Effect of Serelaxin Versus Standard of Care in Acute Heart Failure (AHF) Patients (RELAX-AHF-EU)

December 18, 2018 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Open-label Study to Assess the Effect of Serelaxin Versus Standard of Care in Acute Heart Failure (AHF) Patients

This was a multinational, multicenter, randomized, open-label study to confirm and expand the efficacy, safety and tolerability evidence of 48 hours intravenous infusion of serelaxin (30 micrograms/kg/day) when added to Standard of Care (SoC) in patients admitted to hospital for Acute Heart Failure (AHF).

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Detailed Description

This study was aimed at generating clinical evidence, especially on the short term period (in-hospital and at 30 days) to complement existing and future serelaxin data sets in Acute Heart Failure (AHF).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

2666

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

      • Feldkirch, Austria, A-6807
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      • Graz, Austria, 8020
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      • Linz, Austria, A-4020
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      • Salzburg, Austria, A-5020
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      • Salzburg, Austria, 5010
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      • St. Poelten, Austria, 3100
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      • Vienna, Austria, 1130
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      • Vienna, Austria, A-1020
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      • Wien, Austria, A-1160
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      • Aalst, Belgium, 9300
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      • Brugge, Belgium, 8000
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      • Brussel, Belgium, 1090
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      • Gent, Belgium, 9000
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      • Hasselt, Belgium, 3500
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      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
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      • Liege, Belgium, 4000
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      • Lodelinsart, Belgium, 6042
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      • Mol, Belgium, 2400
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      • Mons, Belgium, 7000
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      • Roeselare, Belgium, 8800
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      • Ronse, Belgium, 9600
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      • Turnhout, Belgium, 2300
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      • Gabrovo, Bulgaria, 5300
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      • Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 4000
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      • Ruse, Bulgaria, 7002
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      • Sliven, Bulgaria, 8800
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      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1431
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      • Sofia, Bulgaria, 1233
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      • Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, 5000
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      • Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
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    • HRV
      • Varazdin, HRV, Croatia, 42000
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      • Plzen, Czechia, 301 00
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      • Prague 5, Czechia, 150 06
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    • Czech Republic
      • Brno, Czech Republic, Czechia, 656 91
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      • Decin II, Czech Republic, Czechia, 405 99
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      • Karvina-Raj, Czech Republic, Czechia, 73412
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      • Kromeriz, Czech Republic, Czechia, 767 55
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      • Melnik, Czech Republic, Czechia, 27601
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      • Pisek, Czech Republic, Czechia, 39701
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      • Svitavy, Czech Republic, Czechia, 568 25
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      • Tabor, Czech Republic, Czechia, 39003
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      • Trebic, Czech Republic, Czechia, 674 01
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      • Tallinn, Estonia, 13419
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      • Tartu, Estonia, 51014
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      • Turku, Finland, 20520
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      • Abbeville, France, 80100
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      • Agen Cedex 9, France, 47923
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      • Amiens cedex 1, France, 80054
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      • Avignon, France, 84000
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      • Belfort, France, 90 016
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      • Besancon Cedex, France, 25030
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      • Brest, France, 29200
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      • Bron, France, 69677
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      • Chalon sur Saône, France, 71321
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      • Chambray-lès-Tours, France, 37170
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      • Chateauroux, France, 36000
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      • Clermont-Ferrand, France, 63003
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      • Corbeil Essonnes, France, 91100
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      • Dunkerque, France, 59385
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      • La Seyne sur mer, France, 83500
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      • Le Coudray, France, 28630
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      • Le Mans Cedex 09, France, 72037
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      • Lens, France, 62307
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      • Lorient Cedex, France, 56322
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      • Metz, France, 57085
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      • Montauban, France, 82013
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      • Montpellier, France, 34295
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      • Mulhouse cedex, France, 68070
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      • Nimes Cedex 09, France, 30029
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      • Niort, France, 79021
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      • Orleans, France, 45100
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      • Paris, France, 75013
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      • Paris, France, 75015
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      • Paris cedex 10, France, 75010
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      • Pau, France, 64000
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      • Poitiers, France, 86021
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      • Périgueux, France, 24019
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      • Rennes Cedex 9, France, 35033
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      • Saint Brieuc, France, 22027
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      • St Michel, France, 16470
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      • St Priest en Jarez Cedex, France, 42277
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      • Strasbourg Cedex, France, 67091
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      • Troyes, France, 10003
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      • Vienne, France, 38209
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    • Bouches Du Rhone
      • Marseille cedex 20, Bouches Du Rhone, France, 13915
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    • Cedex
      • Nancy, Cedex, France, 54035
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      • Arnstadt, Germany, 99310
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      • Bad Berka, Germany, 99438
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      • Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, 32545
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      • Berlin, Germany, 12203
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      • Dresden, Germany, 01307
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      • Frankfurt, Germany, 65929
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      • Friesoythe, Germany, 26169
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      • Heidelberg, Germany, 69120
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      • Neumünster, Germany, 24534
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      • Neuss, Germany, 41464
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      • Neustadt A.d. Aisch, Germany, 91413
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      • Soest, Germany, 59494
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      • Speyer, Germany, 67346
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    • Schleswig Holstein
      • Flensburg, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, 24939
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      • Athens, Greece, 115 21
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      • Volos, Greece, GR 38222
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    • Evros
      • Alexandroupolis, Evros, Greece, 681 00
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    • GR
      • Voula, GR, Greece, 166 73
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      • Budapest, Hungary, H 1096
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      • San Benedetto del Tronto, AP, Italy, 63039
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      • Arezzo, AR, Italy, 52100
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      • Acquaviva delle Fonti, BA, Italy, 70021
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      • Cagliari, CA, Italy, 09134
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      • Catania, CT, Italy, 95100
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      • Latina, LT, Italy, 04100
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      • Messina, ME, Italy, 98125
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      • Cernusco sul Naviglio, MI, Italy, 20063
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      • Matera, Mount, Italy, 75100
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      • Piacenza, PC, Italy, 29100
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      • Pordenone, PN, Italy, 33170
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      • Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy, 42123
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      • Roma, RM, Italy, 00152
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      • Siena, SI, Italy, 53100
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      • Siracusa, SR, Italy, 96100
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      • Sassari, SS, Italy, 07100
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      • Orbassano, TO, Italy, 10043
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      • Busto Arsizio, VA, Italy, 21052
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      • Chioggia, VE, Italy, 30015
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      • Vicenza, VI, Italy, 36100
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      • Verona, VR, Italy, 37134
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      • Vibo Valentia, VV, Italy, 89900
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      • Kaunas, LT, Lithuania, LT-45130
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      • Kaunas, LTU, Lithuania, LT-50161
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    • Asturias
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    • Cataluna
      • Lleida, Cataluna, Spain, 25198
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    • Catalunya
      • Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain, 08036
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    • Comunidad Valenciana
      • Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 03010
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      • Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 03550
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Alzira, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 46600
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 46014
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 46010
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 46015
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, 46017
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Extremadura
      • Caceres, Extremadura, Spain, 10003
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Galicia
      • La Coruna, Galicia, Spain, 15006
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, 15706
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Las Palmas De G.C
      • Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas De G.C, Spain, 35010
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Madrid
      • Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain, 28922
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain, 28942
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Murcia
      • Cartagena, Murcia, Spain, 30202
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • El Palmar, Murcia, Spain, 30120
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Pais Vasco
      • Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain, 48013
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Galdakano, Pais Vasco, Spain, 48960
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Santa Cruz De Tenerife
      • La Laguna, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain, 38320
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Valencia
      • Manises, Valencia, Spain, 46940
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Basel, Switzerland, 4031
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Geneve 14, Switzerland, 1211
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Liestal, Switzerland, 4410
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Lugano, Switzerland, 6903
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Barnet, United Kingdom, EN5 3DJ
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Cardiff, United Kingdom, CF14 4XW
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Dundee, United Kingdom, DD1 9SY
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Liverpool, United Kingdom, L9 7AL
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • London, United Kingdom, SW17 ORE
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Swindon, United Kingdom, SN3 6BB
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • County Durham
      • Durham, County Durham, United Kingdom, DH1 5TW
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Dorset
      • Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom, DT1 2JY
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • GBR
      • Peterborough, GBR, United Kingdom, PE3 6DA
        • Novartis Investigative Site
    • Tyne And Wear
      • Gateshead, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom, NE9 6SX
        • Novartis Investigative Site

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:

  • Systolic blood pressure ≥ 125 mmHg
  • Admitted for Acute Heart Failure (AHF)
  • Received intravenous furosemide (or equivalent) at any time between presentation and the start of screening
  • eGFR on admission: ≥ 25 and ≤75 mL/min/1.73 m^2

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Dyspnea (non-cardiac causes)
  • T > 38.5°C
  • Clinical evidence of acute coronary syndrome currently or within 30 days prior to enrollment.
  • Significant left ventricular outflow obstruction, uncorrected, such as obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or severe aortic stenosis (i.e., aortic valve area <1.0 cm^2 or mean gradient >50 mmHg on prior or current echocardiogram), severe aortic regurgitation and severe mitral stenosis.
  • AHF due to significant arrhythmias
  • Acute myocarditis or hypertrophic obstructive, restrictive, or constrictive cardiomyopathy (does not include restrictive mitral filling patterns seen on Doppler echocardiographic assessments of diastolic function).

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Serelaxin + Standard of Care
Serelaxin (30 µg/kg/day) as continuous 48 hour intravenous infusion plus standard of care.
30 µg/kg/day IV infusion
Other Names:
  • RLX030
This treatment can include but is not limited to intravenous and/or oral diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin receptor antagonists, beta blockers and aldosterone receptor antagonists, etc.
Other: Standard of Care (SOC)
All patients were required to receive standard of care background heart failure (HF) management during the study, according to local guidelines/international standards. This treatment can include but is not limited to intravenous and/or oral diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin receptor antagonists, beta blockers and aldosterone receptor antagonists, etc.
This treatment can include but is not limited to intravenous and/or oral diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors/angiotensin receptor antagonists, beta blockers and aldosterone receptor antagonists, etc.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With Worsening Heart Failure (WHF) / All Cause of Deaths Through Day 5
Time Frame: 5 days
In-hospital WHF through Day 5 post-randomization included worsening signs and/or symptoms of heart failure that required an intensification of intravenous therapy for heart failure or mechanical ventilation, renal or circulatory support. A central event adjudication committee was appointed to oversee the WHF primary endpoint adjudication.
5 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Participants With In-hospital Worsening Heart Failure/All-Cause Death/Readmission for Heart Failure Through Day 14
Time Frame: 14 days
WHF/death/readmission for heart failure through Day 14. WHF/deaths through Day 5 were adjudicated and confirmed by the Clinical Endpoint Committee, WHF/deaths after Day 5 through Day 14 and readmission through Day 14 were as reported by the investigators.
14 days
Percentage of Participants With Persistent Sign or Symptoms of Heart Failure / Non-Improvement at Any Post Baseline Visit Through Day 5
Time Frame: 5 days
Persistent or non-improvement in any signs or symptoms of HF at any post baseline visit up to Day 5.
5 days
Percentage of Participants With Renal Deterioration at Any Post Baseline Visit Through Day 14
Time Frame: 14 days
Renal deterioration is defined as > or = 0.3 mg/dL increase from screening in serum creatinine.
14 days
Length of Index Hospital Stay
Time Frame: 30 Days
Length of stay (in hours) is defined as the index hospitalization discharge date and time minus the index hospitalization start date and time.
30 Days
Percentage of Participants With Adverse Events as Assessment of Safety and Tolerability of Serelaxin in AHF Patients
Time Frame: Adverse Events (AE): 5 Days / Serious Adverse Events (SAE): 14 days / All cause deaths 30 days
Adverse Events (AE): 5 Days / Serious Adverse Events (SAE): 14 days / All cause deaths 30 days
Change From Baseline in Health-related Quality of Life Index Value, Assessed by EuroQoL EQ-5D-5L Questionnaire.
Time Frame: Baseline, Day 5, Day 14
EQ-5D-5L is a questionnaire designed to assess health status in adults consisting of 5 dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). The results were converted into a single index value using UK as the reference country for all countries. Range -0.3 (worst possible state) to 1 (best possible state).
Baseline, Day 5, Day 14

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 31, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 26, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

April 25, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 14, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 14, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 22, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2018

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CRLX030A3301
  • 2013-002513-35 (EudraCT Number)

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