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ACE Inhibitors or ARBs Discontinuation in Context of COVID-19 Pandemic

ACE Inhibitors or ARBs Discontinuation for Clinical Outcome Risk Reduction in Patients Hospitalized for the Endemic Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) Infection: the Randomized ACORES-2 Study

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04329195
Acronym
ACORES-2
Enrollment
44
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
2020-04-09
Completion date
2021-01-09
Last updated
2021-04-09

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

Conditions

History of Cardiovascular Disease Treated With RAS Blockers and With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, Cardiovascular disease, RAS blockers

Brief summary

Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) has caused an international outbreak of respiratory illness described as COVID-19. Individuals with a history of cardiovascular disease develop a more severe illness and have higher rates of death. Because of the potential interaction between RAS blockers and SARS-CoV-2 mechanism of infection, there are ongoing scientific discussions on whether they should be stopped or continued in patients with COVID-19. It is crucial to determine whether RAS blockers should be discontinued or not in patients with COVID-19.

Interventions

DRUG1: discontinuation of RAS blocker therapy

discontinuation of RAS blocker therapy

DRUG2: continuation of RAS blocker therapy

continuation of RAS blocker therapy

Sponsors

Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years old. * Chronically treated with RAS blockers (ACE inhibitors or ARBs on the last prescription prior to admission with a treatment duration ≥ 1 month). * Diagnosis of COVID-19 confirmed by the presence of SARS-CoV-2 on any biological sample with any detection method. * Patients hospitalized in a non-intensive care unit. * Pregnancy test at inclusion visit for women of childbearing potential. * Women of childbearing potential must agree to use adequate contraception according to recommendations related to contraception and pregnancy testing in clinical trials, by Clinical Trial Facilitation Group (CTFG).

Exclusion criteria

* Shock requiring vasoactive agents. * Acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. * Circulatory assistance. * History of malignant hypertension according to the definition of the 2018 ESC/ESH guidelines on hypertension. * Uncontrolled blood pressure despite the use of five antihypertensive drugs. * History of nephrotic syndrome. * History of hospitalization for hemorrhagic stroke in the past 3 months. * RAS blockers therapy previously stopped \> 48h. * No affiliation to the French Health Care System Sécurité Sociale. * Inability to obtain informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to clinical improvement from day 0 to day 28 (improvement of two points on a seven-category ordinal scale, or live discharge from the hospital, whichever comes first)from day 0 to day 28 or hospital dischargeTime to clinical improvement from day 0 to day 28 (improvement of two points on a seven-category ordinal scale, or live discharge from the hospital, whichever comes first)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical status as assessed with the seven-category ordinal scale on days 7, 14 and 28.at days 7, 14 and 28Clinical status as assessed with the seven-category ordinal scale. The seven-category ordinal scale consisted of the following categories: 1. not hospitalized with resumption of normal activities 2. not hospitalized, but unable to resume normal activities 3. hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen 4. hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen 5. hospitalized, requiring nasal high-flow oxygen therapy, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, or both 6. hospitalized, requiring ECMO, invasive mechanical ventilation, or both 7. death.
Number of days alive free of oxygen.from day 0 to day 28 or hospital dischargeNumber of days alive free of oxygen.
Number of days alive outside hospital until day28at day28Number of days alive outside hospital
Number of days alive free of intensive-care unit (ICU) admission or mechanical Ventilation (invasive or non-invasive) until day28at day28Ventilation (invasive or non-invasive)
Primary safety endpoint: major adverse cardiac events defined as the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke or acute heart failure at day 28at day 28Major adverse cardiac events defined as the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke or acute heart failure at day 28
Number of days alive free of ICU admission until day28at day28Number of days alive free of ICU admission
Rate of all-cause mortality at day 28at day 28Rate of all-cause mortality
Rate of cardiovascular death at day 28at day 28Rate of cardiovascular death
Number of days alive free of acute kidney injury until hospital dischargeat day 28 to hospital dischargeNumber of days alive free of acute kidney injury
Number of days alive free of mechanical ventilation (invasive or non-invasive) until day28at day28Number of days alive free of mechanical ventilation (invasive or non-invasive)

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026