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Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection FractionSAINTS-ANCT05299879

Screening for Advanced Heart Failure IN Stable ouTpatientS - The SAINTS Study

An observational study of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 6 sites in Denmark.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the Screening for Advanced heart failure IN stable ouTpatientS (SAINTS) study is to determine the prevalence of advanced heart failure (HF) in symptomatic patients with HF and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF), corresponding to the New York Heart Association functional class II-III. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 19 to 74 years
What is being tested?
Cardiopulmonary exercise test, NT-proBNP, Echocardiography, 6 minute walk test, Right heart catheterization
How many people
400 participants
Where
6 sitesDenmark
Study dates
24 Oct 2022to Dec 2025
How long will I take part?
3 Months
Phase
Observational
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 19 to 74 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients followed in Danish HF clinics in the Copenhagen region.

Who may be able to join

  • History of Chronic heart failure > 3 months
  • Stable (no hospitalization last 3 months) NYHA functional class II-III
  • HFrEF patients (Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 30%)
  • On or attempted betablocker and Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) inhibitor treatment
  • Informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Body Mass Index (BMI) > 40 kg/m2
  • Chronic renal replacement therapy or estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) < 15 ml/min/1.73m2
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) implantation < 3 months ago or planned CRT
  • Severe primary valvular disease
  • On waiting list for heart transplantation or referred for evaluation
  • Cancer or other severe non-cardiac disease with estimated life expectancy less than 1 year

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 1 country.

Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, DMSci contact

+45 35459743

finng@dadlnet.dk

Johan Larsson, MD contact

+45 50298907

johanlarsson923@gmail.com

6 sites in 1 country

Denmark6 sites, 6 recruiting
  • Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital

    Copenhagen, 2400

    Olav Wendelbo Nielsen, MD, ph.d, dr.med.

    Not yet recruiting
  • Amager/Hvidovre Hospital

    Copenhagen, 2650

    Morten Petersen, MD, ph.d

    Not yet recruiting
  • Herlev and Gentofte Hospital

    Copenhagen, 2730

    Morten Schou, MD, ph.d

    Not yet recruiting
  • Glostrup Hospital

    Glostrup Municipality, 2600

    Anders Barasa, MD, ph.d

    Recruiting
  • Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød

    Hillerød, 3400

    Nis Stride, MD, ph.d

    Not yet recruiting
  • Zeeland University Hospital Roskilde

    Roskilde, 4000

    Nadia Dridi

    Not yet recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Screening for Advanced Heart Failure IN Stable ouTpatientS (The SAINTS Study) - Early Identification of Advanced Heart Failure

The purpose of the Screening for Advanced heart failure IN stable ouTpatientS (SAINTS) study is to determine the prevalence of advanced heart failure (HF) in symptomatic patients with HF and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF), corresponding to the New York Heart Association functional class II-III.

Recognition of advanced HF is a challenge for physicians and under referral for advanced management is a considerable problem. There are excellent treatment options for patients with advanced HF, i.e. heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, and outcomes with these therapies are considerably better if patients are treated before irreversible end-organ damage occurs. International consensus highlights the importance of timely recognition and referral of these patients to advanced HF centers.

Read more

The investigators aim to screen patients with symptomatic HFrEF who are followed in Danish HF clinics in the Copenhagen region with echocardiography, cardiopulmonary exercise test, 6 minute walk test, and NT-proBNP. The investigators hypothesize that 20% of patients with symptomatic heart failure followed in HF clinics in the Copenhagen Region will fulfill the modified criteria for advanced HF from the HFA-ESC (primary end-point in the study)(Reference 1). Patients who are identified with advanced HF will be offered right heart catheterization, guided by ultrasound and inserted through the internal jugular vein, determining pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, cardiac index, central venous pressure, mean pulmonary artery pressure, and central venous oxygen saturation. Patients not fulfilling criteria for advanced HF will be offered right heart catheterization consecutively until 50 patients have been examined (this group will be a comparator group to the patients with advanced HF).

Patients identified with advanced HF will be offered listing for HTx or LVAD if an indication without a contraindication is present. Patients who fulfill the primary endpoint of modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF, and are ineligible for, or unwilling to undergo HTx or LVAD implantation will be invited to participate in the SAINTS B study.

Read the detailed description

Number of patients and sample size More than 3000 patients are followed in the HF clinics on Zealand including the greater Copenhagen region. The investigators plan to include 400 patients in the primary outcome analysis (SAINTS A) and hypothesize that 20% will fulfill the modified criteria for advanced HF.

Statistical analysis Descriptive statistics will be reported as mean +/- standard deviation (SD) or median (interquartile range (IQR)) depending on distribution. Comparisons between groups at baseline will be performed by unpaired t-tests for normally distributed continuous variables, by the Mann-Whitney U test (Wilcoxon rank-sum) for non-normally distributed continuous variables and χ2 or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables.

The primary outcome will be analyzed as the proportion n (%) of included patients who fulfill the modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF. As for secondary outcomes, the investigators will analyze the proportion n (%) of patients who within the first 3 months are; 1) offered heart transplant listing, 2) offered LVAD implantation, 3) listed for HTx and 4) undergoing LVAD implantation. Further, comparisons of invasive hemodynamics, CPET measures, 6MWT, QoL and NTproBNP levels between patients with and without advanced HF will be made using an unpaired t-test or the Mann-Whitney U test for non-normally distributed continuous variables.

Being tested
Cardiopulmonary exercise test, NT-proBNP, Echocardiography, 6 minute walk test, Right heart catheterization
Keywords
Advanced heart failure, Screening

What participants receive

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

  • Cardiopulmonary exercise test, NT-proBNP, Echocardiography, 6 minute walk test, Right heart catheterizationDiagnostic test

    Screening for advanced HF with modified criteria from the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology

Study groups in NCT05299879
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Symptomatic patients with HFrEF corresponding to NYHA II-IIINot described
Receives: Diagnostic Test: Cardiopulmonary exercise test, NT-proBNP, Echocardiography, 6 minute walk test, Right heart catheterization

What is being measured

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

  1. Proportion of patients screened who fulfill advanced HF criteria using a modified HFA-ESC definition

    Modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF defined as:

    • LVEF ≤ 30% as estimated by echocardiography

    AND

    • Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) < 12 ml/kg/min (14 if on betablocker) with a Respiratory Exchange Ratio (RER) > 1.05 OR < 50% expected for age and gender OR 6 minute walk test (6MWT) distance < 300 meters

    AND

    • N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) > 2000 pg / ml

    Measured: At time of screening

Secondary outcomes (16)
  1. Proportion of patients offered heart transplant listing < 3 months after primary outcome

    Measured: 3 months after meeting modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF

  2. Proportion of patients offered LVAD implantation < 3 months after primary outcome

    Measured: 3 months after meeting modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF

  3. Proportion of patients listed for heart transplantation < 3 months after primary outcome

    Measured: 3 months after meeting modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF

  4. Proportion of patients undergoing LVAD implantation < 3 months after primary outcome

    Measured: 3 months after meeting modified HFA-ESC criteria for advanced HF

  5. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) in mmHg compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during right heart catheterization

    Measured: Within 30 days from screening

  6. Cardiac index (CI) in l/min/m2 compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during right heart catheterization

    Measured: Within 30 days from screening

  7. Central venous pressure (CVP) in mmHg compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during right heart catheterization

    Measured: Within 30 days from screening

  8. Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) in mmHg compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during right heart catheterization

    Measured: Within 30 days from screening

  9. Central venous oxygen saturation in % compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during right heart catheterization

    Measured: Within 30 days from screening

  10. Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) in ml/kg/min compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured during cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Measured: At time of screening

  11. Peak respiratory exhange ratio compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    The ratio between metabolic production of CO2 and the uptake of O2 measured during cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Measured: At time of screening

  12. Minute ventilation-to-carbon dioxide output slope (VE/VCO2) compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    The ratio between metabolic production of CO2 and the uptake of O2 measured during cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Measured: At time of screening

  13. Peak Borg scale score compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    The Borg scale score is a rating of perceived exertion on a scale from 6-20, with 6 representing at rest, and 20 the most strenuous exercise imaginable. Measured during cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Measured: At time of screening

  14. 6 minute walk test compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured: At screening

  15. Quality of Life (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ)

    Measured: At screening

  16. NT-proBNP compared between patients with, and without advanced HF

    Measured: At screening

Timeline

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

  1. First posted29 Mar 2022
  2. Study start24 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completionDec 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
400 participants (estimated)
Target duration
3 Months
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05299879
Sponsor's protocol ID
RH-SAINTS-A
Acronym
SAINTS-A
Status last verified
Oct 2022
First submitted
7 Mar 2022
Last updated
1 Nov 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Crespo-Leiro MG, Metra M, Lund LH, Milicic D, Costanzo MR, Filippatos G, Gustafsson F, Tsui S, Barge-Caballero E, De Jonge N, Frigerio M, Hamdan R, Hasin T, Hulsmann M, Nalbantgil S, Potena L, Bauersachs J, Gkouziouta A, Ruhparwar A, Ristic AD, Straburzynska-Migaj E, McDonagh T, Seferovic P, Ruschitzka F. Advanced heart failure: a position statement of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Nov;20(11):1505-1535. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1236. Epub 2018 Jul 17.

    PubMed 29806100

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 6 sites in Denmark.

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 5 inclusion and 6 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 1 Nov 2022. 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 Denmark. 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. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

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 Finn Gustafsson, MD, PhD, DMSci (+45 35459743, finng@dadlnet.dk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Proportion of patients screened who fulfill advanced HF criteria using a modified HFA-ESC definition (time frame: At time of screening). 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 NCT05299879, 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 1 Nov 2022.

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