Losartan for Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Sickle Cell Disease
Losartan for Diffuse Myocardial Fibrosis in Sickle Cell Disease: A Prospective, Phase II Study.
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
24 participants
Sep 1, 2021
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study is a pilot, phase II, open-label study of the angiotensin II receptor blocker, losartan, in patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) 6 years or older for 12 months. The investigators will enroll 24 patients with SCD over the course of 1 year with a goal to complete all study procedures in 2 years. The short-term goal is to obtain clinical pilot data regarding the safety and efficacy of losartan in stabilizing or decreasing extracellular volume fraction (ECV) after 12 months of therapy.
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Interventions
Losartan dosing for participants \<16 years will be 0.7 mg/kg (maximum of 50 mg) once daily. The dose can be increased to 1.4 mg/kg (maximum of 100 mg once daily) after 2 weeks if the dose was tolerated (no hypotension or hyperkalemia). For patients ≥16 years, the starting dose will be 50 mg once daily which can be increased to 100 mg daily if tolerated after 2 weeks.
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NCT05012631