Comparison of Lipophilic Versus Hydrophilic Statins on Patients With Heart Failure

January 6, 2020 updated by: Nouran Omar, Ain Shams University

Impact of Lipophilic Versus Hydrophilic Statin Administration on The Clinical Outcome and Cardiac Markers of Patients With Heart Failure

There is a controversy whether statins are beneficial in patients with heart failure or not. Trials in which lipophilic statins have been used revealed positive results, unlike major studies where hydrophilic statins were administered. This trial is designed to compare the effects of lipophilic versus hydrophilic statin use in patients with heart failure.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

85

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Cairo, Egypt
        • Ain Shams University Hospital Cardiology Rehab Unit

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • older than 18 years (of both sexes)
  • diagnosed with stable chronic heart failure NYHA class II-III
  • ejection fraction < 40 % as assessed by 2D echocardiography
  • who have been optimized on Guideline Directed treatment for heart failure for at least a month prior to enrolling.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Known hypersensitivity to statin
  • Treatment with statins during the past month prior to study.
  • Serum creatinine > 3 mg/dl
  • Significant liver disease: liver enzymes 2.5 folds the upper normal limit
  • Malignancy
  • Pregnancy or lactation

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Lipophilic statin
Atorvastatin 40 mg administered daily in addition to guideline directed therapy for heart failure.
Atorvastatin administered as well as standard heart failure therapy
Other Names:
  • standard heart failure therapy
standard heart failure therapy
Active Comparator: Hydrophilic statin
Rosuvastatin 20 mg administered daily in addition to guideline directed therapy for heart failure.
standard heart failure therapy
Rosuvastatin administered as well as standard heart failure therapy
Other Names:
  • standard heart failure therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Left Ventricular End-diastolic volume (LVEDV)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Left Ventricular End-systolic volume (LVESV)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
cardiac markers
Time Frame: 6 months
NT pro BNP (N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide) sST2 (soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2)
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire( MLHFQ)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Packer composite outcome
Time Frame: 6 months
  • Patients are considered improved if at the final visit they experienced a favorable change in NYHA functional class or in the patient global assessment: markedly/moderately improved (or both) but did not experience any major adverse clinical events during the course of the trial (death or hospitalization).
  • Patients are considered worse if they experienced a major clinical event during the duration of treatment or reported worsening of their NYHA class or global assessment at the final visit.
  • Patients are considered unchanged if they are neither improved nor worse.
6 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of major adverse cardiac events
Time Frame: 6 months
  • Cardiovascular death
  • All cause death
  • Non- fatal myocardial infarction
  • Stroke
6 months
Incidence of Hospitalization
Time Frame: 6 months
Defined as hospitalization for worsening of heart failure for more than 24 hours and demanding aggressive intervention (IV inotropics, diuretics etc..)
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 15, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 18, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 9, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 48

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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