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Ischemic Heart DiseaseNCT00005671

Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

An observational study of Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Ischemia, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will examine the health-related quality of life in patients being treated for chronic heart disease. Patients 18 years or older with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction enrolled in protocols in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Cardiology Branch may participate in… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Ischemic Heart Disease, Myocardial Ischemia
How many people
105 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
May 2000to May 2002
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Known coronary artery disease.

Left ventricular ejection fraction less that or equal to 45%.

Signed informed consent.

Must be able to read written English.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center (CC)

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20892

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About this study

Official title: Quality of Life in Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease With Left Ventricular Dysfunction

This study will examine the health-related quality of life in patients being treated for chronic heart disease.

Patients 18 years or older with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction enrolled in protocols in the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Cardiology Branch may participate in this study.

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Participants will complete five questionnaires at 3 separate times during the study-once during hospitalization at the NIH Clinical Center and again at home 6 months and 1 year later. The questionnaires, described below, require a total of about 30 minutes to complete.

  1. Demographic Information Sheet -General information such as age, marital status, employment, education, and history of cardiac medical procedures.
  2. General Health Survey -Patient's self-assessment, on a rating scale, of physical and emotional well being. Questions are related to the ability to perform work and daily living activities, mood and state of mind, limitations on social activities, energy level, pain level, general quality of life, etc.
  3. Heart Disease Survey - Patient's self-assessment, on a rating scale, of the level of physical, social, emotional and functional well being related to his or her heart condition. Questions concern fatigue level, emotional outlook, social well being, etc.
  4. Angina Survey - Information on the frequency of chest pain, chest tightness, or angina.
  5. Symptom Distress Survey - Patient's ranking of the degree of symptom distress from chest discomfort, difficulty breathing, heart rate irregularities, wheezing and coughing.

All information provided in the questionnaires will be kept confidential. Upon request, patients will be sent a summary of the study results when the study is completed.

Read the detailed description

A majority of the research in patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction deals with increasing patient survival rates and years. Very little research has focused on patients' perceptions of living with this chronic debilitating disease. The purpose of this naturalistic, prospective study is to assess the Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL), anginal symptoms and symptom distress experienced by patients with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction. The relationship between underlying cardiac condition, anginal symptoms, symptom distress and HRQOL will be examined. The trend in HRQOL across time versus treatment group will be evaluated. The question, does HRQOL, anginal frequency and symptom distress at baseline predict mortality and cardiac related hospitalization during the year following assessment will also be addressed.

Patients who are enrolled in protocols in the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and diagnosed with chronic ischemic heart disease and left ventricular dysfunction will be asked to participate in this HRQOL study. Patients will complete measures of HRQOL (Medical Outcomes Short Form 36 Survey; Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire) and symptom measures (anginal frequency subscale of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire; cardiopulmonary subscale of the Heart Transplant Symptom Checklist). Underlying cardiac condition will be assessed using exercise thallium imaging parameters (METS and perfusion defects) and positron emission tomography (PET) imaging parameter (viability). A sample size of 90 subjects is desired for this study. Data will be analyzed using multivariate statistics. It is expected that this study will provide new information regarding how patients with ischemic heart disease and left ventricular function feel their chronic illness and its corresponding treatment(s) affects their HRQOL.

Keywords
Angina, Condition Specific, Heart Failure, Symptom Distress, Revascularization, Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease
Medical subject headings
Myocardial Ischemia, Angina Pectoris, Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 May 2000 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2000
  3. Study completionMay 2002

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
105 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00005671
Sponsor's protocol ID
000131
Other IDs
00-CC-0131
Status last verified
May 2002
First submitted
24 May 2000
Last updated
4 Mar 2008
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Lukkarinen H. Quality of life in coronary artery disease. Nurs Res. 1998 Nov-Dec;47(6):337-43. doi: 10.1097/00006199-199811000-00007.

    PubMed 9835489
  • Konstam V, Salem D, Pouleur H, Kostis J, Gorkin L, Shumaker S, Mottard I, Woods P, Konstam MA, Yusuf S. Baseline quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization in 5,025 patients with congestive heart failure. SOLVD Investigations. Studies of Left Ventricular Dysfunction Investigators. Am J Cardiol. 1996 Oct 15;78(8):890-5. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00463-8.

    PubMed 8888661
  • Grady KL, Jalowiec A, Grusk BB, White-Williams C, Robinson JA. Symptom distress in cardiac transplant candidates. Heart Lung. 1992 Sep-Oct;21(5):434-9.

    PubMed 1399662

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Ischemic Heart Disease and Myocardial Ischemia, run by National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC) at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Mar 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00005671, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Mar 2008.

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