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ACetazolamide in Patients With Heart Failure, to Decrease Weight and relIEVE Symptoms.
Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier
Summary
Acute congestion is common in patients with heart failure (HF) and is associated with impaired renal function, reduced quality of life, hospital readmissions, and mortality. Current guidelines recommend optimal decongestion using diuretic therapy, mainly loop diuretics. Although acetazolamide has recently demonstrated efficacy in hospitalized patients, its role in ambulatory patients managed through remote telemonitoring remains to be established. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of oral acetazolamide added to conventional treatment for decongesting ambulatory HF patients during congestive decompensations. ACHIEVE is a Phase III multicenter, prospective, interventional, randomized, controlled, open-label superiority trial evaluating the efficacy of oral acetazolamide added to conventional treatment for decongestion in ambulatory patients with heart failure during congestive decompensation monitored by remote telemonitoring. The primary objective is to assess, at Day 5, whether acetazolamide added to conventional treatment improves decongestion compared with standard treatment alone. Secondary objectives include evaluating efficacy, safety, and health economic outcomes, including quality of life, dyspnea, biological markers, unplanned consultations, hospitalizations, mortality, and hospital medical costs.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
366
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2029-01
Last Updated
2026-07-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Acetazolamide and furosemide
Oral acetazolamide initiated at 500 mg (2 tablets) on Day 0 in addition to standard treatment with loop diuretics. The dose may be adjusted every 48 hours according to the participant's clinical status until Day 5, if necessary.
Furosemide
Standard treatment with loop diuretics (furosemide) administered for up to 5 days according to standard clinical practice.
Locations (25)
University Hospital Amiens-Picardie
Amiens, France
University Hospital Angers
Angers, France
Avignon Hospital
Avignon, France
University Hospital Besançon
Besançon, France
Hospital Beziers
Béziers, France
University Hospital Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
University Hospital Brest
Brest, France
University Hospital Caen
Caen, France
Chartres Hospital
Chartres, France
Cholet Hospital
Cholet, France
Sud Francilien Hospital
Corbeil-Essonnes, France
Dreux Hospital
Dreux, France
Cardiovascular Institute - Grenoble Mutualist Hospital Group
Grenoble, France
University Hospital Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
Bicêtre Hospital
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Pôle Santé Sud - Le Mans
Le Mans, France
Louis Pradel Hospital
Lyon, France
University hospital Montpellier
Montpellier, France
Regional University Hospital Nancy
Nancy, France
The Confluent Private Hospital
Nantes, France
University Hospital Nîmes
Nîmes, France
Ellipse Center Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Sainte Musse Hospital Toulon
Toulon, France
University Hospital Toulouse
Toulouse, France
Valenciennes Hospital
Valenciennes, France