SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With ADHF During Ventilator Weaning

Official title

The Potential Beneficial Effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure During Ventilator Weaning: a Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study.

Overview

This study will explore the potential benefits of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in preventing cardiac ischemia and cardiopulmonary edema in patients with acute decompensated heart failure during weaning from ventilators.

Detailed description

Patients with acute decompensated HF will be open-label randomly assigned to be treated with or without SGLT2 inhibitors (either empagliflozin 10 mg once daily or dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily) 3 days before ventilator weaning in a ratio of 2:1. If the patients are allocated to SGLT2i treatment group, they will be further randomized equally to either empagliflozin- or dapagliflozin-treated group. A series of examination will be performed to detect weaning-induced cardiac ischemia and weaning-induced cardiopulmonary edema, including electrocardiography, chest X-ray, echocardiography, and biomarkers.

Echocardiography Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) will be performed by a trained operator at several time points: (1) before SBT and SGLT2i initiation; (2) during SBT trial just after initiating SGLT2 inhibitor; (3) during SBT trial 3 days after initiation of SGLT2 inhibitor; (4) within 24 hrs after extubation; (5) 7-10 days after extubation; (6) 90±7 days after extubation.

Biomarkers NT-proBNP, plasma protein, high-sensitive cardiac troponin T, and hemoglobin level will be checked at several time points: (1) before spontaneous breathing trial (SBT), (2) during SBT trial (at least 10 mins after the initiation of SBT) just after initiating SGLT2 inhibitor; (3) during SBT (at least 10 mins after the initiation of SBT) trial 3 days after SGLT2 inhibitor; (4) within 24 hrs after extubation; (5) 7\~10 days after extubation; (5) 90±7 days after extubation. We will also check arterial blood gas analyses at the end of SBT trial just after initiating SGLT2 inhibitor and 3 days after SGLT2 inhibitor.

Interventions

• Drug SGLT2 inhibitor
  Patients with acute decompensated HF will be open-label randomly assigned to be treated with or without SGLT2 inhibitors (either empagliflozin 10 mg once daily or dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily) 3 days before ventilator weaning in a ratio of 2:1. If the patients are allocated to SGLT2i treatment group, they will be further randomized equally to either empagliflozin- or dapagliflozin-treated group

Primary outcome measures

• Composite of weaning failure, recurrent pulmonary edema, and cardiovascular/non-cardiovascular mortality. [Time frame: 90 days]

Secondary outcome measures (5)

• Components of the primary endpoint [Time frame: 90 days]
• Diuretic response [Time frame: after 15 and 30 days of treatment]
• Change in NT-proBNP level [Time frame: over 30 days of treatment]
• Occurrence of chronic dialysis or renal transplant or significant, sustained reduction of estimated glomerular filtration rate [Time frame: 90 days]
• The therapeutic effect by different SGLT2i on components of the primary endpoint. [Time frame: 90 days]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged ≥20 years
• Currently hospitalized for the primary diagnosis of acute HF (de novo or decompensated chronic HF) in HFrEF patients (LVEF≤40%)
• Meet the stabilization criteria:

A. Systolic BP ≥100mm Hg and no symptoms of hypotension in the preceding 6 hours B. No increase in i.v. diuretic dose for 6 hours prior to randomization C. No i.v. vasodilators including nitrates within the last 6 hours prior to randomization D. No i.v. inotropic drugs for 24 hours prior to randomization

• Elevated N-terminal proB-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) or BNP:

A. Without atrial fibrillation (AF): NT-proBNP ≥1600 pg/mL or BNP ≥400 pg/mL B. With AF: NT-proBNP ≥2400 pg/mL or BNP ≥600 pg/mL

• Patients were intubated for at least 24 hour with ventilator settings allowing to initiate the weaning process \[SpO2 > 90% or PaO2/FiO2 ≥ 150 mmHg with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) ≤ 40% and a positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) ≤ 8 cmH2O\].

Exclusion criteria

• Decision to withdraw life support
• Cardiogenic shock
• Hospitalization for HF (HHF) triggered by acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or pulmonary embolism
• Planned or previous (within 30 days) cardiovascular revascularization or major cardiac surgery/intervention/device implantation
• Prior acute coronary syndrome, AMI, stroke or transient ischemic accident within 90 days
• Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of less than 30 ml per minute per 1.73 m2 of body-surface area
• Type 1 diabetes mellitus
• Poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (a glycated hemoglobin level above 10.5%)
• Uncontrolled urinary tract infection

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation

Randomized

Model

Parallel assignment

Masking

Open label

Primary purpose

Treatment

Study locations

Taiwan · 1 center

• National Taiwan University Hospital — Taipei

Publications

• McMurray JJV, Solomon SD, Inzucchi SE, Kober L, Kosiborod MN, Martinez FA, Ponikowski P, Sabatine MS, Anand IS, Belohlavek J, Bohm M, Chiang CE, Chopra VK, de Boer RA, Desai AS, Diez M, Drozdz J, Dukat A, Ge J, Howlett JG, Katova T, Kitakaze M, Ljungman CEA, Merkely B, Nicolau JC, O'Meara E, Petrie MC, Vinh PN, Schou M, Tereshchenko S, Verma S, Held C, DeMets DL, Docherty KF, Jhund PS, Bengtsson O PMID 31535829
• Anker SD, Butler J, Filippatos G, Ferreira JP, Bocchi E, Bohm M, Brunner-La Rocca HP, Choi DJ, Chopra V, Chuquiure-Valenzuela E, Giannetti N, Gomez-Mesa JE, Janssens S, Januzzi JL, Gonzalez-Juanatey JR, Merkely B, Nicholls SJ, Perrone SV, Pina IL, Ponikowski P, Senni M, Sim D, Spinar J, Squire I, Taddei S, Tsutsui H, Verma S, Vinereanu D, Zhang J, Carson P, Lam CSP, Marx N, Zeller C, Sattar N, Jam PMID 34449189
• Spertus JA, Birmingham MC, Nassif M, Damaraju CV, Abbate A, Butler J, Lanfear DE, Lingvay I, Kosiborod MN, Januzzi JL. The SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin in heart failure: the CHIEF-HF remote, patient-centered randomized trial. Nat Med. 2022 Apr;28(4):809-813. doi: 10.1038/s41591-022-01703-8. Epub 2022 Feb 28. PMID 35228753
• Solomon SD, McMurray JJV, Claggett B, de Boer RA, DeMets D, Hernandez AF, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod MN, Lam CSP, Martinez F, Shah SJ, Desai AS, Jhund PS, Belohlavek J, Chiang CE, Borleffs CJW, Comin-Colet J, Dobreanu D, Drozdz J, Fang JC, Alcocer-Gamba MA, Al Habeeb W, Han Y, Cabrera Honorio JW, Janssens SP, Katova T, Kitakaze M, Merkely B, O'Meara E, Saraiva JFK, Tereshchenko SN, Thierer J, Vadugana PMID 36027570
• Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM, Deswal A, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Evers LR, Fang JC, Fedson SE, Fonarow GC, Hayek SS, Hernandez AF, Khazanie P, Kittleson MM, Lee CS, Link MS, Milano CA, Nnacheta LC, Sandhu AT, Stevenson LW, Vardeny O, Vest AR, Yancy CW. 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology PMID 35379503

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06142474 · 202209061MINA

Primary sources (government registries)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (US NIH)

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