Phase
Condition
Heart Disease
Lung Injury
Occlusions
Treatment
Ranolazine
Empagliflozin
Clinical Study ID
Ages > 18 All Genders
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
Age ≥ 18 years.
Able to provide informed consent.
Able to comply with all study procedures.
History of RV dysfunction or RHF secondary to any of: a. Group 1 PH, pulmonary arterial hypertension b. Group 2 PH, left heart diseasewith normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 50% and a previous RHCdemonstrating combined pre and post-capillary PH, defined as: i. mPAP >20 mmHg ii.PAWP > 15 mmHg iii. PVR> 2 WU c. Group 3 PH d. Group 4 PH, chronic thromboembolic PHthat is either persistent after pulmonary endarterectomy or inoperable due to distaldisease.
Symptomatic with current NYHA Functional Class II-IV
Biomarker and 2D echocardiogram evidence of RV dysfunction within 3 months:
NT-proBNP >300 ng/L and qualitative evidence of at least 'mild' RV dysfunctionon echocardiography OR NT-proBNP<300 ng/L and qualitative evidence of at leastmoderate RV dysfunction and/or dilatation on 2D echocardiogram AND
A quantitative 2D echocardiogram with evidence of RV dysfunction defined ashaving both of the following: i. TAPSE ≤18 mm ii. RV dilatation (RV diameter > 42 mm at the base).
Receiving loop diuretics or mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for at least 4weeks.
Access to an iOS or android smart phone or tablet.
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <30 ml/min.
LVEF < 50%
Normal RV size and function
Severe aortic or mitral valvular disease
Moderate or severe hepatic dysfunction (Child-Pugh Class B or C)
Participants requiring augmentation of diuretics or otherwise not meeting definitionfor clinical stability
Pregnancy or lactation
Unable to provide consent and comply with follow-up visits
Listed for lung, heart or heart/lung transplantation
Myocardial infarction or acute coronary syndrome within 90 days of screening
Enrolled in another interventional trial
Planned cardiac or thoracic surgical intervention in the next 6 months.
Known hypersensitivity to empagliflozin or ranolazine.
Concurrent treatment with:
strong inhibitors of Cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP 3A4), (e.g., ketoconazole,itraconazole, voriconazole, posaconazole, clarithromycin, nelfinavir,ritonavir, indinavir, saquinavir and grapefruit juice)
class IA antiarrhythmics (e.g., quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide) or classIII antiarrhythmics (e.g., sotalol, ibutilide, amiodarone, dronedarone)
inducers of CYP 3A4 (e.g., rifampin, rifabutin, rifapentine, phenobarbital,phenytoin, carbamazepine, and St. John's wort)
- Congenital long QT syndrome or a QTc interval >500 ms
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta T1Y 6J4
CanadaSite Not Available
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G3
CanadaActive - Recruiting
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9
CanadaSite Not Available
London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital
London, Ontario N6A 5A5
CanadaSite Not Available
The Ottawa Hospital
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9
CanadaSite Not Available
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