View clinical trials related to Heart Failure.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Dapagliflozin (FORXIGA) 10mg (n=20) and placebo (n=20) on the renal concentration mechanism, mobilization of Na+ from tissue stores, and mobilization of muscle glycogen and fat, in patients heart failure NYHA classes I and II,with or w/o T2DM in a 4-week double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study with 2 treatment arms.
Heart Failure is the final common pathway of most forms of cardiovascular disease. In the United Kingdom (UK), it affects around 900 000 people, causes or complicates around 5% of adult emergency hospital admissions and consumes up to 2% of total National Health Service (NHS) expenditure. An important part of discharge planning includes measures such as early follow up in order to prevent readmissions. The hallmark of heart failure is fluid retention and between 2009 and 2016, 43% to 50% of hospital admissions were associated with peripheral oedema. Therefore, early recognition of this and treatment of the congestion may prevent hospital admissions. In clinical trials, management strategies have included patient education, telemedicine and remote monitoring. The main non-invasive method for detecting fluid retention has been the use of weight as a surrogate marker. The Heartfelt device is an invention that uses a system of cameras in a compact device in order to generate 3 dimensional images of the feet and lower legs. The volumes can then be calculated and thus, changes in amount of peripheral oedema can be estimated. In a laboratory study performed by the Heart Failure team at the Royal Brompton Hospital, there was good correlation between measurements made by Heartfelt and a water displacement method. The resolution was as good as 20mls. By positioning the Heartfelt device in the bedroom, automatic measurements can be made whenever the subject gets in and out of bed. Images are only taken of the specified subject. Data is censored so that the part of the body which is 50cm above the floor is not stored. Encrypted, anonymised data is transmitted over the internet to the company's secure servers. Personal identifiable data (participant name, address, age…) is stored on an encrypted hard drive, along with linkage information (device serial numbers) to associate the participant identifiable data with the data captured in the home. Therefore, data collection is not only secure but entirely passive, which is a major advantage compared with previous non-invasive methods and it is applicable to a very wide range of compliant and non-compliant patients. Our hypothesis is that the Heartfelt device can directly detect the increase in peripheral oedema associated with heart failure decompensation and that, on average, the number of days with missing data collected by the Heartfelt device will be lower than that of the weighing scales.
An Observational Study to assess the Prevalence of Heart Failure in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in India.
This randomized controlled trial compares a home telemonitoring system (HTS) versus usual care during a 90 days follow-up of Heart Failure (HF) ambulatory patients, in order to evaluate if the use of the HTS improves self-care and treatment adherence. The study was reviewed and approved by the Methodological Committee and by the Research Ethics Committee from the Provincial Health System, according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained before randomization.
Prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical investigation of advanced heart failure patients treated with the HM3 with two different antithrombotic regimens: vitamin K antagonist with aspirin versus vitamin K antagonist with placebo
Purpose: To determine unmet functional needs in patients referred to the Palliative Care Unit at Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital will be asked to fill out self reported questionnaires regarding problem intensity, problem burden and felt needs, physical functioning, emotional functioning, fatigue, sleep, distress. Furthermore patients physical function will be evaluated.
This pilot study seeks to understand if distance health technology with virtual visits hold the key to improving access for patients who wish to partake in clinical trials clearing barriers to enrollment.
This is a prospective study that aims to define the utility of cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking (CMR-FT) as a non-invasive quantification tool to assess diastolic functionality in patients with Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction.
The study aims Compare the effect of addition of IV FERRLECITR (ferric gluconate) to standard therapy to standard therapy alone (without any IV iron treatment) in patients admitted with acute decompensated heart failure.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine whether growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF15) and circulating neprilysin (cNEP) improve the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (HF) in patients on dialysis. Background: Dialysis patients are at increased risk of HF. However, diagnostic utility of NT-proBNP as a biomarker is decreased in patients on dialysis. GDF15 and cNEP are biomarkers of distinct mechanisms that may contribute to HF pathophysiology in such cohorts. Methods: We compare circulating concentrations of NT-proBNP, GDF15, and cNEP along with NEP activity in patients on chronic dialysis without and with HF, as diagnosed by clinical parameters and post-dialysis echocardiography. We use correlation, linear and logistic regression as well as receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses.