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Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Adverse Outcomes in Patients With COVID19

Suspension of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19). A Randomized Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04364893
Acronym
BRACE-CORONA
Enrollment
700
Registered
2020-04-28
Start date
2020-04-09
Completion date
2020-12-01
Last updated
2020-07-02

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

Conditions

Corona Virus Infection, COVID-19

Keywords

Blockers of angiotensin receptor, Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, SARS-CoV2

Brief summary

Suspension of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Infection.

Detailed description

Several interactions by pre-existing therapies for chronic diseases, therapies used by SARS-CoV2 infection generate doubts about risks and benefits. Among these situations in which the current data indicate a situation of equipoise would be about the maintenance or suspension of ACEI / BRA in patients with SARS-CoV2 infection. Increasing the expression of ECA-2 could increase the binding to the virus, however, there are studies that indicate this increase in ECA-2 could be protective. So far, there is no clinical evidence to confirm any of the theories, and this question can only be clarified through a randomized clinical trial. The objective is to evaluate the impact of the suspension of the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (BRA) on the length of hospital stay and on the mortality of patients with SARS-CoV2 infection.

Interventions

OTHERSuspension or Maintenance of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Suspension or Maintenance of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors

Sponsors

Brazilian Clinical Research Institute
CollaboratorOTHER
D'Or Institute for Research and Education
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

* Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 diagnosis using ACE inhibitors or blockers of angiotensin receptor; * Patients ≥ 18 years old; * Maximum use of 3 antihypertensive drugs; * Sign the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

* Severe evolution with orotracheal intubation, use of mechanical ventilation and / or hemodynamic instability in the first 24 hours until COVID-19 diagnosis confirmation; * Patients hospitalized per decompensated congestive heart failure in the last 12 months; * Use of Sacubitril/Valsartan * Pregnancy * Recent acute renal failure and shock

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Median days alive and out of the hospital30 daysThe primary outcome of the study will be days alive and outside the hospital (DAOH) at 30 days. This endpoint will be calculated for each included patient and the calculation will be from the date of randomization to the 30-day post-randomization. The DAOH endpoint represents the follow-up time (30 days) subtracted from the hospitalization days and/or the days between death and the end of follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of participants with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and new worsening heart failure30 daysCardiovascular outcomes such as progression of COVID-19, mortality (general and cardiovascular), acute myocardial infarction, stroke / TIA, new heart failure or worsening of pre-existing HF, myocarditis, pericarditis, arrhythmias requiring treatment, phenomena thromboembolic events, hypertensive crisis, respiratory failure, hemodynamic decompensation, sepsis, renal failure. All events will be reported according to CTCAE 4.0
Cardiovascular biomarkers related to COVID-19up to 30 daysEvaluate levels of biomarkers \[troponin, type B natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal natriuretic peptide type B (NT-ProBNP), D-dimer, total lymphocytes , CD4, CD8, macrophages, cytokines, in addition to biomarkers detected by proteomics and metabolomics\].

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Primary ContactRenato D. Lopes, MD, PhD
renato.lopes@duke.edu55 11 5904 7339

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026