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NCT Number: NCT06762964

CAMEO-FONTAN -Dapagliflozin in the Failing Fontan Circulation

The purpose of this research is to determine whether treatment with the study drug dapagliflozin for 3 months affects peripheral venous pressure at rest and during exercise in adults with failing Fontan circulation.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Luke Burchill, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Signed informed consent prior to any study specific procedures
  • History of Fontan procedure
  • Male or female subject
  • Age ≥ 18
  • Symptoms of dyspnea (NYHA II-IV) with no non-cardiac or ischemia explanation
  • Elevated peripheral venous pressure (PVP) at rest or during exercise (≥20 mmHg) ascertained at Visit 1. Patients that have consented to study procedures but do not meet this invasive criterion will be considered as screen failures and will not be randomized.

Exclusion criteria

  • Type I diabetes
  • Any of the following medications: Insulin or Pramlintide, Sandostatin, Akeega (abiraterone acetate), Growth Hormone (Somatogrogon-GHLA), Lithium, Chloroquine, Hydroxychloroquine, Thioctic acid (alpha lipoic acid), Empagliflozin or Canagliflozin
  • Recent hospitalization (<30 days) or revascularization (<90 days)
  • Significant valvular heart disease (≥moderate stenosis, >moderate regurgitation)
  • Significant Fontan obstruction with resting SVC-IVC gradient >4 mmHg
  • Primary cardiomyopathy (such as amyloid)
  • Dyspnea due to primary lung disease or myocardial ischemia in the opinion of the investigator
  • Severe anemia (hemoglobin <9 gm/dl)
  • Severe kidney disease (estimated GFR<30) or liver disease
  • Women of childbearing potential not willing to use a medically accepted method of contraception OR who are currently pregnant (confirmed with positive pregnancy test) or breast feeding.
  • History of serious hypersensitivity reaction to dapagliflozin
  • Subjects on dialysis
  • Subjects with severe liver disease with history of decompensation including ascites or encephalopathy or variceal bleeding
  • Single ventricle heart disease without Fontan palliation
  • Those with a history of Fontan takedown

Treatment and study plan

Dapagliflozin tablet

Drug

Patient will take a 10mg tablet of Dapagliflozin once daily for 12 weeks

Placebo Tablet

Drug

Patient will take 10mg placebo tablet once daily for 12 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) at rest

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) at rest will be determined by Stress Echocardiogram. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

  2. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) with feet elevated

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) with feet elevated will be determined by Stress Echocardiogram. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

  3. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) at 20W exercise

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) at 20W exercise will be determined by Stress Echocardiogram. Peripheral venous pressure (PVP) is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cardiac output at rest

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Cardiac output measures the amount of blood the heart pumps per minute. It is calculated by Cardiac Output= Oxygen Consumption/(Arterial - Venous Oxygen Content Difference). Cardiac output will be measured in liters per minute (L/min).

  2. Cardiac output with exercise

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Cardiac output measures the amount of blood the heart pumps per minute. It is calculated by Cardiac Output= Oxygen Consumption/(Arterial - Venous Oxygen Content Difference). Cardiac output will be measured in liters per minute (L/min).

  3. Peak oxygen consumption (VO2) during exercise

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Peak oxygen consumption (VO2) is measured in milliliters of oxygen per minute (mL/min).

  4. Change in plasma volume

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Plasma volume will be determined by radiolabeled iodinated albumin (131I, 5-25 μCu) indicator dilution technique (BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer, Daxor Corp, NY). Plasma volume will be measured in milliliters (mL).

  5. Change in blood volume

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Blood volume will be determined by radiolabeled iodinated albumin (131I, 5-25 μCu) indicator dilution technique (BVA-100 Blood Volume Analyzer, Daxor Corp, NY). Blood volume will be measured in milliliters (mL).

  6. SF-36 quality of life (QOL)

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    SF-36 quality of life (QOL) questionnaire is a 36-question questionnaire that evaluates a patient's quality of life. The score range is from 0-100, with a higher score reflecting a better quality of life.

  7. Change in fat mass

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Fat mass will be determined by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan. Fat mass will be measured in kilograms (kg).

  8. Change in fat free mass

    Time frame: Baseline, 12 Weeks

    Fat free mass will be determined by Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry Scan. Fat free mass will be measured in kilograms (kg).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Amanda Wozniak

CONTACT

[email protected]

507-266-1976

Yusef Maarouf

CONTACT

[email protected]

507-422-5755

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Cardiac and Metabolic Effects of Dapagliflozin in the Failing Fontan Circulation: A Phase II, Prospective, Double-Blind Study

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jan 8, 2025
Registry last updated
May 6, 2026

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