Clinical trials: Cardiac Dysfunction, open to volunteers
Heart Disease
Heart Disease of the Small Arteries in Women and Men
Women suffer disproportionately than men from Cardiac Syndrome X ( chest pain in the absence of flow limiting coronary artery stenosis). Coronary microvascular disease is hypothesized to mediate chest pain in this syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00573027
- Testing
- noninvasive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 634 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, Ischaemia With Non Obstructed Coronary Arteries
Mechanisms Behind Microvascular Dysfunction in INOCA
The purpose of the study is to identify the causes of chest pain in patients experiencing chest pain with no signs of narrowing in the coronary arteries of the heart.
- Trial name
- ExINOCA-P1 (NCT06529861)
- Testing
- [15O]H2O-PET Imaging
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Acute Heart Failure
Loop Diuretic Therapy in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure
DiurHF is a prospective, multicenter, observational, study that compares continuous with intermittent infusion of furosemide in patients admitted with a diagnosis of ADHF.
- Trial name
- DIUR-AHF (NCT02638142)
- Testing
- Continuous Furosemide Infusion, Intermittent Furosemide Infusion
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- University of Siena
Perioperative Myocardial Injury, Autonomic Dysfunction
LANdiolol to Avoid TAchycardia in Patients at Risk for Cardiovascular Events Undergoing Major Non-cardiac Surgery
Limiting perioperative tachycardia (aiming for a heart rate <90 beats per minute throughout the perioperative period) using the ultra-short acting beta-blocker landiolol in patients with cardiovascular risk factors undergoing…
- Conditions
- Perioperative Myocardial Injury, Autonomic Dysfunction, Cardiovascular (CV) Risk, Major Surgery
- Trial name
- LANTA-P (NCT07168421)
- Testing
- Landiolol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
Trial to Compare Different Strategies of Mean Arterial Pressure Management During Cardiopulmonary By-pass
Background: One of the main goals of the Cardiopulmonary By-Pass (CPB) is targeting an adequate Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), in order to maintain appropriate perfusion pressures in all end-organs during heart surgery.
- Trial name
- MAP (NCT05740397)
- Testing
- Management of mean arterial pressure during cardiopulmonary by-pass in cardiac surgery interventions. The MAP will be mantained in the range of values of each study arm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
ANOCA, ANOCA - Angina With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries
Comprehensive Coronary Physiology in Patients With Angina With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries - Czech Republic
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. While cardiologists have been focused on discrete, visible stenoses of coronary arteries, there is increasing awareness of the importance of…
- Conditions
- ANOCA, ANOCA - Angina With Non-obstructive Coronary Arteries, MINOCA, Microvascular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- CoroPhys-CZ (NCT07103317)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Motol
Congestive Heart Failure Chronic, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Impairment, and Outcomes in Hospitalized Chronic Heart Failure Patients
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the prevalence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and their association with worse outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized patients between the ages of 18 ang 85…
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure Chronic, Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Depressive Symptoms Mild to Moderate in Severity
- Trial name
- DSCI-CHF (NCT07284446)
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies
CMR in T2DM: The NSR Cohort
This study aims to investigate the myocardial phenotype of patients with type 2 diabetes. From 2016-2019 the investigators recruited a cohort of 296 subjects with type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetic Cardiomyopathies, Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05915260
- Testing
- All subjects will undergo cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with gadolinium contrast and with adenosine myocardial perfusion
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slagelse Hospital
Heart Failure, Left Bundle-Branch Block
Left Bundle Branch Pacing on Outcomes and Ventricular Remodeling in Biventricular CRT Nonresponders
Heart failure (HF) is the most common nosology encountered in clinical practice. Its incidence and prevalence increase exponentially with increasing age and it is associated with the increased mortality, more frequent…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Left Bundle-Branch Block, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Non-ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT05760924)
- Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Devices with Defibrillator Function (CRT-D) or CRT-D Leads Replacement, CRT-D or CRT-D Leads Replacement with New Lead Implantation to Left Bundle Branch and Inactivation of Conventional Right and Left Ventricular Pacing, CRT-D or CRT-D Leads Replacement with New Lead Implantation to Left Bundle Branch and Inactivation of Conventional Right Ventricular Pacing
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Tomsk National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Breast Cancer (Early Breast Cancer), Cardiotoxicity
Cardiac Side Effects of Systemic Therapy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate cardiac side effects in women with early-stage breast cancer who receive systemic chemotherapy and/or anti-HER2 therapy as part of their standard cancer care.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer (Early Breast Cancer), Cardiotoxicity, Cancer Therapy-Related Cardiac Dysfunction
- Trial name
- C-BREAST-01 (NCT07588425)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih GURLER
Myocardial Infarction (MI), ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
Using Cardiac MRI to Predict Outcomes in Patients With STEMI
This prospective, multicenter observational study aims to evaluate the prognostic value of a comprehensive set of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging parameters in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction (MI), ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Heart Ventricles
- Trial name
- CMR-RISK-STEMI (NCT07072858)
- Testing
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CMR)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Neurologic Dysfunction
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Carotid Duplex and Transcranial Duplex as a Prognostic Factor
Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) had been proved to be associated with increased intracranial pressure and can be used as one of the prognostic factors in cardiac arrest patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04510363
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Aortic Stenosis, Diastolic Dysfunction
AI in Outpatient Practice for Diagnosing Aortic Stenosis and Diastolic Dysfunction
Two recently developed artificial intelligence-enabled electrocardiogram (AI-ECG) models have been developed to detect aortic stenosis (AS) and diastolic dysfunction (DD).
- Trial name
- NCT06580158
- Testing
- AI-ECG Dashboard, Point of care ultrasound (POCUS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Preoperative Gastric Ultrasound and Left Ventricular Function in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
This study aims to investigate whether reduced heart function is associated with differences in stomach contents before elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Gastric Contents
- Trial name
- NCT07898215
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University
Valvular Heart Disease Patients, Aortic Stenosis
Importance of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Early Detection of Valvular and Cardiac Diseases (IMPROVE)
Heart valve disease and weakened heart muscle (left ventricular systolic dysfunction) are common in older adults and often go undetected until serious complications such as heart failure develop.
- Conditions
- Valvular Heart Disease Patients, Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT07756398)
- Testing
- Kosmos Torso-One AI-guided Point-of-Care Ultrasound (EchoNous, Inc.)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,088 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Heart Failure, Cognitive Impairment
Improving Self-Care of Caregivers of Adults in Homecare With Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment
This RCT design will enroll 256 informal caregivers (spouse/partner or child) of HHC patients with HF/CI and 60 patients with HF and mild to moderate CI (60 dyads).
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cognitive Impairment, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- iCare4Me HC (NCT07220798)
- Testing
- ViCCY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Bradycardia, Heart Failure
Ultra-High Frequency - Electrocardiogram (UHF-ECG) for the Diagnosis of Ventricular Electrical Dyssynchrony (VED)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the VDI UHF-ECG System in the diagnosis of ventricular dyssynchrony when compared to the 12-lead ECG in patients with bradycardia and heart failure…
- Conditions
- Bradycardia, Heart Failure, Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SYNC (NCT06641362)
- Testing
- Ultra High Frequency Electrocardiogram (UHF-ECG)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- VDI Technologies
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Exercise Lower-body Negative Pressure in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The heart is a pump that must both fill and empty effectively to move blood; if it cannot move enough, heart failure may ensue. Approximately half of all adults living with heart failure have a form where the heart stiffens…
- Trial name
- NCT05582044
- Testing
- Lower-body Negative Pressure (-25 mmHg), Lower-body Negative Pressure (-15 mmHg), Lower-body Neutral Pressure (0 mmHg)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Stroke, Epilepsy
Coronary and Cerebral Microvascular Dysfunction in Neurological Diseases
Neurological and cardiovascular diseases are increasing in relative and absolute terms globally, and pose a major burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, quality of life and healthcare costs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Epilepsy, Transient Global Amnesia (TGA)
- Trial name
- G-HeBra (NCT07009990)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Heart Failure Preserved Ejection Fraction
Coronary Sinus Reducer For The Management Of Symptomatic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of CS Reducer implantation in patients with HFpEF and CMD on left ventricular filling pressures, specifically invasive measurement of PAWP during standardized exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT07057323
- Testing
- Coronary Sinus Reducer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic