NCT05931276RecruitingPhase 3
CSP #2026 - Beta Blocker Dialyzability on Cardiovascular Outcomes
CSP #2026 - Beta Blocker Dialyzability on Cardiovascular Outcomes (BRAVO)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The investigators aim to determine, using a point-of-care randomized controlled trial design, if hemodialysis patients, who are randomized to metoprolol succinate (a dialyzable, beta-1 selective beta blocker), have an improved cardiovascular outcome compared to those randomized to carvedilol (a non-dialyzable, non-selective beta blocker with alpha-1 antagonist properties). The investigators will also examine intervention practices to identify components that best support engagement and sustainability.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 2540 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Mar 2022
- Start date
- 22 May 2024
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- NCT number
- NCT05931276
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 2540
- From 22 May 2024 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 18 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Patients not receiving carvedilol who have a history of asthma
- Provider unwilling to sign a new medication order for a randomized patient
Other illness
- known hypersensitivity to any component of either drug
Other
- Impaired decision-making capacity
- No surrogate consent will be allowed
Who the study is looking for
- On hemodialysis
- Received one of the following beta blockers through the VA pharmacy: metoprolol (succinate or tartrate), atenolol, labetalol, carvedilol, bisoprolol
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (18)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Albuquerque | United States | Recruiting |
| Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Recruiting |
| VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Recruiting |
| VA North Texas Health Care System Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Decatur | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durham | United States | Recruiting |
| North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Recruiting |
| Iowa City VA Health Care System, Iowa City, IA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Iowa City | United States | Recruiting |
| VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Long Beach | United States | Recruiting |
| Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Minneapolis | United States | Recruiting |
| Omaha VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Omaha | United States | Recruiting |
| Philadelphia MultiService Center, Philadelphia, PA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Recruiting |
| VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Recruiting |
| Salisbury W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salisbury | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Salt Lake City | United States | Recruiting |
| VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | West Haven | United States | Not yet recruiting |
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