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CTRI Number  CTRI/2009/091/000459 [Registered on: 06/08/2009]
Last Modified On: 09/04/2014
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study
Modification(s)  
Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study
Modification(s)  
Six Months Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren Therapy on Top of Standard Therapy, on Disease and Death in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ASTRONAUT) 
Scientific Title of Study
Modification(s)  
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the 6 Months Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren Therapy on Top of Standard Therapy, on Morbidity and Mortality When Initiated Early After Hospitalization for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure 
Trial Acronym  ASTRONAUT 
Secondary IDs if Any
Modification(s)  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CSPP100A2368; version 3 Dt 3-Nov-2011  Protocol Number 
NCT00894387  ClinicalTrials.gov 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
Modification(s)  
Name  Murugananthan K 
Designation  Head-Clinical Development 
Affiliation   
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Medical Department, Sandoz House, Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400 018
India 
Phone  022-24958545  
Fax    
Email  murugananthan.k@novartis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Murugananthan K 
Designation  Head-Clinical Development 
Affiliation   
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Medical Department, Sandoz House, Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400 018
India 
Phone  02224958545  
Fax    
Email  murugananthan.k@novartis.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query

Modification(s)  
Name  Murugananthan K 
Designation  Head-Clinical Development 
Affiliation   
Address  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Medical Department, Sandoz House, Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400 018
India 
Phone  02224958585  
Fax    
Email  murugananthan.k@novartis.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support
Modification(s)  
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland 
 
Primary Sponsor
Modification(s)  
Name  Novartis Healthcare Private Limited  
Address  Medical Department, Sandoz House, Shiv Sagar Estate, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 018.  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Name  Address 
Nil   
 
Countries of Recruitment
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  India
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Colombia
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Iraq
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Singapore
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Taiwan
Turkey  
Sites of Study
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No of Sites = 19  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr. Maniyal Vijaykumar  Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences  Amrita Lane,-682026

 
09446301348
0484-2802133
care@aims.amrita.edu 
Dr. Jaspal Singh Arneja  Arneja Heart Institute  123, Ramdaspeth,Behind Somalwar School,-440 010
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
09823066007
0712 2450539
jaspalarneja2000@yahoo.com 
Dr. Darshan Bankar  Bankers Heart Institute  Near Tagore Nagar, Opposite Suryakiran Building,O.P Road, -
Vadodara
GUJARAT 
0265 2324004
0265 2327401
info@bankersheart.com 
Dr. Aziz Khan  Crescent Hospital & Heart Centre  Near Lokmat Square,Dhantoli-440 012
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
09823056551
0712 2420698
khandraziz@yahoo.com 
Dr. Nitin Patki  Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre  Karve Road, Erandawane,Near Mahtre Bridge-411004
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
09822041699
020 25466584
nitin1patki@gmail.com 
Dr. Atul Mathur  Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre  Okhla Road,,-110025
New Delhi
DELHI 
+91 9810187115
011 26825112
atul_mathur@hotmail.com 
Dr. Golla Nagendra Prasad  Frontier Lifeline Pvt Ltd  R-30/C, Ambattur, ,Industrial Estate Road, Mugappair,-600101
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
09790801696
+9144 26565150
prasad_golla@yahoo.com 
Dr. Rajpal Abhaichand  G Kuppuswamy Naidu Memorial Hospital  P. N. Dalayam,PO Box No. 6327-641037
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU 
09443272172
0471-446433
 
Dr. Milind Gadkari  KEM Hospital  489, Sardar Moodliar Road,Rastapeth-411011
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
09822030120
020 66202260
gadkaris@gmail.com 
Dr. Chockalingam  Kovai Medical Center and Hospital Limited   Avanashi road, ,-641 014
Coimbatore
TAMIL NADU 
0422 4323124
91 0422 4214020
kclingam@gmail.com 
Dr. Rajendra Kumar Premchand  Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences  1-8-31/1, Minister road,-500003

 
09848029443
4027755363
kumarpre@hotmail.com  
Dr Ajaykumar Mahajan  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital  Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Dept. of pharmacology, 2nd flr, College building, Sion, Mumbai- 400022
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
9869032639

draum@rediffmail.com 
Dr. Naveen Chander Reddy  Mediciti Hospitals  5-9-22,,Secretariat Road-500 063
Hyderabad
ANDHRA PRADESH 
91 9848045814
04023299078
prodduturnaveen@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Anil Bharani  MGM Medical College & M.Y Hospital  119,Ravindra Nagar-
Indore
MADHYA PRADESH 
09425057944
0731 2526839
anilbharani@gmail.com 
Dr. Ravikishore A.G  Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences  Dept. of Cardiology, No. 258/A,Bommasandra Industrial Area, Anekal Taluk-560099
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
09980030155

ravikishoreag@yahoo.co.in 
Dr. Mukund Kumbla  Omega Hospital  Mahaveer Circle,Pupwell Circle-575002
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
09845082811
08242430700
mukundlumble@hotmail.com 
Dr. Jagdish Hiremath  Poona Hospital and Research Centre  27, Sadashiv Peth,-400030
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
09822022441
020 24338181
jagdish_hiremath@vsnl.net 
Dr. C. N. Manjunath  Sri Jayadeva Institue of Cardiology  Bannerghatta road, 9th block,Jayanagar-560069
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
09844006699
080 22977395
cnm_vidhatri@satyam.net.in 
Dr. S. S. Iyengar  St. John's Medical College Hospital  3rd Flr-Dept. of Cardiology,Sarajpur Road-560034
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
080-22065324
080-25630603
cardioresearch@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
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No of Ethics Committees= 19  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Bankers Ethics Committee, Bankers Heart Institute  Approved 
Canara Research Ethical Committee  Approved 
Central India Medical Research Ethics Committee,   Approved 
Ethical Research Committee, Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Ethics and Scientific Review Committee, MGM Medical College and M.Y Hospital,Indore  Approved 
Ethics Committee, Poona Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Global Health Concern Ethics Committee  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, G Kuppyswamy Naidu memmorial Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethical Review Board, St. Johns Medical CollegeHospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee,Frontier Lifeline   Approved 
Institutional Ethics committee,Human Research-Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College  Approved 
KEM Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
KMCH Ethics Committee, Coimbatore  Approved 
Mediciti Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sri Jayadeva Institute Ethics Committee  Approved 
The Independent Ethics Committee (TIEC), Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied
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Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Congestive Heart Failure ,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Aliskiren  150 milligram & 300 milligram film coated tablets 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Placebo to match aliskiren 150 milligram & 300 milligram film coated tablets taken orally in the morning throughout the entire duration of the study 
 
Inclusion Criteria
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Age From   
Age To   
Gender   
Details  *Patient hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of worsening heart failure &#8805; 18 years of age, male or female. *Patients with a diagnosis of acute heart failure expressed by symptoms (dyspnea or fatigability - NYHA Class III-IV) and signs of fluid overload (i.e., jugular venous distension, edema or positive rales auscultation or pulmonary congestion on chest x-ray) at the time of hospitalization. oLVEF < 40% (measured within the last 6 months). oHospitalization for ADHF and remain "stabilized" for at least 6 hours (defined as SBP &#8805; 110 mm Hg after acute decompensated episode) and did not receive IV vasodilators (other than nitrates) and/or IV inotropic drugs at anytime from ADHF presentation to time of randomization. * Elevated BNP at Visit 1 or at randomization (BNP &#8805; 400 pg/ml). * Patients with a history of chronic heart failure on standard therapy defined as requiring HF treatment for at least 30 days before the current hospitalization (NYHA Class II - IV).  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patients that required any use of IV vasodilators (except nitrates), and/or any IV inotropic therapy from the time of presentation for worsening HF to randomization.
2. Concomitant use of ACEI and ARB at randomization.
3. Right heart failure due to pulmonary disease.
4. Diagnosis of postpartum cardiomyopathy.
5. Myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery, including percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), within past 3 months.
6. Patients with a history of heart transplant or who are on a transplant list.
7. Unstable angina or coronary artery disease likely to require coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) or PTCA before randomization.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence
Modification(s)  
Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment
Modification(s)  
Centralized 
Blinding/Masking
Modification(s)  
Participant, Investigator and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Delay time of first occurrence of either cardiovascular death or heart failure re-hospitalization within 6 months   Time Frame: 6 months  
 
Secondary Outcome
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Outcome  TimePoints 
Delay time of first occurrence of either cardiovascular death or heart failure re-hospitalization through end of study   Time Frame: 6 months  
? Change in the clinical summary score (assessed by KCCQ) from baseline to 1 month, 6 months and end of study  Time Frame: 6 months  
 
Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="2126"
Sample Size from India="220" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial
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Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)
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22/05/2009 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  18/05/2009 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="3"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
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Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
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No publication provided 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
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Target number of patients from India is 150. Expected date of enrollment from India is 17th August 2009. 
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