Clinical trials: Cardiac Health
Myocardial Ischemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Heart Event Recovery (HER)
The purpose of this study is to compare women's cardiac rehabilitation program adherence across three program models.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Ischemia, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- CR4HER (NCT01019135)
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Hypercholesterolemia, Coronary Artery Disease
Tailored Communication to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk
The primary goal of the trial is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a cardiovascular disease quality improvement system that couples EMR-based patient identification with individually tailored patient messages.
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Coronary Artery Disease, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01286311
- Testing
- Direct-to-patient tailored cardiovascular risk message system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 464 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Heart Diseases
Developing and Testing a Personalized Evidence-based Shared Decision-making Tool for Stent Selection
The goal of this study is to gather input from patients who have undergone PCI, their family and/or caregivers, and clinicians to develop a patient decision aid.
- Trial name
- DECIDE-PCI (NCT02046902)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 586 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Coronary Artery Disease
Interactive Voice Response Telephone Technology for the Treatment of Smoking in Patients With Heart Disease
A randomized control trial is planned to evaluate an interactive voice response (IVR) mediated follow-up and triage system, against usual care, to help smokers hospitalized with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) to quit smoking.
- Trial name
- IVR (NCT00449852)
- Testing
- Interactive Voice Response
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
Improving Symptoms and Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure: Pilot Study
The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the pilot implementation of two palliative care interventions in veterans with chronic heart failure at the Denver VA Medical Center.
- Trial name
- CASA (NCT01581008)
- Testing
- Collaborative Care to Alleviate Symptoms and Adjust to Illness, Psychospiritual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Adolescents: Program of Transition Evaluation Research
The objective of this study is to evaluate the potential role of a cardiology clinic-based educational intervention for 15 to 17 year olds with congenital heart disease (CHD) and their parents, and to determine whether this…
- Trial name
- CHAPTER (NCT01286480)
- Testing
- Clinic-based Educational Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Chronic Heart Failure
Telehealth Management in HF Disparity Patients
In the US, racial and ethnic disparities persist, even when income, health insurance and care access are addressed. For example, there is a greater prevalence of chronic heart failure (CHF), higher rates of hospital use and…
- Trial name
- NCT02196922
- Testing
- Telehealth Self Management (TSM), Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Atrial Fibrillation, Medication Adherence
Keep it SIMPLE: Improving Anti-Coagulation Medication Adherence
This is an interventional study designed to develop patient focused strategies that improve adherence to anticoagulant medication in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT02690649
- Testing
- Health Messaging (Non-Procedural)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Tammy Toscos
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Improving Cardiac Rehabilitation Session Attendance: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes typically offer patients with heart disease a long-term programme of medical evaluation, exercise, education and counseling.
- Trial name
- NCT00956657
- Testing
- Psychological Intervention Session
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Dashboard Activated Services and Tele-Health for Heart Failure
The Dashboard Activated Services and tele-Health for Heart Failure (DASH-HF) study is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a quality improvement (QI) intervention of a prospective panel management intervention to optimize…
- Trial name
- DASH-HF (NCT05001165)
- Testing
- Proactive Panel Management Clinics for HFrEF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Heart Failure
Integrated Tele-monitoring and Patient-centric Health Coaching Strategy in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure
This study evaluates the effectiveness of remote tele-monitoring and health coaching in helping to reduce hospitalizations in heart failure patients.
- Trial name
- Tele-HC (NCT02391987)
- Testing
- Tele-monitoring and health coaching
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Depression
Treatment of Depression in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Patients
Emotional states of depression in association with ischemic heart diseases, such as myocardial infarction or unstable angina, are risk factors for subsequent cardiac events and mortality.
- Trial name
- TREATED-ACS (NCT00998400)
- Testing
- CBT in combination with WBT and life style modification
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Hypertension, Arthritis
The Health Access and Recovery Peer Program
Individuals with serious mental illnesses (SMI) face high rates of medical comorbidity as well as challenges in managing these conditions.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Arthritis, Coronary Artery Disease, Hepatitis
- Trial name
- HARP (NCT01725815)
- Testing
- HARP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Acute Heart Failure
Short Stay Unit vs Hospitalization in Acute Heart Failure
The majority of the over one million annual AHF hospitalizations originate from the emergency department. Admitting and re-admitting lower risk AHF patients who don't need prolonged hospitalization may increase their risk for…
- Trial name
- SSU-AHF (NCT03302910)
- Testing
- Short Stay Unit, Standard of Care
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Circadian Dysregulation
Body Weight, Sleep, and Heart Health
A multidisciplinary investigation examining the circadian mechanisms regulating cardiovascular (CV) risk, with an additional focus on obesity.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Circadian Dysregulation, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03388788
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning of cardiac function at 3 time points across the 24 hour circadian cycle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension
Phase II Study of Heart Polypill Safety and Efficacy in Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular is a major cause of mortality in Iran, accounting for 45.7% of deaths. In Golestan (North Eastern Iran) preliminary findings from follow-up of the Golestan Cohort are consistent with national figures: with 45% (at…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, Heart Disease
- Trial name
- Polypill (NCT00603590)
- Testing
- Polypill
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Cardiovascular Diseases
A Study of AMR101 to Evaluate Its Ability to Reduce Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and on Statin
AMR101 (icosapent ethyl [ethyl-EPA]) is a highly purified ethyl ester of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) developed by Amarin Pharma Inc.
- Trial name
- REDUCE-IT (NCT01492361)
- Testing
- AMR101, Statin therapy
- Where
- 410 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 8,179 people
- Sponsor
- Amarin Pharma Inc.
Endometrial Cancer, Survivorship
Feasibility of a Patient Directed Tool to Assess Heart Health Among Endometrial Cancer Survivors
Investigators are conducting this study to find out more about what heart health means to participants and how healthcare providers can best help to manage heart health.
- Trial name
- NCT05796518
- Testing
- PREVENT Cardiovascular Health Assessment Tool, Survey, Interview Regarding Heart Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction
Zyban as an Effective Smoking Cessation Aid for Patients Following an Acute Coronary Syndrome: The ZESCA Trial
Patients who continue to smoke after a heart attack have a 35% increased risk of a recurrent event or death compared with those who quit. Many patients attempt to stop smoking after a heart attack, but relapse rates approach 66%.
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction, Smoking
- Trial name
- ZESCA (NCT00689611)
- Testing
- Bupropion HCl ER
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Bangladesh and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- Mark Eisenberg
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Evaluation of Varenicline (Champix) in Smoking Cessation for Patients Post-Acute Coronary Syndrome (EVITA) Trial
The EVITA study is a clinical trial that will test the effect of varenicline (Champix™), a new drug used to help people quit smoking, in patients who have suffered a heart attack.
- Trial name
- EVITA (NCT00794573)
- Testing
- varenicline
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Mark Eisenberg