View clinical trials related to Congestive Heart Failure (CHF).
Filter by:In this study, patients will be prospectively enrolled for data collection to design prediction models that integrate claims data (inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy), electronic health record data (on clinical, social, and behavioral indicators), and patient-generated activity data. Patients will be randomized to use either a smartphone or a wearable activity tracking device to capture patient-generated health data.
External measure of thoracic fluid content (TFC) combined with vital signs (HR,respiratory rate(RR), posture and movements) using the technology developed by Kyma Medical Technologies while tracking clinical changes in acute in-hospital and chronic outpatient heart failure patients.
Initiatives aimed at reducing Emergency Department (ED) wait times and improved community health initiatives are major priorities in Canada. Three of the most common chronic diseases worldwide are Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These diseases are on the rise and currently cost the Canadian health care system billions of dollars every year including the cost of hospitalizations and ED visits. The existing health care system does not have the resources and manpower to effectively care for these patients in the future. Paramedics are currently employed to provide Emergency Medical Services in remote, rural and urban settings in Canada. They are highly trained health care practitioners that are mobile in the community and currently work in a physician medically delegated act model and therefore are positioned to take on new collaborative roles to deliver patient care in the community setting. Increased community paramedic care could decrease the utilization of the health care system resources for patients with chronic disease. Using a randomized control trial design we will attempt to answer the question of whether whether non-emergency community paramedics conducting home visits to undertake assessments and evidence-based treatments of patients in partnership with family doctors will decrease the rate of patient hospitalization.
The CHROMED project focuses its investigation on the applicability of an integrated solution for a pathological condition which: a) is very prevalent in ageing patients and b) severely impairs quality of life: COPD with other typical comorbidities such as congestive heart failure and sleep disordered breathing. A specific ICT platform in combination with a set of innovative devices will be used to collect and process useful clinical data at the patient's home and used to optimize their medical treatment. To evaluate the impact of this solution, an international multi-centric randomized control trial will be implemented in five European regions: United Kingdom, Sweden, Estonia, Spain and Slovenia, representing different social and organizational contexts in Europe.
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a hospital-based intervention, using motivational interviewing and interactive voice response (IVR), to reduce hospital readmissions within 90 days of enrollment compared to usual care, for patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Historically, transthoracic Doppler echocardiography has been unable to provide interpretable data of blood flow within the lung parenchyma because of air attenuation of Doppler signals. Recently, a transthoracic Doppler system known as the Sonara/tek Transcranial Doppler (TCD) System has been developed that can identify parenchymal pulmonary blood flow (PPBF) signals. The ability to non-invasively collect information regarding the pulmonary aspect of the cardio-pulmonary system may provide valuable information and new insights into the structural and functional characteristics of the lung parenchyma and vasculature in health and disease states.
Historically, transthoracic Doppler echocardiography has been unable to provide interpretable data of blood flow within the lung parenchyma because of air attenuation of Doppler signals. Recently, a transthoracic Doppler system known as the Sonara/tek Transcranial Doppler (TCD) System has been developed that can identify parenchymal pulmonary blood flow (PPBF) signals. The ability to non-invasively collect information regarding the pulmonary aspect of the cardio-pulmonary system may provide valuable information and new insights into the structural and functional characteristics of the lung parenchyma and vasculature in health and disease states.
This study will examine the efficacy of group therapy utilizing the Existential Approach in heart failure patients when compared to a control group of patients who are waiting for the same group treatment. This comparison will be achieved by measuring changes in the variables studied namely, the levels of psychological distress and levels of psycho-social adjustment.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether discussions of life story, forgiveness, and future goals improve quality of life for patients with serious illness.
The primary objective of the study is to establish the correlation between NT-proBNP measurements in fresh human whole blood samples and those in plasma samples from the same study subjects, where said samples are collected in EDTA and Li-Hep anticoagulant tubes and measured by the StatusFirst™ CHF NT-proBNP device in conjunction with the DXpressTM Reader in a laboratory setting.