Clinical trials: Dyspnea; Cardiac
Dyspnea
Monitoring Patients With Shortness of Breath With Repeated Ultrasound Examinations
Purpose of the study: The purpose of the trial is to investigate whether repeated ultrasound scans of the heart and lungs of patients with shortness of breath may help to optimize their treatment.
- Trial name
- MODUS (NCT04091334)
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound of the lungs (FLUS) and focused cardiac ultrasound (FoCUS), Standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Slagelse Hospital
Bleeding ,Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Acute Renal Failure, Acute Liver Failure, Dyspnoea, Gout
Extended Drug Utilization Study Among Patients Exposed to Ticagrelor, Clopidogrel and Prasugrel
The purpose of the study is to describe patient characteristics and drug usage among patients that are prescribed ticagrelor for the first time and to compare them with patients who are prescribed clopidogrel and prasugrel for…
- Trial name
- NCT01276275
- Testing
- Risk of selected safety events
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Dyspnea
Systolic Time Intervals in the Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Emergency Departement
the gold standard for the diagnostic of acute heart failure is based on clinical, biological (BNP levels) and echocardiographic findings, but still in some cases, the diagnosis is difficult and requires further investigations.
- Trial name
- STA/AHF (NCT02161445)
- Testing
- the acoustic cardiographic parameters were calculated
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Dyspnea, Heart Failure
Systolic Time Intervals a Prognostic Tool of Heart Failure in Emergency Departement (STI/AHF)
The performance of STIs and clinical scores alone and their combination to predict short term prognosis of acute decompensated heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT03831204
- Testing
- biopac, prognostic scores
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 642 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Tachycardia, Dyspnea
Post-Acute Sequelae of Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) With Dyspnea on Exertion And Associated TaChycardia TrEatment Study
Most patients with acute COVID-19 (Coronavirus 19) recover within weeks, however a significant number of individuals will develop the post-acute COVID 19 syndrome (PASC).
- Conditions
- Tachycardia, Dyspnea, COVID-19
- Trial name
- PEACE (NCT05096884)
- Testing
- Metoprolol Succinate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
Heart Failure, Electric Impedance
Effect of Diuretics Withdrawal in Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
REDICAE trial was designed to evaluate the safety and tolerability of diuretics withdrawal in stable, euvolemic chronic outpatients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Electric Impedance, Dyspnea, Safety
- Trial name
- REDICAE (NCT05964738)
- Testing
- Diuretics withdrawal, Diuretics maintenance
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Heart Failure, Dyspnea
NT-proBNP in Acute Dyspnea: Effects on Treatment, Hospitalisation and Costs
Diagnostic uncertainty in patients with complaints of shortness of breath presenting to the Emergency Department of a hospital may delay treatment and proper care.
- Trial name
- NCT00410293
- Testing
- NT-proBNP testing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Dyspnea, Congestive Heart Failure
Comparison Between Lung Ultrasound and Chest Radiography for Acute Dyspnea
For patients presenting to the Emergency Department with acute dyspnea, emergency physicians will be asked to categorize the diagnosis as acute decompensated heart failure or non-cardiogenic shortness of breath a) after the…
- Trial name
- NCT02105207
- Testing
- Lung Ultrasound, Chest Radiography
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
COVID-19 Infection
ESICM UNITE COVID-19 Project (UNITE-COVID)
COVID-19 is arguably the biggest challenge critical care medicine has been confronted with since its conception. Critical care services around the world are flooded by patients presenting with severe respiratory failure who…
- Trial name
- UNITE-COVID (NCT04836065)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 4,995 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Bradyarrhythmia, Dyspnea
The Safety and Efficacy of FFR Protocol in NTUH System
FFR-guided PCI has been performed in National Taiwan University Hospital(NTUH) for many years. Nevertheless, the method of FFR measurement in NTUH is different from that in literature.
- Conditions
- Bradyarrhythmia, Dyspnea, Acute Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT03693157
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Hypertension
Finding Early Predictors of Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients With Hypertension
Finding early predictors of myocardial in patients with hypertension 1. Scientific objective The study objective is to clarify the grounds of heart exertional dyspnoea stenocardial pain in patients with well-controlled stage I or…
- Trial name
- dysh (NCT01455714)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism (Disorder)
The Prognostic Role and Diagnostic Efficacy of Exercise Right Heart Catheterization With a Simultaneous Echocardiography in Patients With Dyspnea on Exertion
To evaluate the role of exercise hemodynamic testing in the diagnostic workup for patients with dyspnea on exertion referred to the catheterization lab.
- Trial name
- EX_CATH (NCT05490901)
- Testing
- Exercise hemodynamic test
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Heart Failure, Congestive, Dyspnea
Double Blind Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial of Natrecor in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Normal EF
Heart failure (HF) is a disease that is caused by a reduced heart muscle function. Reduced heart muscle function can occur as a consequence of reduced pumping activity from a weak heart muscle or because of a stiff heart muscle.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Dyspnea, Pulmonary Edema
- Trial name
- NCT00505791
- Testing
- Nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Dyspnea, Decompensated Heart Failure ; COPD Exacerbation
Diagnosis of Heart Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using the Lung Ultrasound
Acute Heart failure (AHF) is a common cause of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). This association is frequently underestimated with regard to the difficulty of clinical diagnosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05352490
- Testing
- calculate LUS score
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Dyspnea, Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction
Effect of Different Breathing Techniques on Dyspnea and Cardiopulmonary Parameters Among Patients After Open Heart Surgery
Open heart surgery is often associated with postoperative pulmonary complications, reduced lung expansion, dyspnea, and impaired cardiopulmonary function.
- Conditions
- Dyspnea, Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction, Postoperative Respiratory Dysfunction, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07591987
- Testing
- Segmental Breathing Exercises, Active Cycle Breathing Technique, Standard postoperative care
- Where
- 3 sites in Iraq
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Baghdad
Dyspnea
Diagnosing Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients With Unexplained Dyspnea (Diagnose-HFpEF)
Invasive diagnosis of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) in patients with unexplained dyspnea NYHA II-III compared to other diagnostic tools
- Trial name
- NCT04688905
- Testing
- Invasive hemodynamics of left ventricle via conductance catheter at rest, with exercise and with temporary vena cava occlusion
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Multiple Myeloma, Shortness of Breath
Dyspnea and Cardiotoxicity in Multiple Myeloma Patients Who Receive Carfilzomib
This study will explore why some multiple myeloma patients who receive carfilzomib (an anti-cancer medication) experience shortness of breath while others do not.
- Conditions
- Multiple Myeloma, Shortness of Breath, Dyspnea, Cardiotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT04827563
- Testing
- EndoPAT, Blood Pressure Cuff, Echocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Shortness of Breath, Acute Exacerbation
NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward
The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.
- Trial name
- NCT00271128
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure
Breathlessness Patterns in Patients With Cancer, COPD and Heart Failure: an fMRI Feasibility Study
Dyspnea that persists despite optimal pathophysiological treatment is defined as persistent dyspnea. Currently all brain functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies conducted to evaluate breathlessness have done so using…
- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Failure, Cancer, Volunteers
- Trial name
- BREACH-fMRI (NCT07319039)
- Testing
- Cerebral fMRI, Immersive virtual reality
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Pericarditis
Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation Versus Standard Care in Patients With Pericarditis
Pericarditis is associated with symptoms such as chest pain, dyspnea, fatigue, cough, and anxiety, which can significantly impair functional capacity and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07716696
- Testing
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Standard Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lahore