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Metolazone As Early Add On Therapy For Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (MELT-HF)--A Single Center Pilot Study.

NCT02620384 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 147

Last updated 2019-02-15

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Summary

The primary objective of the study is to determine efficacy of metolazone as synergistic therapy with Lasix in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. This will be a single center double blinded randomized placebo- controlled pilot study of the addition of 5 mg of metolazone per day for 2 days compared to placebo in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure.

Conditions

  • Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

Interventions

DRUG

Experimental: Placebo

All patients will receive standard heart failure therapy, including but not restricted to diuretics, digoxin, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta blockers, aldosterone antagonists, hydralazine, and/or nitrates, at the discretion of the treating physician. After informed consent is obtained, patients will be randomized 1:1 to the treatment arm or placebo arm. The first placebo dose is given within six hours of admininstration of first dose of intravenous diuretic. The second placebo dose is given at 24-hours after the first dose.

DRUG

Experimental: Metolazone

All patients will receive standard heart failure therapy, including but not restricted to diuretics, digoxin, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta blockers, aldosterone antagonists, hydralazine, and/or nitrates, at the discretion of the treating physician. After informed consent is obtained, patients will be randomized 1:1 to the treatment arm or placebo arm. The first dose of metolazone is given within six hours of admininstration of first dose of intravenous diuretic The second dose of metolazone is given 24-hours after the first dose.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aultman Health Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammad Chaudhry, MD · Aultman Health Foundation

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-01
Primary Completion
2017-11-29
Completion
2017-12-29
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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