Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease With Low Dose Rivaroxaban in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

PHASE3COMPLETED

The TRACK trial is an investigator-initiated, multicentre, prospective, randomised, quadruple-blind (participant, healthcare provider, data collector, outcomes assessor), placebo-controlled trial. TRACK is a global trial and will be conducted in renal units that provide comprehensive CKD care. Approximately 2000 participants will be recruited.

The TRACK trial will assess a strategy of administering low dose rivaroxaban to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) stages 4 or 5 or dialysis-dependent kidney failure, and elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk (marked by a history of CAD or PAD, or non-haemorrhagic non-lacunar stroke OR diabetes mellitus OR age ≥65 years).

Study details:

Background and Rationale Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a major international health burden. Despite the unacceptably high burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated mortality, trial-data on the management of CVD in people with advanced stages of CKD and dialysis-dependent kidney failure are sparse. Risk of bleeding in CKD and dialysis-dependent kidney failure is increased when compared to the general population.

Anticoagulant agents, such as rivaroxaban, are a core intervention in the prevention of CVD in the general population. Nevertheless, to mitigate trial risks, 90% of the trials evaluating this form of intervention exclude these patient populations. The TRACK trial will evaluate the effect of low dose rivaroxaban in patients with CKD dialysis-dependent kidney failure.

Other trials have demonstrated that rivaroxaban reduces the risk of major cardio-vascular outcomes in high risk patients, and the limited data showed that CKD status did not significantly affect this result. Hypothesis Compared to placebo, low dose rivaroxaban reduces the risk of major adverse cardiac event (MACE) in people with CKD stages 4 or 5 or dialysis-dependent kidney failure, and elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk (marked by a history of CAD or PAD, or non-haemorrhagic non-lacunar stroke OR diabetes mellitus OR age ≥65 years). Objectives The primary objective is to determine whether low dose rivaroxaban, compared to placebo, significantly reduces the risk of a composite outcome of;.

* CV death,. * non-fatal myocardial infarction,. * stroke, or.

* peripheral artery disease (PAD) events. in people with CKD stages 4 or 5 or dialysis-dependent kidney failure, and an elevated CV risk (marked by a history of CAD or PAD, or non-haemorrhagic non-lacunar stroke OR diabetes mellitus OR age ≥65 years). A full list of secondary objectives are detailed in the protocol, and include identifying risk reduction in the treatment group, and whether this treatment is cost effective.

Methodology The TRACK trial is an investigator-initiated, multicentre, prospective, randomised, quadruple-blind (participant, healthcare provider, data collector, outcomes assessor), placebo-controlled trial. The trial will test for the superiority of the trial intervention using a 1:1 allocation to parallel trial groups, on the basis of a pre-specified number of primary outcomes events. This is a global trial and will be conducted in renal units that provide comprehensive CKD care.

Approximately 2,000 participants will be recruited.

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥18 years
  2. Kidney Failure on haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, or CKD stage 4 or 5 (eGFR ≤29 mL/min/1.73 m2) not receiving renal replacement therapy
  3. Elevated cardiovascular risk, defined by at least one of the following: History of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) or PAD or non-haemorrhagic non-lacunar stroke, or Diabetes mellitus, or Age ≥65 years

Exclusion criteria

  1. Mechanical/prosthetic heart valve (does not include bioprosthetic valves that do not require therapeutic anticoagulation)
  2. Indication for, or contraindication to, anticoagulant therapy
  3. High bleeding risk including any coagulopathy
  4. Lesion or condition considered to be a significant risk of major bleeding
  5. Major bleeding episode in the 30 days prior to study enrolment, or any active and clinically significant bleeding
  6. Current treatment with P2Y12 inhibitors/adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitors (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor, cangrelor) or phosphodiesterase inhibitors (dipyridamole), where the treating physician or patient does not wish to stop these medications
  7. Concurrent treatment with strong inhibitors of combined CYP3A4 and P-glycoprotein; or strong inducers of CYP3A4
  8. Any stroke within 1 month prior to enrolment
  9. Any previous history of a haemorrhagic or lacunar stroke
  10. Severe heart failure with known ejection fraction <30% or New York Heart Association class III or IV symptoms
  11. History of hypersensitivity or known contraindication to rivaroxaban
  12. Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic BP ≥180 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥110 mm Hg), at the time of screening
  13. Haemoglobin <90 g/L, or platelet count <100 x 10^9/L
  14. Significant liver disease (defined as Child-Pugh Class B or C) or Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) >3 times upper normal limit
  15. Kidney transplant recipients with a functioning allograft, or scheduled for living-donor kidney transplant surgery
  16. All countries except Europe: Pregnancy or intention to become pregnant or breast-feeding; Europe only: Women who are not in a postmenopausal state, where postmenopausal is defined as no menses for 12 months without alternative medical causes
  17. Inability to understand or comply with the requirements of the study

Eligibility

Age eligible for study : NA

Healthy volunteers accepted : No

Gender eligible for study: ALL

Things to know

Study dates

Study start:

Primary completion:

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study type

Study type

TREATMENT

phase

Phase

    PHASE3

trial

Study ID

NCT03969953

Intervention or treatment

DRUG: Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet

OTHER: Placebo

Conditions

  • Chronic Kidney Diseases
  • Dialysis-dependent Kidney Failure
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Condition: Chronic Kidney Diseases, Dialysis-dependent Kidney Failure and more

  • DRUG: Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet and other drugs

  • Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia and more

  • Sponsor: The George Institute

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Research sites nearby

Closest Location:

Canberra Hospital

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  • Canberra Hospital

    Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

  • Concord Repatriation General Hospital

    Concord, New South Wales, Australia

  • Nepean Hospital

    Kingswood, New South Wales, Australia

  • St George Hospital

    Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia

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Who is running the clinical trial?

TGI

The George Institute

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Participant Group/ArmIntervention/Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Rivaroxaban
  • Rivaroxaban 2.5mg, twice daily.
Drug: Rivaroxaban 2.5 Mg Oral Tablet
    PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Placebo
    • Matched placebo, twice daily.
    Other: Placebo

      What is the study measuring?

      Primary Outcome

      MeasureDescriptionTime Frame
      Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE)To determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of a composite outcome of; * CV death, * non-fatal myocardial infarction, * stroke, or * peripheral artery disease (PAD) events5 years or trial closure

      Secondary Outcome

      MeasureDescriptionTime Frame
      Composite outcome of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke.To determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of a composite outcome of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke.5 years or trial closure
      Composite outcome of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or PAD events.To determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or PAD events.5 years or trial closure
      Composite outcome of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke.To determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or stroke.5 years or trial closure
      Incidence of Cardiovascular DeathTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of Cardiovascular Death5 years or trial closure
      Incidence of Non-Fatal Myocardial InfarctionTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction5 years or trial closure
      Incidence of StrokeTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of Stroke5 years or trial closure
      Incidence of PAD EventsTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of PAD events5 years or trial closure
      Net Clinical Benefit - incidence of MACE & BleedingTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of a composite outcome of cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, PAD events, fatal bleeding, or symptomatic bleeding into a critical organ.5 years or trial closure
      Incidence of Venous ThromboembolismTo determine whether the intervention, compared to placebo, changes the risk of Venous Thromboembolism5 years or trial closure
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      References

      Clinical Trials Gov: Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease With Low Dose Rivaroxaban in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

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