Bumetanide Versus Furosemide in Heart Failure

March 26, 2014 updated by: Neville Suskin, Lawson Health Research Institute

Bumetanide Has a More Favourable Effect on Insulin Resistance Than Furosemide in Patients With Heart Failure - A Pilot Study

Patients with NYHA FC II-III heart failure will be randomized in a cross-over fashion to 8 weeks of bumetanide versus furosemide therapy (equipotent dose), to test whether bumetanide therapy has a superior effect on insulin resistance compared to furosemide. Patients will be subject to a frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIGT) with minimal model (MINMOD) analysis to assess insulin resistance and to a 6-minute walk test (6MWT) to assess functional capacity; patient recruitment and retention success, as well as medication adherence, will also be assessed.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Insulin resistance is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with a worse functional capacity and more severe symptoms of heart failure. The majority of HF patients take furosemide on at least a daily basis for symptom relief. Bumetanide is a loop diuretic with a similar therapeutic diuretic effect to furosemide. There is evidence from observational and small comparative trials that bumetanide has a significantly less deleterious effect on indirect measures of insulin resistance compared with furosemide. However, a formal comparison between the 2 drugs using rigorous measures of insulin resistance has never been conducted in patients with HF. If bumetanide can be demonstrated to have a similar diuretic and a superior (less deleterious) effect on insulin resistance in patients with HF, the potential exists for bumetanide to have a significantly reduced morbidity in patients with heart failure compared to furosemide. In order to prepare for such a study, the variance of the MINMOD-derived insulin resistance from the FSIGT (26), in this group of patient needs to be determined along with the feasibility of conducting such a study. Functional capacity will be determined by duplicate 6-minute walk tests.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 3

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

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
        • University hospital, London Health Sciences centre

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

16 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Men and women ≥18 years of age
  2. NHYA FC II or III HF AND documented LVEF ≤40% within 6 months prior to study entry
  3. Taking 20 mg to 80 mg furosemide orally once or twice per day
  4. No changes to cardiac medications for 3 months prior to study entry and no anticipated changes of medications for the duration of the study
  5. No changes to oral anti-diabetic medications (if applicable) for 3 months prior to study entry, and no anticipated changes for the duration of the study (metformin, sulphonylurea type, glitazone type)
  6. Ability to provide written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known sensitivity to bumetanide
  2. Myocardial infarction, coronary angioplasty, coronary artery bypass surgery, admission for HF or unstable angina within a 3 month period prior to study recruitment
  3. Planned coronary intervention within 6 months
  4. Patients who are taking insulin
  5. Patients with chronic renal (serum creatinine ≥ 200 μmol/L) or hepatic impairment (known cirrhosis or AST or ALT > 1.5 x upper limit of normal)

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: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Furosemide
Patients will be assigned to furosemide therapy (20mg to 80mg) orally, once or twice daily for an 8-week period.
Drug: Furosemide
Current dose of furosemide will be maintained and equivalent dose bumetanide will be used following crossover
Other Names:
  • Lasix
Active Comparator: Bumetanide
Patients will be assigned to bumetanide therapy at an equipotent dose to furosemide therapy (1mg bumetanide is equivalent to 40mg furosemide)for an 8-week period.
Drug: Bumetanide
Equivalent dose to pre-existing furosemide will be used
Other Names:
  • Bumex
  • Burinex

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Insulin resistance, as determined by frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test with minimal model analysis (FSIGT MINMOD)
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Fasting blood glucose
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Serum creatinine, sodium, potassium, and chloride
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Submaximal exercise capacity as determined by the 6-minute walk test
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
New York Heart Association Function Class heart failure (NYHA FC)
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Lawson Health Research Institute

Collaborators

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Neville G Suskin, MBChB, MSc, LHSC, University of Western Ontario

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 6, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

September 7, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 27, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 26, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • R-06-415

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