Sacubitril-valsartan and Heart Failure Patients : the ENTRESTO-SAS Study

Overview

Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is a frequent pathology burdened with mortality and significant morbidity. Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is frequently associated with CHF in 20% to 75% of cases. Treatment of SAS is however inconsistently associated with a decline in the morbidity and mortality. To date, the CHF medical treatments have been reported to be inconsistently efficient in the treatment of SAS. SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN (ENTRESTO®) is a new treatment of CHF recently indicated class I, level B in the recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines 2016 on CHF. PARADIGM-HF trial demonstrated that morbidity and mortality can be improved with SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN. In comparison to enalapril, it reduced the occurrence of cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for CHF by 20% with a 16% reduction in all-cause mortality. The purpose of the research is the evaluation of SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN combination in CHF patients presenting sleep apnea syndrome. A three months real life observational trial is performed. A measure of the Apnea Hypopnea Index is realised before and after 3 months of SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN treatment. A concomitant evaluation of cardiological and quality of life parameters is realized.

Full Title of Study: “Evaluation in Real Life Conditions of Sacubitril-valsartan Combination in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Sleep Apnea Syndrome”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: N/A
    • Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Other
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: February 27, 2020

Detailed Description

The Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is a frequent pathology burdened with mortality and significant morbidity. Chronic HF provides almost 2% of health expenditure in developed countries, it is the largest expenditure item in the USA (34.8 billion dollars). In most developed countries, including France, mortality 1 year after diagnosis of chronic HF is 40%, it is 50% at 2 years, and over 70% at 4.5 years. Sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) is frequently associated with HF in 20% to 75% of cases. The presence of an apnea syndrome is associated with a greater morbidity and mortality. Treatment of SAS is however inconsistently associated with a decline in the morbidity and mortality. To date, the CHF medical treatments have been reported to be inconsistently efficient in the treatment of SAS : 6 studies corresponding to a total of 67 patients and 5 types of molecules reported an incomplete effect on the central component of the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) for these patients. SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN (ENTRESTO®) is a new treatment of HF recently indicated class I, level B in the recent ESC guidelines 2016 on HF. It combines inhibitory prodrug neprilysin and valsartan. After initial failures with neprilysin inhibition alone or dual neprilysin-angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition, the PARADIGM-HF trial demonstrated that morbidity and mortality can be improved with the SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN combination (formerly LCZ696). In comparison to the ACE inhibitor enalapril, sacubitril/valsartan reduced the occurrence of the primary end point (cardiovascular death or hospitalisation for HF) by 20% with a 16% reduction in all-cause mortality. These findings suggest that sacubitril/valsartan should replace an ACE inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker as the foundation of treatment of symptomatic patients (NYHA II-IV) with HF and a reduced ejection fraction. The purpose of the research is the evaluation of SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN in CHF patients presenting sleep apnea syndrome. We speculate that synchronously of a beneficial effect on heart failure, the SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN combination could improve an associated SAS and in particular the central component of the AHI index. After an exhaustive initial pre-therapeutic evaluation, the SACUBITRIL-VALSARTAN combination treatment is initiated for 3 months. The pre-therapeutic evaluation includes cardiological and biological exams, quality of life questionaries and nocturnal ventilatory polygraphy. Considering the results of the polygraphy, three groups of patients are identified: – group 1 patients, characterized by a central AHI ≥5 / h and an obstructive AHI <15 / h, – group 2 patients, characterized by an obstructive AHI ≥15 / h whatever is the central component. In this group of patient, a ventilator treatment with constant positive airway pressure or auto-servoventilation is started. – group 3 patients, characterized by a central AHI < 5 / h and an obstructive AHI <15 / h. After three months of treatment, the final evaluation includes cardiological and biological exams, quality of life questionaries for all the patient included in the trial. A nocturnal polygraphy is performed only in group 1 and 2 patients. For group 2 patients treated with a device, the observance to the device, the residual AHI device and the pressure device is measured.

Interventions

  • Drug: SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN (formerly LCZ696, ENTRESTO®)
    • SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN (formerly LCZ696, ENTRESTO®) is a new treatment of HF recently indicated class I, level B in the recent ESC guidelines 2016 on HF. It combines inhibitory prodrug neprilysin and valsartan.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN
    • SACUBITRIL – VALSARTAN (formerly LCZ696, ENTRESTO®) is a new treatment of HF recently indicated class I, level B in the recent ESC guidelines 2016 on HF. It combines inhibitory prodrug neprilysin and valsartan.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Changes in Apnea-Hypopnea Index as compared to baseline
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Changes in AHI as compared to baseline Measure of the apnea hypopnea index by a polygraphy performed before and after 3 months of treatment. The 2012 American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendations are utilized in order to characterized apnea and hypopnea events, the central or obstructive or mixed phenotype

Secondary Measures

  • Subject Global Assessment
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
  • NYHA Functional Class
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
  • Heart Rhythm
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • physiological parameter
  • Systolic and diastolic Blood Pressure
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • physiological parameter
  • Renal function as compared to baseline (Estimated GFR (eGFR) will be calculated using the CKD-EPI (Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration) formula
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • CKD-EPI formula
  • BNP (B-type Natriuretic Peptide) rates
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Biological parameter
  • Subject medications
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
  • Quality of life as measured by Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionary
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Questionaries
  • Quality of life as measured by EQ-5D-3L Questionary
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Questionaries
  • Epworth Sleepiness Scale
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Questionary
  • Pichot Fatigue Scale
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Questionary
  • Type of device used in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • CPAP or ASV device CPAP/ASV : continuous positive airway pressure / adaptive servo ventilation
  • CPAP/ASV compliance in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • CPAP/ASV compliance. Unit : number of hour per day using CPAP/ASV device
  • Historical of CPAP/ASV compliance in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • CPAP/ASV compliance. Unit : number of day with ≥3 hours in the past 6 months
  • Settings of CPAP/ASV device used in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Settings of device
  • Type of mask used in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Type of mask
  • Historical use of mask in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Historical use of mask
  • Changes in AHI compared to Baseline in group 2 patients
    • Time Frame: 0 month to 3 months
    • Changes in AHI compared to Baseline

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age is greater than or equal to 18 years – Patient with chronic heart failure (LVEF ≤ 45%). – Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria:

  • Renal insufficiency (GF<30 milliliters/min) – Pregnancy – Allergy to one compound – Personal history of angiooedema – Hemodynamical instability – Severe hepatopathy – Current and not treated hyperkaliemia – Prognosis < 6months – Current CPAP or ASV treatment for Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 80 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University Hospital, Montpellier
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Arnaud BOURDIN, MD,PhD, Study Director, University Hospital, Montpellier

References

Jaffuel D, Molinari N, Berdague P, Pathak A, Galinier M, Dupuis M, Ricci JE, Mallet JP, Bourdin A, Roubille F. Impact of sacubitril-valsartan combination in patients with chronic heart failure and sleep apnoea syndrome: the ENTRESTO-SAS study design. ESC Heart Fail. 2018 Jun;5(3):222-230. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.12270. Epub 2018 Feb 22.

Citations Reporting on Results

Jaffuel D, Nogue E, Berdague P, Galinier M, Fournier P, Dupuis M, Georger F, Cadars MP, Ricci JE, Plouvier N, Picard F, Puel V, Mallet JP, Suehs CM, Molinari N, Bourdin A, Roubille F. Sacubitril-valsartan initiation in chronic heart failure patients impacts sleep apnea: the ENTRESTO-SAS study. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Aug;8(4):2513-2526. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.13455. Epub 2021 Jun 8.

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