Clinical trials: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Heart Failure
Percutaneous RVAD to Preemptively Treat Right Heart Failure Post-LVAD
Prior studies have shown that left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation commonly results in right ventricular failure (RVF).
- Trial name
- NCT04458103
- Testing
- Percutaneous RVAD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Heart Failure
International Study to Determine if AdreView Heart Function Scan Can be Used to Identify Patients With Mild or Moderate Heart Failure (HF) That Benefit From Implanted Medical Device
This is an event-driven Phase IIIb, multicentre, randomised, clinical study to demonstrate the efficacy of AdreView™ imaging for appropriately guiding the decision of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation, in…
- Trial name
- ADMIRE-ICD (NCT02656329)
- Testing
- Iobenguane I -123 Injection, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Thyroid blocking
- Where
- 94 sites in United States, Canada and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Heart Failure
Attain Performa(TM) Quadripolar Lead Study
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic Attain Performa Quadripolar Leads (Model 4298, 4398, and 4598) during and post the implant procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT01751022
- Testing
- Device: Attain Performa Pacing Lead (along with a standard CRT-D system)
- Where
- 121 sites in United States, Australia and 25 more
- Volunteers
- 1,202 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Heart Failure
Handheld Ultrasound Evaluation of the Inferior Vena Cava to Guide Heart Failure Treatment
The purpose of this study is to see if using a portable handheld ultrasound to guide diuretic therapy for heart failure patients will prevent hospital readmissions.
- Trial name
- NCT01962688
- Testing
- Handheld ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Carvedilol in Preventing Heart Failure in Childhood Cancer Survivors
This phase IIb trial studies how well low-dose carvedilol works in preventing heart failure in cancer survivors exposed to high dose anthracyclines for management of childhood cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02717507
- Testing
- Carvedilol, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pharmacogenomic Study
- Where
- 91 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Heart Failure
Quartet Lead and Resynchronization Therapy Options III (QUARTO_III)
The purpose of the study is to assess prospectively at 6 months the percentage of responder patients implanted with a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D) device and a Quartet Left Ventricular (LV) quadripolar lead and with…
- Trial name
- QUARTO_III (NCT02476201)
- Testing
- MPP ON
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Treatment of AF in Heart Failure
Heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist, and each increases the morbidity and mortality associated with the other.
- Trial name
- CAMTAF (NCT01411371)
- Testing
- Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation, Medical treatment alone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Barts & The London NHS Trust
Heart Failure
Exercise Training in Heart Failure: Changes in Cardiac Structure and Function
This is a research study being conducted to better understand the impact of exercise training on changes on the structure and function of the heart.
- Trial name
- NCT02275819
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure
Detect Fluid Early From Intra-thoracic Impedance Monitoring
To demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Impedance Monitoring Feature in St Jude Medical cardiac devices.
- Trial name
- DEFEAT-PE (NCT00916929)
- Testing
- Impedance Monitoring Feature
- Where
- 34 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure
Chronotropic Incompetence in Patients With HFpEF
The purpose of this study is to determine the mechanisms of chronotropic incompetence (inability to increase heart rate with exercise) in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT02524145
- Testing
- Static Handgrip, Dexmedetomidine, Glycopyrrolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Exercise Pulmonary Transit Time
The study seeks to measure pulmonary transit time via contrast-echocardiography before and after exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04336995
- Testing
- contrast echocardiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve in Heart Failure Patients After Ultrafiltration Versus Diuretics
The purpose of this research study is to compare the effects (good and bad) of ultrafiltration treatment with standard intravenous (in your vein) diuretic therapy (furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide) on your heart function and…
- Trial name
- NCT01457053
- Testing
- Loop diuretics (furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide), Ultrafiltration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Heart Failure
Trial Assessing the Effectiveness of Ivabradine Started at Discharge From the Observation Unit
Ivabradine (IVA) has been shown to decrease the risk of hospitalizations for worsening Heart Failure and was associated with a trend towards improved mortality in the SHIFT1 trial.
- Trial name
- OBSERVE-IVA (NCT03168529)
- Testing
- Ivabradine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Phillip Levy
Heart Failure
Guiding Evidence Based Therapy Using Biomarker Intensified Treatment
The primary objective is to determine the efficacy of a strategy of biomarker-guided therapy compared with usual care in high risk patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
- Trial name
- GUIDE-IT (NCT01685840)
- Testing
- Usual Care, Biomarker-guided care NT-proBNP
- Where
- 46 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 894 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Failure, Systolic, Heart Failure
A Multicenter Trial of a Shared DECision Support Intervention for Patients Offered Implantable Cardioverter-DEfibrillators
The investigators goal is to assess real-world effectiveness of patient decision aids (PtDA) for high-risk decisions using the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) as a model.
- Trial name
- NCT03374891
- Testing
- Educational video and/or handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Heart Failure
Clinical Evaluation of HW005 Ventricular Assist System for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure in Japan
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the HW005 System in patients listed for cardiac transplantation with refractory, advanced heart failure at risk of death.
- Trial name
- HW005 (NCT02091440)
- Testing
- Implant of the HW005 Ventricular Assist System.
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Heart Failure
MOTIVATional intErviewing to Improve Self-care in Heart Failure Patients
The aims of this study will be to evaluate the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) to improve self-care in heart failure (HF) patients and caregiver contributions to HF self-care.
- Trial name
- MOTIVATE-HF (NCT02894502)
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
Heart Failure
Evaluation of CLP With and Without Spironolactone in Heart Failure Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of CLP, with and without spironolactone, on serum, urine, and fecal contents in heart failure patients with chronic kidney disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01598740
- Testing
- CLP, Spironolactone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Sorbent Therapeutics
Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
A Study to Assess the Effectiveness and Safety of Rivaroxaban in Reducing the Risk of Death, Myocardial Infarction or Stroke in Participants With Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease Following an Episode of Decompensated Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban compared with placebo (inactive medication), in reducing the risk of death, myocardial infarction or stroke in participants with heart failure and…
- Trial name
- COMMANDER HF (NCT01877915)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban, Standard of care for heart failure and coronary artery disease
- Where
- 562 sites in United States, Argentina and 30 more
- Volunteers
- 5,081 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Heart Failure
Home-HF: Evaluation of Patients With Heart Failure Using Home Telemonitoring
This project, using home monitoring for the signs and symptoms of heart failure, aims to empower patients to be actively involved in their care and provide rapid access to healthcare services and advice when needed.
- Trial name
- NCT00312884
- Testing
- HomMed Telemonitoring System
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London