Clinical trials: Acute Cardiac Failure
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Kidney Failure, Acute
Effect of Erythropoietin (EPO) in Kidney After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether erythropoietin is effective in preventing acute kidney dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
- Trial name
- EPO-CABG (NCT00654992)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin-Beta, Normal Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Revascularization
Transfusion Trigger After Operations in High Cardiac Risk Patients
The goal of the proposed study is to determine whether a liberal transfusion strategy (transfusion trigger at Hb < 10 gm/dl) in Veterans at high cardiac risk who undergo major open vascular and general surgery operations is…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Revascularization, Acute Renal Failure
- Trial name
- TOP (NCT03229941)
- Testing
- Blood Transfusion
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,424 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure, Asymptomatic Systolic Dysfunction
Human B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) (Nesiritide) to Help Heart, Kidney, and Hormonal Functions in Persons With Lower Heart Pumping Function
The following are done for screening procedures to determine if patients are eligible for this study: blood count, kidney and liver blood tests. Patients will complete a 6-minute walk test.
- Trial name
- NCT00405639
- Testing
- Nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Heart Failure
Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of COR-1, an Anti-ß1 Receptor Antibody Cyclopeptide
Primary Trial objectives: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and -dynamics of five strengths of COR-1 (10, 40, 80, 160, 240 mg) in 50 healthy, male volunteers after single intravenous administration (8 subjects on verum per dose…
- Trial name
- COR-1-01 (NCT01043146)
- Testing
- COR-1
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corimmun GmbH
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration
Advancing Understanding of Transportation Options
This Stage II randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial seeks to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a driving decision aid use among geriatric patients and providers.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Trial name
- AUTO (NCT04141891)
- Testing
- Driving Decision Aid, Older Drivers Website
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Congestive Heart Failure
Natriuretic Peptide System as Therapy in Human Preclinical Left Ventricle Dysfunction
In congestive heart failure, cardiac output is low, blood pressure is high, and the body becomes congested with fluid. In normal people, when there is high blood pressure, the heart muscle cells secrete a hormone that excretes…
- Trial name
- PPG1 (NCT00387621)
- Testing
- Nesiritide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Horng Chen
Influenza, Pneumonia
Flublok v. Standard Dose Vaccine Effectiveness Among Kaiser Permanente Northern California Adults 18-64 Years
The overall objective of this study is to describe the effectiveness of Flublok Quadrivalent vaccine compared to standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine (SD-IIV) in adults 18 through 64 years of age.
- Conditions
- Influenza, Pneumonia, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT03694392
- Testing
- Flublok Quadrivalent, Standard Dose Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (SD-IIV)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,776,278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Heart Failure, Congestive
A Method Validation Study for Evaluation of Novel Treatments Limiting Pulmonary Oedema in Cardiac Failure
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) channel blockade may be promising in the treatment of pulmonary oedema and dyspnoea in heart failure (HF) and acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients by re-establishing…
- Trial name
- NCT02135861
- Testing
- DCE-MRI scans, Gadobutrol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline