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Effect of sacubitril/valsartan versus valsartan on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease, a parallel-group randomized controlled trial

Effect of sacubitril/valsartan versus valsartan on blood pressure in hypertensive patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease, a parallel-group randomized controlled trial - SaVa-CKD trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000043657
Enrollment
62
Registered
2021-03-18
Start date
2021-03-16
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypertension with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease

Interventions

Valsartan 80mg once daily is administered for 4 weeks. After allocation, treatment changes to sacubitril/valsartan 50mg twice daily. After 2 weeks, dose will be increased to 100mg twice daily and con

Sponsors

Yokohama City University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Chronic heart failure Follow the diagnostic criteria of Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure(JCS 2017/JHFS 2017). 1.There are findings suggestive of heart failure such as diuretic use and lower leg edema. 2.NT-proBNP is not less than 400pg/mL or BNP is not less than 100pg/mL 3.Patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure and receiving treatment. 4.ACCF/AHA Stages of heart failure 3 5.NYHA Functional Classification 1-3 2.eGFR <45ml/min/1.732 3.UPCR is 0.15g/gCr or more, <3.5g/gCr 4.Clinic systolic blood pressure is not lower than 130mmHg or clinic diastolic blood pressure is not lower than 80mmHg. 5.Age 20 years and over

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Bilateral renal artery stenosis or renal artery stenosis in piece renal patients 2.Pregnancy, lactating women 3.Serum potassium >5.5mEq/L 4.Ischaemic heart disease and stroke in 6 months prior to Screening 5.History if angioedema 6.Severe liver failure(Child-Pugh C) or ALT/AST is more than twice the normal upper limit at Screening 7.History of hypersensitivity to sacubitril/valsartan 8.Diabetes mellitus on current treatment with aliskiren 9.Patients judged by the investigator to be unsuitable as subjects 10.Chronic lung disease requiring home oxygen administration 11.Patients who need to introduce renal replacement therapy within 6 months 12.Clinic or home systolic blood pressure is 200mmHg or higher. 13.Heart failure requiring oxygen administration 14.Serum Cr level increased by more than 30% in the last 3 months 15.If patients take ARB at registration, the dose is higher than half of the maximum daily dose

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Amount of change in clinic systolic blood pressure after 8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Amount of change in clinic diastolic blood pressure, home blood pressure, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring(ABPM) 2.Amount and rate of change in renal function(Cr, eGFR) and proteinurea(UPCR) 3.Body weight change 4.Amount of change in NT-proBNP 5.Amount of change in cardiothoracic ratio 6.Amount of change in plasma cGMP, urinary renal impairment markers(NAG, Beta-2 Microglobulin, 8-OHdG, etc.)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMoe Ozawa

Yokohama City University Medical Center Department of Nephrology and Hypertension

t196052d@yokohama-cu.ac.jp0452615656

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026