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An open-label randomized non-inferior study of generic-name and brand-name of propafenone for rhythm control in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA 2023 Februrary 18
BACKGROUND: Propafenone is a class IC antiarrhythmic agent that is commonly used as the first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) in Taiwan. This study compared the efficacy and safety of generic (Rhynorm) and brand name (Rytmonorm) propafenone for rhythm control of paroxysmal AF in Taiwan.
METHODS: This was an open-label randomized multicenter noninferior study conducted in Taiwan. We enrolled 76 patients with AF. To investigate the efficacy of propafenone, we used a wearable ECG event recorder to evaluate the daily burden of AF episodes in patients for 24 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the frequency of AF with clinical significance, which was indicated by AF duration ≥30 s. The safety endpoints included proarrhythmic or hemodynamic adverse events.
RESULT: To analyze the efficacy and safety of these agents, 71 patients (5 patients with screen failure) were randomized to two groups, specifically a Rhynorm group (n = 37) and a Rytmonorm group (n = 34), for 24 weeks of the treatment period. The baseline patient characteristics were comparable between the groups. However, the Rhynorm group was older (65.4 ± 8.40 vs 59.8 ± 10.8 years, p = .02). The primary efficacy endpoint at week 24 decreased by 4.76% ± 18.5% (from 24.3% ± 33.9% to 19.0% ± 28.7%, p = .13) in the Rhynorm group and by 3.27% ± 15.2% (from 16.9% ± 26.4% to 13.6% ± 19.2%, p = .22) in the Rytmonorm group, with an intergroup difference of 1.5% ± 17.0%, p = .71). This finding indicates that Rhynorm is not inferior to Rytmonorm (p = .023 for noninferiority). The safety profile of the agents was comparable between the two groups.
CONCLUSION: Our results verified that Rhynorm was noninferior to Rytmonorm in terms of efficacy and safety for treating paroxysmal AF in Taiwan (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03674658).
METHODS: This was an open-label randomized multicenter noninferior study conducted in Taiwan. We enrolled 76 patients with AF. To investigate the efficacy of propafenone, we used a wearable ECG event recorder to evaluate the daily burden of AF episodes in patients for 24 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the frequency of AF with clinical significance, which was indicated by AF duration ≥30 s. The safety endpoints included proarrhythmic or hemodynamic adverse events.
RESULT: To analyze the efficacy and safety of these agents, 71 patients (5 patients with screen failure) were randomized to two groups, specifically a Rhynorm group (n = 37) and a Rytmonorm group (n = 34), for 24 weeks of the treatment period. The baseline patient characteristics were comparable between the groups. However, the Rhynorm group was older (65.4 ± 8.40 vs 59.8 ± 10.8 years, p = .02). The primary efficacy endpoint at week 24 decreased by 4.76% ± 18.5% (from 24.3% ± 33.9% to 19.0% ± 28.7%, p = .13) in the Rhynorm group and by 3.27% ± 15.2% (from 16.9% ± 26.4% to 13.6% ± 19.2%, p = .22) in the Rytmonorm group, with an intergroup difference of 1.5% ± 17.0%, p = .71). This finding indicates that Rhynorm is not inferior to Rytmonorm (p = .023 for noninferiority). The safety profile of the agents was comparable between the two groups.
CONCLUSION: Our results verified that Rhynorm was noninferior to Rytmonorm in terms of efficacy and safety for treating paroxysmal AF in Taiwan (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03674658).
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