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Acute MyocarditisPhase 3COTAMNCT06522100

Corticoid Therapy in Acute Myocarditis

A Phase 3 study testing Intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone and Oral Prednisone in people with Acute Myocarditis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

Refer to the "Detailed Description" section. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Acute Myocarditis
What is being tested?
Intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone and Oral Prednisone
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
420 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Feb 2025to 16 Aug 2028
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Written signed informed consent
  • Affiliation to the French health care system or to another social protection scheme with the exception of State Medical Aid
  • Active myocarditis defined by (all items are required):
  • Acute chest pain and/or unexplained heart failure and/or syncope and/or sustained ventricular arrhythmias and/or aborted sudden death and/or cardiogenic shock and/or ECG modification (atrioventricular block or bundle branch block or sinus arrest or ST or T waves change or ventricular arrhythmia or atrial fibrillation or abnormal Q waves)
  • And troponin rise (1,5 times the normal range)
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  • And diagnosis of active myocarditis on Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (according to Lake-Louise criteria) or by histological evidence on endomyocardial biopsy (Dallas's criteria)
  • Left-ventricular dysfunction defined as LVEF < 50% and/or GLS < -16% assessed with 2D-TTE
  • Normal coronary angiography or CT Scan (without stenosis > 50%) during the previous year

Who cannot join

  • Active coronary disease
  • Other causes of chronic heart failure (coronary artery disease, primary valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease)
  • Other etiology of myocarditis requiring corticosteroids treatment as giant cells myocarditis, eosinophilic myocarditis and cardiac sarcoidosis or immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis
  • Other auto-immune or inflammatory disease requiring corticosteroids treatment within 6 months before enrolment
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Woman of childbearing potential without effective method of birth control (included contraceptive methods with a failure rate of < 1% per year include bilateral tubal ligation, male sterilization, established proper use of hormonal contraceptives that inhibit ovulation, hormone-releasing intrauterine devices, and copper intrauterine devices)
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  • Patient deprived of liberty or under Curatorship/Tutorship, safeguard of justice, according to French law
  • Foreseeable inability, according to the investigator, to participate in all the visits, treatments and measures provided for in the protocol
  • Patient not speaking or understanding French
  • Concomitant participation in another clinical trial on medical product for human use, to a clinical investigation on a medical device, to interventional study involving human participants or in the exclusion period at the end of a previous clinical trial on medical product for human use, a clinical investigation on a medical device, or study involving human participants. Participation in non-interventional research is permitted.
  • Any medical and/or cognitive condition which limits the ability of participant to participate in study
  • Contra-indication linked to steroids (Methylprednisolone and Prednisone) according to summary of product characteristics:
  • Any infectious condition excluding the specified therapeutic indications of Methylprednisolone and Prednisone
  • Certain evolving viruses (notably hepatitis, herpes, chickenpox, shingles)
  • Psychotic states not yet controlled by treatment
  • Recent live vaccines or live attenuated vaccines in patients receiving dosages greater than 20 mg/day of prednisone equivalent for more than two weeks and during the 3 months following the cessation of corticosteroid therapy (risk of generalized vaccine disease possibly fatal)
  • Hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients
  • Contra-indication linked to auxiliary drugs according to respective summary of product characteristics:
  • Beta-blockade
  • Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I)
  • Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB)
  • Mineralocorticoid antagonists (MRA)
  • Angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNi)

Trial locations and contacts

No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

About this study

Official title: Use of Glucocorticoids Therapy in Acute Myocarditis With Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Refer to the "Detailed Description" section.

Read the detailed description

Introduction: Acute myocarditis (AM) is an inflammatory disease of the heart. The incidence is approximately 22 out of 100 000 patients annually. Clinically, it ranges from subclinical pauci-symptomatic forms to life-threatening arrhythmias, cardiogenic shock and sudden cardiac death. In approximately more than 70% of cases, AM resolves spontaneously. In the remaining patients, it evolves to a poor prognosis with left ventricular dilatation, reduced cardiac contractility and progression to chronic heart failure.

Complicated AM is defined as an AM with Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) < 50% and/or a sustained ventricular arrhythmia and/or a hemodynamic instability. Complicated AM is often associated with a poor prognosis (in example risk of heart transplantation of 10.4% at 30 days and 14.7% at 5-year follow up) whereas uncomplicated AM have none.

Administration of immunosuppressive treatment (IT) is still debated. According to experts' consensus, immunosuppressive treatment should be considered in complicated AM and should be used in recommended in case of fulminant myocarditis (acute myocarditis with a presentation of cardiogenic shock, ventricular arrhythmias, or multiorgan system failure). Nevertheless, there is no data on use of glucocorticoids (GC) in complicated AM.

Early application of high dose of GC in AM can control the cytokine storm and the inflammatory response, rather than suppressing the overall immune response. Best timing for their administration remains unknown. The aim of this multicenter controlled randomized study is to demonstrate the benefit of high dose of GC therapy on mortality and cardiac events in patients with AM and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.

Hypothesis/Objective: The main objective is to evaluate in patients with acute myocarditis with left-ventricular dysfunction the efficacy of a pulse of Methylprednisolone IV for 3 days at diagnosis followed by Prednisone per os versus placebo IV followed by placebo per os in association with conventional Heart Failure (HF) therapy on the occurrence of Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and/or persistence of left ventricular dysfunction defined as LVEF < 50% and/or Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) < -16% between baseline and at 6 months.

The primary endpoint is the Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and/or persistence of left ventricular dysfunction defined as LVEF < 50% and/or Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) < - 16% between baseline (D-2) and 6 months (M6) follow up. MACE is a combined criterion that includes all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, sustained ventricular arrhythmia, heart transplantation or assistance and recurrent acute myocarditis with LV dysfunction at 6 months.

Method: Phase III, prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, superiority, double blinded trial with 2 parallel groups randomized in a 1:1 ratio:

  • Experimental group: Methylprednisolone IV for 3 days followed by Prednisone per os + conventional HF treatment.
  • Control group: placebo of Methylprednisolone IV followed by placebo of Prednisone per os + conventional HF treatment.
Being tested
Intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone, Oral Prednisone, Perfusion of placebo, Oral Prednisone placebo
Keywords
Acute myocarditis, Corticoids, Left ventricular dysfunction
Medical subject headings
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

What participants receive

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

  • Intravenous administration of MethylprednisoloneDrug

    Patients will take intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone (500mg/100ml by IV over 30 minutes per day) for 3 days.

  • Oral PrednisoneDrug

    After intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone patients will take by oral Prednisone 1mg/kg per day once a day (with a maximum dose of 90 mg per day for patients weighing > 90kg) for 1 month, followed with a progressive decrease of 10 mg Prednisone every 15 days until a dose of 10mg per day during 15 days (= stop).

  • Perfusion of placeboDrug

    Patients will take perfusion of placebo (G5%: 100ml over 30 minutes per day) for 3 days.

  • Oral Prednisone placeboDrug

    After the perfusion of placebo, patients will take by oral Prednisone placebo once a day for the same duration as that required if the patient was in the investigational medicinal products group (1 month + progressive decrease).

Study groups in NCT06522100
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Experimental groupExperimentalRandomization in experimental group in addition to conventional HF therapy for 6 months.
Receives: Drug: Intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone; Drug: Oral Prednisone
Control groupPlacebo comparatorRandomization in control group in addition to conventional HF therapy for 6 months.
Receives: Drug: Perfusion of placebo; Drug: Oral Prednisone placebo

What is being measured

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

  1. Efficacy of treatments

    Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and/or persistence of left ventricular dysfunction defined as LVEF < 50% and/or Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) < - 16%. MACE is a combined criterion that includes all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, sustained ventricular arrhythmia, heart transplantation or assistance and recurrent acute myocarditis with LV dysfunction.

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. Changes in LVEF ≥ 50%

    Changes in LVEF ≥ 50% at 6 months using 2D trans-thoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE)

    Measured: 6 months

  2. Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) ≥ -16%

    Changes in Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) ≥ -16% at 6 months using 2D-TTE

    Measured: 6 months

  3. All-cause mortality

    Occurred of a death

    Measured: 6 months

  4. Heart failure hospitalization

    Occurred of hospitalization for heart failure

    Measured: 6 months

  5. Sustained ventricular arrhythmia

    Occurred of sustained ventricular arrhythmia

    Measured: 6 months

  6. Heart transplantation

    Occurred of heart transplantation

    Measured: 6 months

  7. Heart assistance by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella® device or Left Ventricular Assistance Devices (LVAD)

    Need for heart assistance by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella® device or Left Ventricular Assistance Devices (LVAD)

    Measured: 6 months

  8. Recurrence of acute myocarditis with LV dysfunction

    Time to recurrence of acute myocarditis with LV dysfunction

    Measured: 6 months

  9. Safety of the treatment regimens

    Adverse events and serious adverse events

    Measured: 6 months

  10. Adherence to the treatment regimen

    Compliance to the treatment (premature ending of the treatment or proportion of non-administered doses of the treatment)

    Measured: 6 months

  11. Evaluate quality of life using Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire (MLHFQ)

    Increased quality of life evaluated by Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire during follow up. 21 questions rated from 0 to 5. Overall score from 0 to 105. The score increase with the adverse impact of heart failure.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Jul 2024
  2. Study start1 Feb 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion16 Aug 2028 (estimated)
  4. Study completion16 Aug 2028 (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 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Phase III, prospective, randomized, placebo controlled, superiority, double blinded trial with 2 parallel groups randomized in a 1:1 ratio. Patients will be hospitalized in Cardiology or Intensive Care Unit for a suspicion of an acute myocarditis. They will have an 2D-TTE to confirm a left ventricular dysfunction (LVEF \< 50% and/or Global longitudinal strain \[GLS\] \< -16%) and a cardiac magnetic resonance imaging or an endomyocardial biopsy will be performed to prove acute myocarditis. Coronary artery disease will be excluded by coronary angiography or Cardiac CT Scan. Once diagnosis of complicated AM with left ventricular dysfunction done, investigators will have 48 hours to include the patients and randomize them. They will benefit of placebo or experimental treatment in addition of conventional treatment for 6 months. At M6, end of participation for each patients, they will benefit of cardiologist consultation with TTE and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
420 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06522100
Sponsor's protocol ID
APHP230855
Acronym
COTAM
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
22 Jul 2024
Last updated
29 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Datas are own by assistance publique - hopitaux de paris, please contact sponsor for further information.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Intravenous administration of Methylprednisolone and Oral Prednisone in people with Acute Myocarditis, run by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris.

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 9 inclusion and 23 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 29 Jul 2024. 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. 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 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact David AOUATE, Dr (+33 1 49 81 45 84, davidrobin.aouate@aphp.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Efficacy of treatments (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 29 Jul 2024.

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