Clinical trials: Cardiac Insufficiency
Non-infectious Uveitis
Safety and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Quiescent Non-infectious Uveitis
This extension study will assess the safety and efficacy of AIN457 versus placebo for maintaining uveitis suppression when reducing systemic immunosuppression
- Trial name
- ENDURE (NCT01090310)
- Testing
- AIN457
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Harefield Recovery Protocol Study for Patients With Refractory Chronic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether patients with chronic heart failure not due to coronary artery disease who require use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for refractory heart failure can recover…
- Trial name
- HARPS (NCT00585546)
- Testing
- clenbuterol
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Francis D. Pagani
Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Safety and Efficacy Trial to Treat Diastolic Heart Failure Using Ambrisentan
This is a randomized study of ambrisentan that will last 16 weeks. The study will include patients with diastolic heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. Patients will be randomized (1:1) to ambrisentan or placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT00840463
- Testing
- Ambrisentan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Heart Failure
Strategic MAnagement to Optimize Response To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Registry
To learn in a general Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-D) population, which optimization techniques are used and how effective they are.
- Trial name
- SMART Registry (NCT03075215)
- Testing
- Device Programming of the Boston Scientific Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D)
- Where
- 139 sites in United States, Australia and 13 more
- Volunteers
- 2,044 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Pragmatic Trial of Video Education in Nursing Homes
This is a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial (RCT) of an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Video Program for nursing home (NH) patients ≥ 65 years old who are cared for in 360 NH facilities (intervention arm n=119; control arm…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- PROVEN (NCT02612688)
- Testing
- ACP Video Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 197,692 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Heart Failure
Effect of KNO3 Compared to KCl on Oxygen UpTake in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (KNO3CK OUT HFPEF)
This trial seeks to assess if potassium nitrate (KNO3) therapy improves exercise capacity and oxygen uptake in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT02840799
- Testing
- Potassium Nitrate (KNO3), Potassium Chloride (KCl)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Heart Failure
Supplementation of Glutamine and Fish Oil Versus Placebo in Patients With Heart Failure
The aim of this study is to determine whether supplementation of glutamine and fish oil can improve peripheral skeletal muscle function and metabolism in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- GLUTFISH-HF (NCT01534663)
- Testing
- Glutamine and Fish Oil Supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Heart Failure
Improving Self-care of Heart Failure Caregivers
Informal caregiving is demanding and stressful. Caregivers of adults with heart failure (HF) report significant stress and poor self-care.
- Trial name
- NCT03988621
- Testing
- ViCCY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
CHF, COPD
A Technology Assisted Care Transition Intervention for Veterans With CHF or COPD
Transition from hospital to home places patients in jeopardy of adverse events and increases their risk for rehospitalization. CHF is the most prevalent chronic condition among U.S.
- Trial name
- TACT (NCT02632552)
- Testing
- Technology-assisted care transition intervention, Active attention control
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Transplant Surgery, Lung Transplant Surgery
Inhaled Selective Pulmonary Vasodilators for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies and Lung Transplantation Outcomes
1. to conduct a clinical investigation to determine if inhaled epoprostenol (Veletri®, iEPO) and inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) will have similar impact on outcomes in adult patients undergoing durable LVAD placement, heart…
- Trial name
- INSPIRE-FLO (NCT03081052)
- Testing
- iNO, iEPO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 519 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Failure
Self-Management App for Patients With Left-Ventricular Assist Devices
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of VAD Care App in an out-patient mechanical circulatory support program. The specific aim for this pilot study is to obtain preliminary efficacy data of the VAD Care App as a…
- Trial name
- NCT03049748
- Testing
- Mobile phone app (VAD Care App), Usual LVAD Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Heart Failure
Longitudinal Surveillance Registry (LSR) of ACUITY Spiral
The primary purpose of the LSR of ACUITY Spiral is to evaluate and report on the long-term performance of the ACUITY Spiral Left Ventricular Lead.
- Trial name
- NCT00955708
- Testing
- ACUITY Spiral Left Ventricular Lead
- Where
- 97 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,308 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Obesity, Diabetes
Metabolic Parameters 3 Months, 9 Months, and 2 Years After Bariatric Surgery
An original cohort of 43 patients were recruited for analysis of anthropometrics, metabolic profile, skeletal muscle biopsy, echocardiogram at baseline, 3 months and 9 months post bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Failure, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00178633
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Heart Failure
Balance Training for Elders With Heart Failure
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in older (≥ 65 y/) community dwelling heart failure (HF) patients. Fall risks are even greater for those with HF due to decreased exercise capacity, loss of skeletal muscle \&…
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT02566785)
- Testing
- Balance Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Heart Failure
CARE-HF Long Term Follow-up
The CARE-HF long-term follow-up trial evaluates the effects of cardiac resynchronization (CR) therapy on the mortality of patients from the CARE-HF program for an additional 4 year follow-up.
- Trial name
- NCT00318357
- Testing
- Continuation of CRT, Upgrade to CRT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 309 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Depression, Heart Failure
Personalized Treatments for Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure
We are doing this study to help patients, caregivers, and providers make decisions about how best to manage depressive symptoms in advanced heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT03688100
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation Therapy, Medication Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Healthy Volunteer
Pharmacokinetics and Safety Study of Omecamtiv Mecarbil in Healthy Japanese Adults
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK), safety, and tolerability of omecamtiv mecarbil in healthy volunteers in Japan.
- Trial name
- NCT02601001
- Testing
- Omecamtiv mecarbil
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cytokinetics
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
This Study Combines Data From 3 Other Studies Testing Empagliflozin in Patients With Diabetes or With Chronic Heart Failure. The Study Looks at the Numbers of Patients Who Had Lower Limb Amputations
The primary objective of this exploratory meta-analysis is to evaluate the frequencies, incidence rates, and hazard ratios of lower-limb amputation (LLA) events (primary outcome) and of adverse events related to amputation…
- Trial name
- NCT04937816
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16,746 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Heart Failure
Feasibility of an Integrated Patient Care (IPC) System Using Daily Filling Pressures
This chronic, prospective, non-randomized feasibility study is designed to evaluate the Integrated Patient Care (IPC) concept in subjects who already have either a Medtronic Chronicle Implantable Hemodynamic Monitor (IHM) or…
- Trial name
- IPC (NCT01370564)
- Testing
- Diuretics
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Diastolic Heart Failure
A Study of the Effectiveness of Sitaxsentan Sodium in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
The aim of this study was to determine whether long-term (≥ 6 months at the target dose) blockade of ETA receptors using sitaxsentan showed functional benefit in subjects with chronic Heart Failure and an Left Ventricular…
- Trial name
- NCT00303498
- Testing
- Sitexsentin sodium
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer