drugset / Trial / NCT02673463
Spironolactone in Atrial Fibrillation
RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment
Summary
This study aims to assess whether treatment with a drug called spironolactone, which is an aldosterone inhibitor, can improve ability to cope with exertion, quality of life and ability of the heart to relax better in symptomatic patients with atrial fibrillation with preserved pumping capacity.
Timeline
- Start
- 2015-01
- Primary completion
- 2018-12
- Completion
- 2019-03
Publications
- Shantsila E, Shahid F, Sun Y, Deeks J, Calvert M, Fisher JP, Kirchhof P, Gill PS, Lip GYH. Spironolactone in Atrial Fibrillation With Preserved Cardiac Fraction: The IMPRESS-AF Trial. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Sep 15;9(18):e016239. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.016239. Epub 2020 Sep 10.
- Shantsila E, Haynes R, Calvert M, Fisher J, Kirchhof P, Gill PS, Lip GY. IMproved exercise tolerance in patients with PReserved Ejection fraction by Spironolactone on myocardial fibrosiS in Atrial Fibrillation rationale and design of the IMPRESS-AF randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2016 Oct 5;6(10):e012241. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012241.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Spironolactone | Small molecule | 25 mg | — |