Clinical trials: Heart Failure
Heart Arrhythmia
Feasibility Study of the µCor Heart Failure and Arrhythmia Management System (PATCH)
Prospective, non-interventional, feasibility study. 8 months, from start of screening to finishing the study. Multi-center study, with a maximum of 8 centers in Europe.
- Trial name
- PATCH (NCT04512703)
- Testing
- µCor
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
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
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
Congestive Heart Failure
Phase I Study of OPC-61815
To investigate the effects of intravenous administration of OPC-61815 at 16 and 32 mg on QT/QTc interval in healthy male subjects
- Trial name
- NCT03510663
- Testing
- OPC-61815 16mg, OPC-61815 32mg, Moxifloxacin
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Heart Failure
"Hub and Satellite" Heart Failure Provider's Network Study
The aim of this study is to serve as a pilot showing the feasibility of a "Hub and Satellite" Heart Failure (HF) Provider's Network which will aim to provide improved, evidence-based care to Veterans with HF.
- Trial name
- NCT01246050
- Testing
- HF training, No HF training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure
Developing a Non-invasive Cardiac Functional Health Status Measurement Device
This is a single-center, non-randomized study.Enrolled patients will be placed on a tilt table and a stress test will be performed in a total of 4 different positions. Their blood pressure will be measured at each position.
- Trial name
- NCT01877343
- Testing
- CVInsight(TM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Heart Failure, Hypertension, Pulmonary
Dietary Nitrate for Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine if nitrates in a food, in this case - beetroot juice (BRJ) - is efficacious in improving exercise tolerance and/or peak power in patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01682356
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hypoxia, Altitude
Effects of Nebivolol Versus Carvedilol on Cardiopulmonary Function at High Altitude in Healthy Subjects.
Exposure of healthy subjects to high altitude hypoxia elicits changes in cardiovascular, respiratory and metabolic features as weel as in exercise performance similar, for some aspects, to those observed in chronic heart failure.
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Altitude, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00924833
- Testing
- Carvedilol, Nebivolol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Hypertension, Heart Failure
Pivotal Bioequivalence Study to Qualify Manufacturing Site Transfer for Prazosin Hydrochloride Capsules
Prazosin hydrochloride (HCl) is an oral anti-hypertensive indicated for the treatment of primary and secondary hypertension and heart failure. Pfizer Inc.
- Trial name
- NCT04967443
- Testing
- Prazosin HCl 2mg, Prazosin HCl 1 mg, Prazosin HCl 5 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Hypertension, Heart Failure
LSFG-SKIN, Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
The purpose of this project is to quantify normal and abnormal skin blood flow regionally in different areas of the body(face, extremities, over burns and wounds) at baseline and over time in response to treatment or…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Heart Failure, Vascular Ischemia, Burns
- Trial name
- NCT03660618
- Testing
- laser speckle flowgraphy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Kardon
Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Atrial Fibrillation
Left Atrial Distensibility to Predict Left Ventricular Filling Pressure and Prognosis in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation
A large left atrial (LA) volume, which represents chronic diastolic dysfunction, is associated with a poor outcome, regardless of systolic function.
- Conditions
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01172184
- Testing
- Cardiac catheterization
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Heart Failure
Use of Simulation to Improve VAD Self-management
This study will evaluate the performance of a curriculum using medical simulators to train patients with advanced heart failure and their caregivers to master the self-management of ventricular assist devices (a device implanted…
- Trial name
- SimVAD (NCT03073005)
- Testing
- Simulation-based Mastery Learning (SBML)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Heart Failure, Diastolic
CoQ10 and D-ribose in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical benefits of CoQ10 and D-ribose taken by patients who have diastolic heart failure, or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
- Trial name
- NCT03133793
- Testing
- CoQ10, D-Ribose Oral Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure
Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of AMG 986 Administered Orally to Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Severely Impaired Renal Function
A study to assess the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of AMG 986 given orally as a single dose to healthy participants and participants with severely impaired kidney function.
- Trial name
- NCT03318809
- Testing
- AMG 986
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Heart Failure, ICD
Comparing Rate Response With CLS Versus Accelerometer ICD Settings in Heart Failure Patients With BIOTRONIK CRT-Ds
Dr. Jonathan Hsu and Dr. Eric Adler are conducting a research study to find out more about how implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) settings can be adjusted to improve patient cardiovascular health and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, ICD, Chronotropic Incompetence
- Trial name
- CLASS (NCT02693262)
- Testing
- CLS Mode on Biotronik CRT-D, Accelerometer Mode on Biotronik CRT-D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Heart Failure
Strategic Management to Optimize Response To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
The primary objective is to evaluate the benefit of the SmartDelay™ algorithm in patients with a prolonged RV-LV interval.
- Trial name
- SMART CRT (NCT03089281)
- Testing
- CRT-D
- Where
- 72 sites in United States, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 699 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Degradation of Top2b and Top2a in Human by Dexrazoxane, Time Course and Degradation of Top2b in Human by Dexrazoxane
Prevention of Heart Failure Induced by Doxorubicin With Early Administration of Dexrazoxane
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether early administration of Dexrazoxane prevents Doxorubicin induced cardiotoxicity.
- Conditions
- Degradation of Top2b and Top2a in Human by Dexrazoxane, Time Course and Degradation of Top2b in Human by Dexrazoxane, Effects of Dexrazoxane on Healthy Human
- Trial name
- PHOENIX1 (NCT03930680)
- Testing
- Dexrazoxane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Hypertension
Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important public health concern. It is highly prevalent, the prevalence may be increasing, and it is a risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, especially coronary heart disease, stroke…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT01206062)
- Testing
- Intensive control of SBP, Standard control of SBP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)