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Peroral Levosimendan in Chronic Heart Failure

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00130884
First received: August 15, 2005
Last updated: February 19, 2007
Last verified: February 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

The study will investigate the efficacy of oral levosimendan in patients with chronic New York Heart Association (NYHA) IIIb-IV heart failure (HF) using a composite end-point evaluating patient symptoms, morbidity and mortality. The patients are on treatment for at least 6 months.


Condition Intervention Phase
Chronic Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
 Drug: levosimendan
 Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double-Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Effects of Peroral Levosimendan in the Prevention of Further Hospitalisations in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. A Randomised, Phase II, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Centre, Parallel-Group Study

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Composite endpoint measuring symptoms, morbidity, mortality

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: March 2006
Detailed Description:

The patients are randomised to 3 groups; higher or lower levosimendan dose group or placebo.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosed chronic heart failure
  • Severe symptoms (NYHA IIIb-IV)
  • Optimal on-going oral treatment for HF
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction less than or equal to 30%

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe obstruction of ventricular outflow tracts
  • Acute myocardial infarction within 30 days before screening
  • Cardiac surgery or coronary angioplasty within 30 days before screening
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00130884

Locations
Finland
Helsinki University Central Hospital
Helsinki, Finland, 00029
Sponsors and Collaborators
Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Markku S Nieminen, MD Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00130884     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 3001081
Study First Received: August 15, 2005
Last Updated: February 19, 2007
Health Authority: Finland: Finnish Medicines Agency
Estonia: The State Agency of Medicine
Latvia: State Agency of Medicines
Lithuania: State Medicine Control Agency - Ministry of Health
Russia: Pharmacological Committee, Ministry of Health

Keywords provided by Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma:
levosimendan
chronic heart failure
oral administration

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Diseases
Heart Failure
Cardiovascular Diseases
Simendan
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
 Cardiotonic Agents
Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Vasodilator Agents
Protective Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs

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