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Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00505336
Date of registration: 19/07/2007
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland
Public title: The Effect of Eplerenone and Atorvastatin on Markers of Collagen Turnover in Diastolic Heart Failure
Scientific title: The Effect of Eplerenone and Atorvastatin on Markers of Collagen Turnover in Diastolic Heart Failure
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 43
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00505336
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Ireland
Contacts
Name:     George Mak, MB MRCPI
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Affiliation:  St Vincent's University Hospital
Name:     Ken McDonald, MD FRCP
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Affiliation:  Heart Failure Unit, St Vincent's University Hospital
Name:     Niamh Murphy, MD MRCPI
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Affiliation:  St Vincent's University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with diastolic heart failure.

- Diastolic heart failure is defined as symptoms of heart failure with an ejection
fraction >45%, BNP >100pg/ml and Doppler evidence of diastolic dysfunction.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Clinically unstable as defined by any change in diuretic dose in the month prior to
enrolment.

- Evidence of significant inflammatory disease or hepatic disease or metabolic bone
disease which may alter parameters of collagen metabolism.

- Patients already receiving statin, aldosterone or eplerenone therapy

- Pregnant women and women of child bearing age



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Diastolic Heart Failure
Intervention(s)
Other: No additional treatment
Drug: Atorvastatin
Drug: Eplerenone
Primary Outcome(s)
To investigate the impact of aldosterone antagonism or statin therapy on markers of collagen turnover in patients with diastolic heart failure. [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To assess the impact of aldosterone antagonism or statin therapy on markers of diastolic dysfunction by echocardiography [Time Frame: 12 months]
To assess the impact of aldosterone antagonism or statin therapy on indices of clinical well being [Time Frame: 12 months]
The assess the impact of aldosterone antagonism or statin therapy on diastolic indices by cardiac MRI [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
SVUH 042
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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