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Dabigatran Etexilate in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves (RE-ALIGN)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01452347
Recruitment Status : Terminated
First Posted : October 14, 2011
Results First Posted : August 6, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 6, 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheim

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
To validate the dosing algorithm for dabigatran etexilate in patients receiving a mechanical heart valve.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Heart Valve Diseases Drug: warfarin 1mg Drug: dabigatran etexilate intermediate dose Drug: dabigatran etexilate low dose Drug: warfarin 5mg Drug: dabigatran etexilate high dose Drug: warfarin 3mg Phase 2

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 328 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: A Randomised, Phase II Study to Evaluate the sAfety and Pharmacokinetics of oraL dabIGatran Etexilate in Patients After Heart Valve replacemeNt
Study Start Date : October 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 2013
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2013

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Dabigatran etexilate
Patient dose dependent on screening CrCl levels and TT
 Drug: dabigatran etexilate intermediate dose
active treatment (medium)
Drug: dabigatran etexilate low dose
active treatment (low)
Drug: dabigatran etexilate high dose
active treatment (high)
Active Comparator: warfarin
warfarin doses to maintain INR levels
 Drug: warfarin 1mg
comparator warfarin
Drug: warfarin 5mg
comparator warfarin
Drug: warfarin 3mg
comparator warfarin


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Comparison of Observed and Predicted Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations at Steady State (C Trough,ss) at Week 1 [ Time Frame: Week 1 ]

    Comparisons between dabigatran trough plasma levels as predicted by simulations to those observed in the study are performed to validate the dosing algorithm for Dabigatran Etexilate (DE) .

    Despite the primary endpoint only being assessed in patients who received dabigatran etexilate, Warfarin was included as a comparator treatment in this study in order to facilitate informal comparisons of outcome events, and to look for efficacy signals in this previously unexplored population.


  2. Comparison of Observed and Predicted Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations (C Trough,ss) at Week 2 [ Time Frame: Week 2 ]

    Comparisons between dabigatran trough plasma levels as predicted by simulations to those observed in the study are performed to validate the dosing algorithm for Dabigatran Etexilate (DE).

    Despite the primary endpoint only being assessed in patients who received dabigatran etexilate, Warfarin was included as a comparator treatment in this study in order to facilitate informal comparisons of outcome events, and to look for efficacy signals in this previously unexplored population.


  3. Comparison of Observed and Predicted Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations (C Trough,ss) at Week 4 [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]

    Comparisons between dabigatran trough plasma levels as predicted by simulations to those observed in the study are performed to validate the dosing algorithm for Dabigatran Etexilate (DE).

    Despite the primary endpoint only being assessed in patients who received dabigatran etexilate, Warfarin was included as a comparator treatment in this study in order to facilitate informal comparisons of outcome events, and to look for efficacy signals in this previously unexplored population.


  4. Comparison of Observed and Predicted Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations (C Trough,ss) at End of Trial (EoT) at Week 12 [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]

    Comparisons between dabigatran trough plasma levels as predicted by simulations to those observed in the study are performed to validate the dosing algorithm for Dabigatran Etexilate (DE).

    (As the trial was stopped prematurely, EOT may not be 12 weeks after randomisation for most of the patients)

    Despite the primary endpoint only being assessed in patients who received dabigatran etexilate, Warfarin was included as a comparator treatment in this study in order to facilitate informal comparisons of outcome events, and to look for efficacy signals in this previously unexplored population.



Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Percentage of Patients With Observed Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations < 50 ng/mL at Week 1 [ Time Frame: Week 1 ]
    Percentage of patients with observed Ctrough,ss value < 50 ng/mL are presented. This outcome measure was only analysed for all patients together and not by dose group.

  2. Percentage of Patients With Observed Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations < 50 ng/mL at Week 2 [ Time Frame: Week 2 ]
    Percentage of patients with observed Ctrough,ss value < 50 ng/mL are presented. This outcome measure was only analysed for all patients together and not by dose group.

  3. Percentage of Patients With Observed Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations < 50 ng/mL at Week 4 [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]
    Percentage of patients with observed Ctrough,ss value < 50 ng/mL are presented. This outcome measure was only analysed for all patients together and not by dose group.

  4. Percentage of Patients With Observed Trough Dabigatran Plasma Concentrations < 50 ng/mL at End of Trial (EoT) Week 12 [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]
    Percentage of patients with observed Ctrough,ss value < 50 ng/mL (As the trial was stopped prematurely, EOT may not be 12 weeks after randomisation for most of the patients) This outcome measure was only analysed for all patients together and not by dose group.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  1. Patients aged 18-75
  2. Patients who have received a bileaflet mechanical heart valve

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Prior valve surgery
  2. Uncontrolled hypertension
  3. severe renal impairment
  4. active liver disease
  5. increased risk of bleeding
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Boehringer Ingelheim
Investigators
Study Chair: Boehringer Ingelheim Boehringer Ingelheim
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Responsible Party: Boehringer Ingelheim
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01452347     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 1160.113
2010-022685-27 ( EudraCT Number: EudraCT )
First Posted: October 14, 2011    Key Record Dates
Results First Posted: August 6, 2014
Last Update Posted: August 6, 2014
Last Verified: July 2014

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Valve Diseases
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Warfarin
Dabigatran
Anticoagulants
 Antithrombins
Serine Proteinase Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action