The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mirabegron (a B3 adrenergic receptor agonist) in patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to heart failure by conducting a randomized multicenter phase II placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects 60-80% of patients with chronic heart failure (HF) and has a critical impact on prognosis. Currently, there is no specific treatment approved for this indication. Experimental research, performed by members of the consortium, demonstrates that treatment with B3 adrenergic receptor agonists produces a beneficial effect on pulmonary hemodynamics, right ventricular (RV) remodeling and pulmonary vascular proliferation in a translational pig model of postcapillary PH. Mirabegron, an oral B3AR agonist, is currently approved for a different medical condition (overactive bladder syndrome) with a good safety profile. Our main objective is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of mirabegron in patients with PH secondary to HF. The objective will be evaluated by conducting a phase-2 randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial in patients with PH associated to HF. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to mirabegron or placebo, and dose will be titrated till 200 mg/day. Patients will be evaluated with quality of life questionnaire, blood analysis, ECG, echocardiography, 6-minute walking test, right heart catheterization (RHC) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) at baseline and after 16 weeks of treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
80
Patients will receive 50 to 200 mg of mirabegron once a day during 16 weeks. Dose will be titrated during the first 8 weeks.
Change in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) from baseline to week 16 assessed by right heart catheterization (RHC).
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in 6-minute walking distance
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in NYHA functional class
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in quality of life
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in dyspnea Borg score
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in mean PAP as assessed by RHC
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in cardiac index (CI) as assessed by RHC and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in RV ejection fraction as assessed by CMR
Time frame: 16 weeks
Change from baseline in BNP/NT-proBNP
Time frame: 16 weeks
Hospital admissions due to worsening cardiopulmonary status
Time frame: 16 weeks
Mortality
Time frame: 16 weeks
Urgent heart transplantation
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Time frame: 16 weeks
New onset arrhythmia
Time frame: 16 weeks
Need for initiation of intravenous therapy due to worsening HF
Time frame: 16 weeks
Adverse drug effects
Time frame: 16 weeks