Clinical trials: Heart Failure, Unspecified
Diastolic Heart Failure
Perhexiline Therapy in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Syndrome
Up to half of all patients with clinical features of heart failure are found to have normal heart pumping function. Recently the investigators have shown that a drug called perhexiline markedly improved exercise capacity and…
- Trial name
- NCT00839228
- Testing
- Perhexiline
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Heart Failure
Comparison Between Internal and External Chest Impedance Measurement
To compare two methods of chest impedance: the Medtronics Optivol Measurement via CRT pacemakers for patients with heart failure and external non-invasive measurement
- Trial name
- NCT01296282
- Testing
- Medronics CRT Optivol Impedance Measurement, External Thoracic Impedance Measurement
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Chronic Heart Failure
Nurse-Led Education for Heart Failure Self-Care and Stability
Heart failure is a chronic condition that can lead to frequent hospitalizations and reduced quality of life. This study aims to evaluate whether a nurse-led, face-to-face educational intervention can improve clinical stability…
- Trial name
- EDUCATE (NCT07280728)
- Testing
- Nurse-Led Face-to-Face Educational Intervention (Teach-Back Method)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Lodi
Heart Disease, Heart Failure
Investigating Systemic and Local Vascular Responses to Apelin in the Context of Renin-angiotensin Upregulation
The apelin-APJ system is a relatively new discovery. It has generated interest in part due to it's apparent ability to counteract the renin-angiotensin system, which is frequently overactive in many cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Vasodilatation
- Trial name
- NCT00901719
- Testing
- Apelin, Acetylcholine, Sodium nitroprusside
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cardiac Amyloidosis
Cardiac Amyloidosis Registry of University Hospital Leipzig
This is a clinical registry of patients with cardiac amyloidosis being treated at University Hospital Leipzig. The aim of the registry is to collect detailed information about clinical events, symptoms, imaging, biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT06129656
- Testing
- Routine diagnostics, Routine treatment
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Acute Heart Failure
Levosimendan Pharmacokinetics in Children
Levosimendan is a drug used in patients with heart failure and has several advantages over other heart failure drugs. A lot of research has been done with Levosimendan in Adults, and the way the body handles the drug…
- Trial name
- LevoCorKids (NCT01704131)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease
Honolulu Heart Program
To investigate coronary heart disease and stroke among American men of Japanese ancestry who were living on the island of Oahu in 1965. Morbidity and mortality surveillance of the original cohort is continuing.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Disease, Cerebrovascular Accident, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00005123
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Heart Failure
Heart Failure Self Care Education in Rwanda
In Rwanda, patients with heart failure may have low health education about their condition. Heart failure care requires active patient involvement.
- Trial name
- NCT07722468
- Testing
- HF Education
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Strength Training Effects, HFrEF - Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Eccentric Muscle Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the training effects in a training schedule in which eccentric overload training and eccentric cycle training are used.
- Trial name
- NCT07636343
- Testing
- eccentric bike training, eccentric overload training, aerobic treadmill training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Congenital Disorders
Palliative Care of Children With End-Stage Heart Failure
Palliative care in pediatric oncology and neurology is well described in the literature. There is a lack of information on the care of children terminally ill due to heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00327782
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies
Assess Safety and Probable Benefit of the EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device
The purpose of the study is to determine whether use of the Berlin Heart EXCOR® Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device for bridge-to-transplant is associated with a reasonable assurance of safety and probable benefit such that the…
- Trial name
- NCT00583661
- Testing
- EXCOR Pediatric
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Berlin Heart, Inc
Heart Failure
EVIdence Based TreAtment - Heart Failure (EVITA-HF)
EVITA should function as an idea supplier and should coordinate possible future studies. Other important tasks of the register are: (i) the establishment of recommendations for an optimal medicinal therapy (OMT) as well as for…
- Trial name
- EVITA-HF (NCT01057004)
- Where
- 11 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 4,560 people
- Sponsor
- Stiftung Institut fuer Herzinfarktforschung
Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Young People
Heart problems are amongst the most common physical illnesses in children and young people (CYP). They can be present from birth or develop as CYP get older and are linked to increased physical and psychological difficulties…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiac Arrythmias, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- CardioActive (NCT05968521)
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR): Experimental, Treatment as usual: Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Epidemiology of Depression and Heart Failure in Aging
To understand how depression leads to congestive heart failure (CHF) in older adults.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Heart Failure, Heart Failure, Congestive
- Trial name
- NCT00241761
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Heart Failure
Model 4296 Left Ventricular (LV) Lead Study
This study is designed to show that a new lead, which paces the left bottom chamber (left ventricle) of the heart, is safe. Using a lead on the left side of the heart has been shown to potentially improve heart failure symptoms.
- Trial name
- 4296 (NCT00927251)
- Testing
- Pacing Lead (Model 4296 LV Lead)
- Where
- 16 sites in Austria, Finland and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Heart Failure
A Safety Study of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Japanese Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure Due to Systemic Left Ventricle Systolic Dysfunction Who Have Completed CLCZ696B2319E1 Study
The purpose of this open-label study was to collect additional safety information of sacubitril/valsartan and to provide post-trial access to sacubitril/valsartan for the eligible Japanese patients who completed…
- Trial name
- NCT06149104
- Testing
- sacubitril/valsartan
- Where
- 6 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cardiac Failure, Graft Rejection
Optimal Pediatric Heart Transplant Immunosuppression With MicroRNAs
This study aims to discover circulating microRNAs (associated with drug doses and levels) that can be used to characterize the overall immune state in pediatric heart transplant patients and predict patients that will go on to…
- Trial name
- OPTIMA (NCT06532890)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Heart Failure, Ventricular Dysfunction
Effects of Nesiritide in Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure
Children with severe heart failure need immediate appropriate care. New and better drugs are constantly being developed. As these drugs are approved for adult use, they are used off-label for children.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Ventricular Dysfunction, Heart Decompensation
- Trial name
- NCT00166010
- Testing
- Nesiritide
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Acute Heart Failure, Emergencies
Risk Stratification Using MEESSI-AHF Scale in ED and Impact on AHF Outcomes
Evaluate the impact the application of the MESSI-AHF scale (a risk stratification scale specifically derived and validated in patients diagnosed with acute heart failure, AHF) in decision making (admission vs.
- Trial name
- MEESSI (NCT05919225)
- Testing
- Risk stratification before decision-making about patient hospitalization or discharge
- Where
- 19 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Heart Failure
Ultrasound by Nurses in Heart Failure Patients
Cross-over study aimed to study the diagnostic and clinical impact of routinely adding a pocket-size ultrasound examination to traditional care at a outpatient heart failure clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT01794715
- Testing
- Ultrasound examination by nurses
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF