HFrEF Polypill in Sri Lanka RCT

Summary

Primary Outcome:

Composite of cardiovascular death or recurrent heart failure hospitalization over study duration

Secondary Outcomes:

Cardiovascular death over study duration Recurrent heart failure hospitalizations over study duration All-cause mortality over study duration Change in left ventricular ejection fraction from baseline to 12 months by echocardiogram.

Change in natriuretic peptide levels from baseline to 12 months. Change in health-related quality of life from baseline to 12 months using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire.

Change in New York Heart Association functional class from baseline to 12 months.

Adherence to heart failure medications assessed by pill count and questionnaire, medication persistence assessed as continuation of assigned therapy after initiation, and dose optimization assessed as proportion achieving final/target doses over study duration

Safety Outcomes:

Proportion of participants with serious adverse events or sudden unexpected serious adverse reaction over study duration Proportion with adverse events of special interest (symptomatic hypotension, diabetic ketoacidosis, severe hypoglycemia, lower limb amputation, hyperkalemia, or worsening kidney function) over study duration Proportion of participants who stop study drug because of adverse events over study duration Change in serum potassium over study duration Change in serum creatinine over study duration

Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, intervention or usual care. The intervention group will be given four guideline-recommended medications for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, combined in one over-encapsulated pill, with three dose strength options (at the discretion of their treating physician). Both groups will be observed over a minimum of 12-months of follow-up to assess their medication adherence, clinical symptoms, laboratory measures, health related quality of life, and need for medication adjustment amongst other measures.

Conditions

• Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Interventions

OTHER

Comparator Arm

Participants in the comparator control group will receive usual care by their healthcare providers. Providers will be encouraged to treat all participants according to international and local clinical practice guidelines.

DRUG

HFrEF Polypill

The heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) polypill will include 4 guideline recommended medications used to treat HFrEF patients. The dose of initiation and titration will be at the investigator's discretion. HFrEF polypill strength 1: bisoprolol 2.5 mg + losartan 25 mg + eplerenone 25 mg + dapagliflozin 10 mg; HFrEF polypill strength 2: bisoprolol 5 mg + losartan 50 mg + eplerenone 25 mg + dapagliflozin 10 mg; HFrEF polypill strength 3: bisoprolol 10 mg + losartan 100 + eplerenone 50 mg + dapagliflozin 10 mg

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The George Institute

  collaborator OTHER

• Centre for Chronic Disease Control, India

  collaborator OTHER

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  collaborator NIH

• RemediumOne

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Washington University School of Medicine

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-06-01

Primary Completion

2028-12-01

Completion

2029-03-01