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- Clinical Trial NCT00520806
Efficacy and Safety of Relaxin for the Treatment of Acute Heart Failure (RELAX-AHF)
October 26, 2012 updated by: Corthera, Inc.(formerly BAS Medical, Inc.), a member of the Novartis group of companies
A Phase II/III, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Relaxin in Subjects With Acute Heart Failure
Different doses of relaxin will be compared to placebo to determine efficacy and safety for the treatment of patients hospitalized with acute heart failure
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
This is an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase II/III trial of intravenous recombinant relaxin for the treatment of signs and symptoms in patients hospitalized for acute decompensated heart failure.
The Phase II pilot study has completed; the Phase III main portion of the trial is ongoing.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
1161
Phase
- Phase 2
- 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
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Safed, Israel
- Heart Institute
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Illinois
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Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
- Northwestern University
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Michigan
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Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201
- Wayne State University/Detroit Receiving Hospital
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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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hospitalized for acute heart failure
- Dyspnea at rest or with minimal exertion
- Pulmonary congestion
- Able to provide informed consent
- Systolic blood pressure > 125 mmHg
- Impaired renal function defined as an eGFR of 30-75 mL/min/1.73m2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Use of other IV therapies for acute heart failure
- Fever or sepsis
- Recent major neurologic event
- Recent major surgery
- Recent acute coronary syndrome
- Other recent investigational drug use
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: Quadruple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Placebo Comparator: Placebo
48 hour iv infusion of placebo
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Intravenous infusion for 48 h
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Experimental: Relaxin
48 hour iv infusion of relaxin at 30 ug/kg/day
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Intravenous infusion for 48 h at 30 ug/kg/day
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Relief of dyspnea in acute heart failure
Time Frame: Up to day 5
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Up to day 5
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Days alive and out of hospital
Time Frame: Up to day 60
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Up to day 60
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CV death or rehospitalization due to heart failure or renal failure
Time Frame: Up to day 60
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Up to day 60
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Investigators
- Study Director: Thomas Severin, MD, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Publications and helpful links
The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.
General Publications
- Grand J, Miger K, Sajadieh A, Kober L, Torp-Pedersen C, Ertl G, Lopez-Sendon J, Pietro Maggioni A, Teerlink JR, Sato N, Gimpelewicz C, Metra M, Holbro T, Nielsen OW. Blood Pressure Drops During Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure Treated With Serelaxin: A Patient-Level Analysis of 4 Randomized Controlled Trials. Circ Heart Fail. 2022 Apr;15(4):e009199. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009199. Epub 2022 Feb 21.
- Grand J, Miger K, Sajadieh A, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C, Ertl G, López-Sendón J, Pietro Maggioni A, Teerlink JR, Sato N, Gimpelewicz C, Metra M, Holbro T, Nielsen OW. Systolic Blood Pressure and Outcome in Patients Admitted With Acute Heart Failure: An Analysis of Individual Patient Data From 4 Randomized Clinical Trials. J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Sep 21;10(18):e022288. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.121.022288. Epub 2021 Sep 13.
- Meyer S, Teerlink JR, Metra M, Ponikowski P, Cotter G, Davison BA, Felker GM, Filippatos G, Greenberg BH, Hua TA, Severin T, Qian M, Voors AA. Sex differences in early dyspnea relief between men and women hospitalized for acute heart failure: insights from the RELAX-AHF study. Clin Res Cardiol. 2017 Apr;106(4):280-292. doi: 10.1007/s00392-016-1051-4. Epub 2016 Nov 12.
- Felker GM, Teerlink JR, Butler J, Hernandez AF, Miller AB, Cotter G, Davison BA, Filippatos G, Greenberg BH, Ponikowski P, Voors AA, Hua TA, Severin TM, Unemori E, Metra M. Effect of serelaxin on mode of death in acute heart failure: results from the RELAX-AHF study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Oct 14;64(15):1591-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.05.071.
- Voors AA, Davison BA, Teerlink JR, Felker GM, Cotter G, Filippatos G, Greenberg BH, Pang PS, Levin B, Hua TA, Severin T, Ponikowski P, Metra M; RELAX-AHF Investigators. Diuretic response in patients with acute decompensated heart failure: characteristics and clinical outcome--an analysis from RELAX-AHF. Eur J Heart Fail. 2014 Nov;16(11):1230-40. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.170. Epub 2014 Oct 7.
- Teerlink JR, Cotter G, Davison BA, Felker GM, Filippatos G, Greenberg BH, Ponikowski P, Unemori E, Voors AA, Adams KF Jr, Dorobantu MI, Grinfeld LR, Jondeau G, Marmor A, Masip J, Pang PS, Werdan K, Teichman SL, Trapani A, Bush CA, Saini R, Schumacher C, Severin TM, Metra M; RELAXin in Acute Heart Failure (RELAX-AHF) Investigators. Serelaxin, recombinant human relaxin-2, for treatment of acute heart failure (RELAX-AHF): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2013 Jan 5;381(9860):29-39. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61855-8. Epub 2012 Nov 7.
- Ponikowski P, Metra M, Teerlink JR, Unemori E, Felker GM, Voors AA, Filippatos G, Greenberg B, Teichman SL, Severin T, Mueller-Velten G, Cotter G, Davison BA. Design of the RELAXin in acute heart failure study. Am Heart J. 2012 Feb;163(2):149-55.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.10.009.
- Voors AA, Davison BA, Felker GM, Ponikowski P, Unemori E, Cotter G, Teerlink JR, Greenberg BH, Filippatos G, Teichman SL, Metra M; Pre-RELAX-AHF study group. Early drop in systolic blood pressure and worsening renal function in acute heart failure: renal results of Pre-RELAX-AHF. Eur J Heart Fail. 2011 Sep;13(9):961-7. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfr060. Epub 2011 May 28.
- Teerlink JR, Metra M, Felker GM, Ponikowski P, Voors AA, Weatherley BD, Marmor A, Katz A, Grzybowski J, Unemori E, Teichman SL, Cotter G. Relaxin for the treatment of patients with acute heart failure (Pre-RELAX-AHF): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, dose-finding phase IIb study. Lancet. 2009 Apr 25;373(9673):1429-39. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)60622-X. Epub 2009 Mar 28.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
Study Major Dates
Study Start
October 1, 2007
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2012
Study Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2012
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
August 24, 2007
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
August 24, 2007
First Posted (Estimate)
August 27, 2007
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
October 30, 2012
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 26, 2012
Last Verified
May 1, 2012
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Other Study ID Numbers
- RLX.CHF.003
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