Clinical trial • Not applicable • Cardiology

Amiloride hydrochloride; Furosemide for Acute heart failure

Not applicable trial of Amiloride hydrochloride; Furosemide for Acute heart failure.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Cardiology
Trial Disease
Acute heart failure
Trial Stage
Not applicable
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
27-02-2026
First CTIS Authorization Date
24-04-2026

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, intravenous furosemide as continuous infusion with a loading dose (infusion arm) versus intravenous furosemide as bolus injections three times a day (bolus arm). no doses specified in the protocol summary.-controlled Not applicable trial across 7 sites in Denmark.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Intravenous furosemide as continuous infusion with a loading dose (Infusion arm) versus Intravenous furosemide as bolus injections three times a day (Bolus arm). No doses specified in the protocol summary.
Target Sample Size
436
Trial Duration For Participant
30

Eligibility

Recruits 436 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Trial includes adults only (Age ≥ 18 years). Subject information and informed consent form provided (document L1_SIS and ICF DK)..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Trial includes adults only (Age ≥ 18 years). Subject information and informed consent form provided (document L1_SIS and ICF DK).

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Clinical diagnosis of acute heart failure with volume overload"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- ≥ 1 sign of volume overload"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Anticipated intravenous furosemide ≥ 3 days"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 18 years"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Shock"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient requiring treatment with inotropes or vasopressors"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Current or planned use of renal replacement therapy or ultrafiltration"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient with a renal transplant"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Severe hypokalaemia (<2.5 mmol/L) or severe hyponatremia (<125 mmol/L)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Allergy to furosemide and its components"}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Net weight loss 3 days (≈72 hours) after randomisation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as net weight loss at approximately 72 hours after randomisation (weight change from baseline to ~72 hours)."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Net weight loss 2 days (≈48 hours) after randomisation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Measured as net weight loss at approximately 48 hours after randomisation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Change in dyspnea on a Visual Analogue Scale 3 days (≈72 hours) after randomisation","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change in patient-reported dyspnea measured on a Visual Analogue Scale at ~72 hours after randomisation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Days alive out-of-hospital to Day 30","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Count of days the participant is alive and not hospitalised up to Day 30 after randomisation."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Length of stay","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Hospital length of stay measured in days."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
436
Recruitment Window Months
17
Consent Approach
Written informed consent obtained from participants (adults ≥ 18 years). Subject information and informed consent form available (document L1_SIS and ICF DK). Danish-language materials are indicated (Danish translations present in trial documents).

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
7
Total Number Of Participants
436

Denmark

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
13-04-2026
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
24-04-2026
Processing Time Days
11
Number Of Sites
7
Number Of Participants
436

Sites

Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Morten Schmidt
Principal Investigator Email
morten.schmidt@clin.au.dk
Contact Person Name
Morten Schmidt
Contact Person Email
morten.schmidt@clin.au.dk
Site Name
Region Syddanmark
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Yongzhong Wang
Principal Investigator Email
yongzhong.wang2@rsyd.dk
Contact Person Name
Yongzhong Wang
Contact Person Email
yongzhong.wang2@rsyd.dk
Site Name
Region Nordjylland
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Kristian Groth
Principal Investigator Email
kristian.groth@rn.dk
Contact Person Name
Kristian Groth
Contact Person Email
kristian.groth@rn.dk
Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Sanne Bøjet Larsen
Principal Investigator Email
sanlar@rm.dk
Contact Person Name
Sanne Bøjet Larsen
Contact Person Email
sanlar@rm.dk
Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Brian Løgstrup
Principal Investigator Email
bbl@skejby.rm.dk
Contact Person Name
Brian Løgstrup
Contact Person Email
bbl@skejby.rm.dk
Site Name
Region Midtjylland
Department Name
Department of Medicine (Cardiology)
Principal Investigator Name
Kasper Glerup Lauridsen
Principal Investigator Email
kglerup@clin.au.dk
Contact Person Name
Kasper Glerup Lauridsen
Contact Person Email
kglerup@clin.au.dk
Site Name
Region Syddanmark
Department Name
Department of Cardiology
Principal Investigator Name
Lone Due Vestergård
Principal Investigator Email
Lone.Due.Vestergaard@rsyd.dk
Contact Person Name
Lone Due Vestergård
Contact Person Email
Lone.Due.Vestergaard@rsyd.dk

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Region Midtjylland
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
Denmark

Third parties

  • {"country":"Denmark","full_name":"Aarhus Universitet","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,8,9","organisation_type":"Educational Institution"}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Furosemide
Active Substance
Amiloride hydrochloride; Furosemide
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Intravenous bolus injection / IV infusion
Route
Intravenous
Authorisation Status
Authorised and in routine clinical use
Frequency
Continuous infusion (with loading dose) or bolus injections three times daily (depending on randomised arm)
Maximum Dose
1000 mg/day

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