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Pilot Study of Slow Release Oral Milrinone in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

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The Alfred

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2
Phase 1

Conditions

Heart Failure

Treatments

Drug: Milrinone

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01956006
DK-MIL-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

Advanced heart failure (HF), ineffective pumping of the heart, is a common, life-threatening cardiovascular disorder, characterised by marked symptomatic limitation and frequent hospitalization. It is particularly prevalent in older individuals (up to 10% of the population) and it has become the most common cause for hospitalization in people >65yrs. As such it is also one of the leading consumers of healthcare spending. Recurrent hospitalization is frequently due in significant part to the lack of viable therapeutic options for severe HF. During hospital admission, medications through a drip to give through a vein (intravenous therapy), is required to improve heart pumping capacity (such as milrinone).They are frequently used and in many cases prolonged treatment periods of intravenous therapy are required. In a growing number of cases, there is a need to continue this treatment at home, however this is particularly costly and often complicated by intravenous line infection. As such there is an expanding need for therapeutic options in patients with advanced HF. Over 20 years ago, studies of the potential utility of a rapid release form of oral milrinone were examined, however these studies demonstrated adverse effects due to its quick release.

This study aims to determine the safety and tolerability of slow release oral milrinone in advanced HF patients with no further clinical option and to evaluate its effects on HF status.

Enrollment

26 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 85 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Advanced HF (current inpatients) with no further clinical options as defined by treating cardiologist.
  • NYHA III-IV
  • LVEF<35%
  • Recurrent hospitalization (>/=3 admissions in the preceding 12 months) for HF
  • On optimal tolerated medical/device therapy. Stable therapy for 48hrs.
  • Age 18-85 yrs
  • Provide written informed consent prior to any study procedure and agree to adhere to all protocol requirements

Exclusion criteria

  • Hypotension (BPsys<85)
  • Unstable rhythm including frequent non-sustained ventricular tachycardia or poorly controlled atrial fibrillation (ventricular rate >100).
  • Severe renal impairment Cr>250umol/L or dialysis.
  • Other life-threatening eg neoplastic, haematological, hepatic or pulmonary disease.
  • Pregnancy or female with childbearing potential and inability to use contraception

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

N/A

Interventional model

Single Group Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

26 participants in 1 patient group

MIlrinone
Experimental group
Description:
ER milrinone
Treatment:
Drug: Milrinone

Trial contacts and locations

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