Clinical trial • Phase III • Cardiology

EMPAGLIFLOZIN for Cardiogenic shock

Phase III trial of EMPAGLIFLOZIN for Cardiogenic shock.

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Cardiology
Trial Disease
Cardiogenic shock
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Small molecule

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
12-12-2023
First CTIS Authorization Date
09-04-2024

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, intervention arm: empagliflozin 10 mg per day orally (or via nasogastric tube in intubated patients) for 12 weeks in addition to usual management. comparator arm: standard management without sglt2 inhibitors (introduction of sglt2 inhibitors after discharge per treating team).-controlled Phase III trial in France.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Intervention arm: empagliflozin 10 mg per day orally (or via nasogastric tube in intubated patients) for 12 weeks in addition to usual management. Comparator arm: standard management without SGLT2 inhibitors (introduction of SGLT2 inhibitors after discharge per treating team).
Target Sample Size
164
Trial Duration For Participant
84

Eligibility

Recruits 164 Vulnerable populations are selected. The protocol excludes persons covered by Articles 10, 31, 32, 33 and 34 of EU Regulation 536/2014 (Pregnant woman, parturient or breastfeeding mother; Minor (not emancipated); Adult person subject to a legal protection measure). Subject information and informed consent documents are listed (e.g. L1_SIS Adulte_commun_majeurs, L2_ICF_participant_en_capacite_de_consentir, L2_ICF_proche_pour_inclusion) including patient-facing documents and Turkish ('_TC') versions; a legal representative / relative ICF is provided for enrolment where applicable..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Person referred to in Articles 10, 31, 32, 33 and 34 of EU Regulation 536/2014 (Pregnant woman, parturient or breastfeeding mother, Minor (not emancipated), Adult person subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice))
Vulnerable Population
Vulnerable populations are selected. The protocol excludes persons covered by Articles 10, 31, 32, 33 and 34 of EU Regulation 536/2014 (Pregnant woman, parturient or breastfeeding mother; Minor (not emancipated); Adult person subject to a legal protection measure). Subject information and informed consent documents are listed (e.g. L1_SIS Adulte_commun_majeurs, L2_ICF_participant_en_capacite_de_consentir, L2_ICF_proche_pour_inclusion) including patient-facing documents and Turkish ('_TC') versions; a legal representative / relative ICF is provided for enrolment where applicable.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Adult patients ≥18 years old hospitalized in critical cardiac unit care or Intensive care unit for a cardiogenic shock\n- Who must have been or is under catecholamine for at least 12 hours for the treatment of cardiogenic shock. The definition of cardiogenic shock is as follows, adapted from the SHARC expert consensus: it refers to a patient with cardiac dysfunction resulting in a systolic blood pressure lower than 90 mmHg for at least 30 minutes (or requiring the use of vasopressors, inotropes, or mechanical circulatory support to maintain a systolic blood pressure of at least 90 mmHg) with evidence of hypoperfusion (≥ 1): •Elevated arterial lactate (>2 mmol/L), • Acute renal failure (creatinine ≥ 2x the upper normal limit) or oliguria (e.g., urine output <0.5 mL/kg/h), • Acute liver failure (e.g., AST and/or ALT > 3x the upper normal limit), • Cold extremities or mottling or capillary refill time (CRT) ≥ 3 seconds, •Altered consciousness unexplained by another cause.\n- Person affiliated to a social security scheme"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- GFR< 20 ml/min/1.73m2."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Specific cardiogenic shock context: a. cardiac transplant patient or on transplant list. b. of peripartum, adrenergic, non ischemic valvular, post embolic heart disease. c. related to cardiotropic drug intoxication. d. secondary to a cardiocirculatory arrest for which the patient remains comatose before inclusion.."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Women of childbearing age without effective contraception"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Type 1 diabete patient"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Person referred to in Articles 10, 31, 32, 33 and 34 of EU Regulation 536/2014 (Pregnant woman, parturient or breastfeeding mother, Minor (not emancipated), Adult person subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice))"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Chronic dialysis"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient on SGLT2 inhibitors prior to admission to intensive care unit or CCU"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Known allergy to SGLT2 inhibitors or to any of its excipients (in particular, patients with hereditary disorders of galactose intolerance, total lactase deficiency or glucose or galactose malabsorption syndrome)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients on lithium."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patient in shock for another cause or moribund (SAPS2> 90)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Hierarchical composite endpoint, assessed at 12 weeks from randomization (win-ratio method): - Rank 1: time to all-cause death or heart transplant or mechanical ventricular assist. - Rank 2: time to rehospitalization for heart failure - Rank 3: left ventricular ejection fraction assessed by echocardiography","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Assessed at 12 weeks from randomization using the win-ratio method. Rank 1 and Rank 2 are time-to-event measures (time to all-cause death/heart transplant/mechanical ventricular assist; time to rehospitalization for heart failure). Rank 3 is left ventricular ejection fraction measured by echocardiography."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Death at 12 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"All-cause mortality assessed at 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Heart transplantation or long-term ventricular assistance at 12 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Occurrence of heart transplant or long-term ventricular assist device implantation assessed at 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Rehospitalization for heart failure from hospital discharge to 12-week","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Rehospitalization for heart failure occurring between hospital discharge and 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Left ventricular ejection fraction at 12 weeks","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Left ventricular ejection fraction measured by echocardiography at 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Left ventricular relaxation and filling pressures assessed at 12 weeks: e' wave, E/e' ratio,","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Echocardiographic measures of diastolic function (e' wave, E/e' ratio) assessed at 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Right ventricular function assessed at 12 weeks: TAPSE, S wave","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Right ventricular function assessed by echocardiographic parameters (TAPSE, S wave) at 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Number of patients requiring extra-renal purification between randomization and 12 weeks, and evolution of renal function assessed at randomization and at 12 weeks: glomerular filtration rate calculated by the CKD-EPI method","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy between randomization and 12 weeks; renal function evolution measured by eGFR calculated with CKD-EPI at randomization and 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Liver function assessed at randomization and at 12 weeks: Bilirubin, Prothrombin Ratio , SGOT, SGPT.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Biochemical liver function tests (bilirubin, prothrombin ratio, SGOT/ASAT, SGPT/ALAT) measured at randomization and 12 weeks."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- Weight and NT-proBNP (at randomization and at 12 weeks).","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Body weight and NT-proBNP levels measured at randomization and 12 weeks."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
164
Recruitment Window Months
27
Consent Approach
Informed consent documents and subject information are provided (e.g. L1_SIS Adulte_commun_majeurs, L2_ICF_participant_en_capacite_de_consentir, L2_ICF_participant_pour_poursuite, L2_ICF_proche_pour_inclusion, patient-facing cards). There is an ICF for participants capable of consenting and a separate ICF for a relative/legal representative for inclusion. Document versions include French originals and labelled Turkish ('_TC') versions where present.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
8
Total Number Of Participants
164

France

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
28-02-2024
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
27-11-2025
Processing Time Days
638
Number Of Sites
8
Number Of Participants
164

Sites

Site Name
Centre Hospital Region Metz Thionville
Department Name
REANIMATION POLYVALENTE
Principal Investigator Name
Guillaume Louis
Principal Investigator Email
guillaume.louis@chr-metz-thionville.fr
Contact Person Name
Guillaume Louis
Site Name
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
Department Name
Service de Médecine Intebnsive - Réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Hamid MERDJI
Principal Investigator Email
hamid.merdji@chru-strasbourg.fr
Contact Person Name
Hamid MERDJI
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy
Department Name
médecine intensive et réanimation
Principal Investigator Name
Antoine KIMMOUN
Principal Investigator Email
a.kimmoun@chru-nancy.fr
Contact Person Name
Antoine KIMMOUN
Contact Person Email
a.kimmoun@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Reims
Department Name
médecine intensive et réanimation polyvalente
Principal Investigator Name
Bruno Mourvillier
Principal Investigator Email
bmourvillier@chu-reims.fr
Contact Person Name
Bruno Mourvillier
Contact Person Email
bmourvillier@chu-reims.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Lille
Department Name
unité des soins intensifs cardiologiques
Principal Investigator Name
Gilles LEMESLE
Principal Investigator Email
gilles.lemesle@chru-lille.fr
Contact Person Name
Gilles LEMESLE
Contact Person Email
gilles.lemesle@chru-lille.fr
Site Name
CHRU De Nancy (second address)
Department Name
Cardiologie - Unité de soins intensifs de cardiologie
Principal Investigator Name
Batric POPOVIC
Principal Investigator Email
b.popovic@chru-nancy.fr
Contact Person Name
Batric POPOVIC
Contact Person Email
b.popovic@chru-nancy.fr
Site Name
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire De Dijon
Department Name
réanimation cardiovasculaire
Principal Investigator Name
Pierre GREGOIRE GUINOT
Principal Investigator Email
pierregregoire.guinot@chu-dijon.fr
Contact Person Name
Pierre GREGOIRE GUINOT
Site Name
Besancon University Hospital Center
Department Name
Réanimation médicale
Principal Investigator Name
Hadrien WINISZEWSKI
Principal Investigator Email
hwiniszewski@chu-besancon.fr
Contact Person Name
Hadrien WINISZEWSKI
Contact Person Email
hwiniszewski@chu-besancon.fr

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
CHRU De Nancy
Organisation Type
Hospital/Clinic/Other health care facility
Country Of Registered Address
France

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"French Ministry of Health (PHRC IR 2021)","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Jardiance 10 mg film-coated tablets
Active Substance
EMPAGLIFLOZIN
Modality
Small molecule
Routes Of Administration
Oral (per os) (nasogastric tube administration permitted in intubated patients)
Route
Oral
Authorisation Status
Marketing authorisation present: EU/1/14/930/014
Starting Dose
10 mg
Dose Levels
10 mg
Frequency
Once daily
Maximum Dose
10 mg

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