mg of iron) diluted in a sterile saline solution (0.9% weight/volume (w/v) NaCl) administered over at least 15 min.
Receives: Drug: Ferric carboymaltose; Diagnostic Test: Cardiac magnetic resonance
Normal salinePlacebo comparatorNormal saline (0.9% weight/volume (w/v) NaCl) administered as per the instructions for active therapy.
Receives: Drug: Placebo (Normal saline); Diagnostic Test: Cardiac magnetic resonance

What is being measured

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

  1. Changes in myocardial iron content assessed by CMR T2*

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

  2. Changes in myocardial iron content assessed by CMR T1-mapping

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

Secondary outcomes (25)
  1. Changes in left ventricular systolic function evaluated with cardiac magnetic resonance

    Changes in left ventricular systolic function evaluated with cardiac magnetic resonance

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

  2. 6-minute walking test

    Changes in functional capacity assessed by distance walked in 6 minutes (6-minute walking test)

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

  3. New York Heart Association (NYHA) class.

    Changes in functional capacity assessed by New York Heart Association (NYHA) class.

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

  4. The Kansas City quality of life questionnaire (KCCQ)

    Quality of life assessed by The Kansas City quality of life questionnaire (KCCQ). KCCQ is a 23-item, self-administered instrument that quantifies physical function, symptoms (frequency, severity and recent change), social function, self-efficacy and knowledge, and quality of life. Scores are transformed to a range of 0-100, in which higher scores reflect better health status.

    Measured: 7 and 30 days

  5. Antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125)

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125)

    Measured: 30 days

  6. Amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)

    Measured: 30 days

  7. Galectin-3

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: galectin-3

    Measured: 30 days

  8. ST-2

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: ST-2

    Measured: 30 days

  9. High-sensitivity troponin (hsTnT)

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: high-sensitivity troponin (hsTnT)

    Measured: 30 days

  10. Cystatin C

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: cystatin C

    Measured: 30 days

  11. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)

    Laboratory tests, biomarkers: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)

    Measured: 30 days

  12. Serum creatinine

    Laboratory tests: serum creatinine

    Measured: 30 days

  13. Urea

    Laboratory tests: urea

    Measured: 30 days

  14. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

    Laboratory tests: estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)

    Measured: 30 days

  15. Hemoglobin

    Laboratory tests: hemoglobin

    Measured: 30 days

  16. Ferritin

    Laboratory tests: ferritin

    Measured: 30 days

  17. Transferrin saturation (TSAT)

    Laboratory tests: transferrin saturation (TSAT)

    Measured: 30 days

  18. soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR)

    Laboratory tests: soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR)

    Measured: 30 days

  19. Hepcidin

    Laboratory tests: hepcidin.

    Measured: 30 days

  20. Clinical events: all-cause hospitalizations

    All-cause hospitalizations

    Measured: 30 days

  21. Clinical events: cardiovascular hospitalizations.

    Cardiovascular hospitalizations

    Measured: 30 days

  22. Clinical events: heart failure hospitalizations.

    Heart failure hospitalizations

    Measured: 30 days

  23. Clinical events: time to first hospitalization for any reason.

    Time to first hospitalization for any reason.

    Measured: 30 days

  24. Clinical events: time to first hospitalization for any cardiovascular reason.

    Time to first hospitalization for any cardiovascular reason.

    Measured: 30 days

  25. Clinical events: time to first hospitalization due to worsening heart failure.

    Time to first hospitalization due to worsening heart failure.

    Measured: 30 days

Timeline

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

  1. First posted12 Jan 2018
  2. Study start1 May 2017
  3. Primary completion30 Jul 2018
  4. Study completion30 Jul 2018

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
After providing informed consent, patients will be randomly assigned, with a remote, web-based computer-generated block randomization procedure in an allocation 1:1 ratio, to either receive intravenous ferric carboxymaltose (FCM) or placebo. Intramyocardial iron will be evaluated at 3 time points: before administration of CMF/placebo, and at 7 and 30 days. At 30 days, patients assigned to placebo will receive intravenous CMF if iron deficiency persists.
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
53 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03398681
Sponsor's protocol ID
MYOCARDIAL-IRON
Other IDs
2016-004194-40, 2016
Status last verified
Jul 2019
First submitted
21 Nov 2017
Last updated
30 Jul 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Del Canto I, Santas E, Cardells I, Minana G, Palau P, Llacer P, Facila L, Lopez-Vilella R, Almenar L, Bodi V, Lopez-Lereu MP, Monmeneu JV, Sanchis J, Moratal D, Maceira AM, de la Espriella R, Chorro FJ, Bayes-Genis A, Nunez J; Myocardial-IRON Investigators dagger. Short-Term Changes in Left and Right Ventricular Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking Strain Following Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients With Heart Failure: A Substudy of the Myocardial-IRON Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Apr 5;11(7):e022214. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022214. Epub 2022 Mar 18.

    PubMed 35301854
  • Meucci MC, Reinders MEJ, Groeneweg KE, Bezstarosti S, Ajmone Marsan N, Bax JJ, De Fijter JW, Delgado V. Cardiovascular Effects of Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy With Early Tacrolimus Withdrawal in Renal Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of the Randomized TRITON Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Dec 21;10(24):e023300. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.023300. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

    PubMed 34913362
  • Nunez J, Minana G, Cardells I, Palau P, Llacer P, Facila L, Almenar L, Lopez-Lereu MP, Monmeneu JV, Amiguet M, Gonzalez J, Serrano A, Montagud V, Lopez-Vilella R, Valero E, Garcia-Blas S, Bodi V, de la Espriella-Juan R, Lupon J, Navarro J, Gorriz JL, Sanchis J, Chorro FJ, Comin-Colet J, Bayes-Genis A; Myocardial-IRON Investigators* dagger. Noninvasive Imaging Estimation of Myocardial Iron Repletion Following Administration of Intravenous Iron: The Myocardial-IRON Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Feb 18;9(4):e014254. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.014254. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

    PubMed 32067585
  • Minana G, Cardells I, Palau P, Llacer P, Facila L, Almenar L, Lopez-Lereu MP, Monmeneu JV, Amiguet M, Gonzalez J, Serrano A, Montagud V, Lopez-Vilella R, Valero E, Garcia-Blas S, Bodi V, de la Espriella-Juan R, Sanchis J, Chorro FJ, Bayes-Genis A, Nunez J; Myocardial-IRON Investigators. Changes in myocardial iron content following administration of intravenous iron (Myocardial-IRON): Study design. Clin Cardiol. 2018 Jun;41(6):729-735. doi: 10.1002/clc.22956. Epub 2018 Jun 5.

    PubMed 29607528

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing Ferric carboymaltose and Cardiac magnetic resonance in people with Heart Failure and Iron-deficiency, run by Fundación para la Investigación del Hospital Clínico de Valencia at 6 sites in Spain.

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 19 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 30 Jul 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in Spain. 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 phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

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?

Changes in myocardial iron content assessed by CMR T2* (time frame: 7 and 30 days). 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 NCT03398681, which also lists 4 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 30 Jul 2019.

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