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Acute Decompensated Heart FailurePhase 3NCT06535529

Acetazolamide Versus Dapagliflozin in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients

A Phase 3 study testing Acetazolamide and Dapagliflozin 10mg in people with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, run by Helwan University at 1 site in Egypt.

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Trial summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of acetazolamide versus dapagliflozin as an add-on in treating acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in adult patients with clinical signs of volume overload requiring intravenous loop diuretics. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
What is being tested?
Acetazolamide and Dapagliflozin 10mg
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteEgypt
Study dates
24 Aug 2024to 1 Sep 2025
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 patients of 18 years of age or older.
  • An elective or emergency hospital admission with clinical diagnosis of decompensated HF with at least one clinical sign of volume overload (e.g. edema, ascites confirmed by echography or pleural effusion confirmed by chest X-ray or echography).
  • Assessed LVEF by any imaging technique; i.e. echocardiography, catheterization, nuclear scan magnetic resonance imaging within 12 months of inclusion.

Who cannot join

  • The receipt of acetazolamide maintenance therapy.
  • Receipt of an SGLT2 inhibitor in the 48 hours before randomization.
  • An estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <20 mL/min/1.73 m2.
  • Use of any non-protocol defined diuretic agent with the exception of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists during the treatment phase of the study. Thiazides, metolazone, indapamide and amiloride should be stopped upon study inclusion. If patient is taking a combination drug including a thiazide-type diuretic, the thiazide-type diuretic should be stopped.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Nouran Mo Anwar, Bachelor contact

01124119559

Nouran.Anwar@pharm.helwan.edu.eg

Egypt1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Critical Care Medicine Department - Cairo University Hospitals.

    Cairo

    Nouran M Anwar, 01124119559, .Nouran.Anwar@pharm.helwan.edu.eg

    Recruiting

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About this study

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of acetazolamide versus dapagliflozin as an add-on in treating acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) in adult patients with clinical signs of volume overload requiring intravenous loop diuretics. It will also assess the safety of these drugs when added to standard care. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does acetazolamide or dapagliflozin lead to a greater reduction in N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels?
  • Which drug results in better loop diuretic efficiency, as measured by weight loss per 40 mg of intravenous furosemide or equivalent? We will compare acetazolamide to dapagliflozin, both added to standard intravenous loop diuretic therapy, to see which is more effective in decongesting patients with ADHF.
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Participants will:

  • Take either acetazolamide or dapagliflozin orally every day for 3 days
  • Receive intravenous loop diuretics as part of standard care
  • Undergo regular assessments of heart failure symptoms, weight, and laboratory tests
  • Be followed up until hospital discharge and for 30 days after starting the study
Read the detailed description
  1. Study design
  • Prospective, open-label, randomized, two-armed parallel comparator study.
  • Participants recruited in the study must provide written informed consent after obtaining ethical approval from ethics committee.
  1. Study settings Critical Care Medicine Department - Cairo University Hospitals. C. Population of study Adult patients who are admitted to Critical Care Medicine Department - Cairo University Hospitals because of acute decompensated heart failure will be screened for inclusion into the study. Patients who have at least one clinical sign of volume overload (i.e., edema, pleural effusion, or ascites) and ECHO-confirmed HF at screening will be included in the study.

D.Treatment :

I.V loop diuretics

At the moment of randomization, oral loop diuretics are stopped. Patients need to empty their bladder before administration of the first dose of loop diuretics and all will receive an intravenous loop diuretic at double the oral maintenance dose, administered as a single bolus immediately after randomization and split into more than two doses (separated by ≥6 hours) on each of the next 2 days.

Group 1: Oral Acetazolamide Together with the initial bolus dose of loop diuretics, patients will receive 500 mg oral Acetazolamide. Time of subsequent dose of acetazolamide taken once daily will start together with the first maintenance loop diuretic dose.

Group 2: Oral Dapagliflozin Together with the initial dose of loop diuretics, patients will receive 10 mg Dapagliflozin.

Time of subsequent dose of Dapagliflozin taken once daily will start together with the first maintenance loop diuretic dose.

  1. Study tools

Modified ADVOR Score The modified ADVOR congestion score will be calculated on a scale from 0 to 10 based on the sum of scores for the degree of edema (0 to 4), pleural effusion (0 to 3), and ascites (0 to 3), with higher scores indicating a worse condition on all scales. This score will be calculated for each included patient before the administration of the first dose of diuretics during the treatment phase, at the end of the study.

Being tested
Acetazolamide, Dapagliflozin 10mg
Keywords
Acute Heart failure, ADHF, Acetazolamide, SGLT2 inhibitors, SGLT2i

What participants receive

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

  • AcetazolamideDrug

    Also called Cidamix

    Patients will receive acetazolamide 500 mg once daily for 3 days as add on therapy to IV loop diuretics

  • Dapagliflozin 10mgDrug

    Also called Forxiga

    patient will receive oral dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily for 3 days as add on therapy to IV loop diuretics

Study groups in NCT06535529
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Acetazolamide + Standard CareActive comparatorParticipants in this arm will receive: 1. Acetazolamide: 500 mg orally, once daily for 3 days 2. Intravenous loop diuretics: Administered at double the oral maintenance dose, given as follows: * Initial dose: Single bolus immediately after randomization * Subsequent doses: Split into two or more doses (separated by ≥6 hours) on each of the next 2 days The specific loop diuretic used (e.g., furosemide) will be determined by the treating physician based on the patient's prior medication regimen and clinical status.
Receives: Drug: Acetazolamide
Dapagliflozin + Standard CareActive comparatorParticipants in this arm will receive: 1. Dapagliflozin: 10 mg orally, once daily for 3 days 2. Intravenous loop diuretics: Administered as described in Arm 1
Receives: Drug: Dapagliflozin 10mg

What is being measured

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

  1. N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)

    Absolute change in NT-proBNP levels from baseline to end of study period

    Measured: From baseline to day 5 or intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, whichever occurs first

  2. calculating of weight loss Loop diuretic efficiency

    Weight loss (in kg) per 40 mg of intravenous furosemide or equivalent dose of other loop diuretics

    Measured: 72 hours from initiation of treatment

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Number of Participants with Successful decongestion

    Proportion of patients achieving an ADVOR Score ≤ 1 without the need for escalating diuretic strategy (defined as doubling loop diuretic dose, addition of chlorthalidone, or ultrafiltration)

    Measured: 72 hours from initiation of treatment

  2. Duration of the index hospital admission

    Number of days from randomization until the date of discharge

    Measured: From date of randomization until the date of discharge or date of death from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 100 weeks

  3. 30-day mortality

    Proportion of patients who die from any cause within 30 days of randomization

    Measured: Up to 30 days

  4. Cumulative dose of intravenous loop diuretics

    Total milligrams of intravenous furosemide or equivalent dose of other loop diuretics administered

    Measured: 5 days

  5. Incidence of treatment-related metabolic acidosis

    Proportion of patients developing metabolic acidosis requiring sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) supplementation

    Measured: 5 days

  6. percent of worsening renal failure (WRF)

    Proportion of patients experiencing either: a) An increase in serum creatinine > 0.3 mg/dL from baseline, or b) A decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) > 20% from baseline

    Measured: up to 4 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Aug 2024
  2. Study start24 Aug 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion1 Aug 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Sep 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
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Prospective, open-label, randomized, two-armed parallel comparator study.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06535529
Sponsor's protocol ID
Acetazolamide vs Dapa in ADHF
Status last verified
Aug 2024
First submitted
29 Jun 2024
Last updated
5 Aug 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Mullens W, Verbrugge FH, Nijst P, Martens P, Tartaglia K, Theunissen E, Bruckers L, Droogne W, Troisfontaines P, Damman K, Lassus J, Mebazaa A, Filippatos G, Ruschitzka F, Dupont M. Rationale and design of the ADVOR (Acetazolamide in Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload) trial. Eur J Heart Fail. 2018 Nov;20(11):1591-1600. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.1307. Epub 2018 Sep 21.

    PubMed 30238574
  • Mullens W, Dauw J, Martens P, Verbrugge FH, Nijst P, Meekers E, Tartaglia K, Chenot F, Moubayed S, Dierckx R, Blouard P, Troisfontaines P, Derthoo D, Smolders W, Bruckers L, Droogne W, Ter Maaten JM, Damman K, Lassus J, Mebazaa A, Filippatos G, Ruschitzka F, Dupont M; ADVOR Study Group. Acetazolamide in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload. N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 29;387(13):1185-1195. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2203094. Epub 2022 Aug 27.

    PubMed 36027559
  • Mullens W, Schulze PC, Westphal J, Bogoviku J, Bauersachs J. Great debate: in patients with decompensated heart failure, acetazolamide in addition to loop diuretics is the first choice. Eur Heart J. 2023 Jun 25;44(24):2159-2169. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad266.

    PubMed 37207453
  • Malik BA, Nnodebe I, Fayaz A, Inayat H, Murtaza SF, Umer M, Zaidi SAT, Amin A. Effect of Acetazolamide as Add-On Diuretic Therapy in Patients With Heart Failure: A Meta-Analysis. Cureus. 2023 Apr 18;15(4):e37792. doi: 10.7759/cureus.37792. eCollection 2023 Apr.

    PubMed 37213994
  • Sabina M, Barakat Z, Feliciano A, Lamb A, Alsamman MM. Unlocking the Potential of Acetazolamide: A Literature Review of an Adjunctive Approach in Heart Failure Management. J Clin Med. 2024 Jan 4;13(1):288. doi: 10.3390/jcm13010288.

    PubMed 38202295
  • Kosiorek A, Urban S, Detyna J, Biegus J, Hurkacz M, Zymlinski R. Diuretic, natriuretic, and chloride-regaining effects of oral acetazolamide as an add-on therapy for acute heart failure with volume overload: a single-center, prospective, randomized study. Pol Arch Intern Med. 2023 Dec 21;133(12):16526. doi: 10.20452/pamw.16526. Epub 2023 Jul 6.

    PubMed 37415505
  • Siddiqi AK, Maniya MT, Alam MT, Ambrosy AP, Fudim M, Greene SJ, Khan MS. Acetazolamide as an Adjunctive Diuretic Therapy for Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2024 Mar;24(2):273-284. doi: 10.1007/s40256-024-00633-9. Epub 2024 Feb 28.

    PubMed 38416359
  • Cox ZL, Collins SP, Hernandez GA, McRae AT 3rd, Davidson BT, Adams K, Aaron M, Cunningham L, Jenkins CA, Lindsell CJ, Harrell FE Jr, Kampe C, Miller KF, Stubblefield WB, Lindenfeld J. Efficacy and Safety of Dapagliflozin in Patients With Acute Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Apr 9;83(14):1295-1306. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.02.009.

    PubMed 38569758

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Acetazolamide and Dapagliflozin 10mg in people with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, run by Helwan University at 1 site in Egypt.

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 4 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 5 Aug 2024. 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 Egypt. 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.

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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Nouran Mo Anwar, Bachelor (01124119559, Nouran.Anwar@pharm.helwan.edu.eg), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (time frame: From baseline to day 5 or intensive care unit (ICU) discharge, whichever occurs first). 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 NCT06535529, which also lists 8 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 5 Aug 2024.

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