Clinical trials: Heart Failure Patients
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Mechanisms and Management of Exercise Intolerance in Older Heart Failure Patients
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is the fastest growing form of heart failure with a high morbidity and mortality rate, and is associated with severe exercise intolerance.
- Trial name
- NCT03111017
- Testing
- Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Heart Failure
Novel Clinical Utility of Retinal Imaging in Patients With Heart Failure
Endothelial dysfunction and microvascular disease have been shown to play an important role in both the development and progression of heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT05086978
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Heart Failure
Investigating the Inotropic Potential of Apelin
The apelin-APJ system is a recently discover hormone system that has several important actions in the cardiovascular system. Apelin causes the heart pump with more force and also causes blood vessels to relax.
- Trial name
- INO-apelin (NCT01179061)
- Testing
- Apelin
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
NT-proBNP Measurements to Rule-out Heart Failure Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Prospective Clinical Study
This study aims to investigate N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) as a biomarker to rule out heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation and heart failure often co-exist.
- Trial name
- ProAF (NCT04125966)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Heart Failure, Dyspnea
Bedside Ultrasound Identifies Congestive Heart Failure
Patients often arrive to the Emergency Department with the chief complaint of shortness of breath. The cause of the shortness of breath may be due to many things, such as pneumonia, emphysema, a heart attack, heart failure, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00833144
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 375 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure
Heart Failure in Patients With Diabetes: Cells, Crosstalk and Consequences
This will be an observational study to explore differences in pathophysiology between groups of people with and without heart failure (HF) (reduced and preserved ejection fraction) and with and without diabetes mellitus (DM) with…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Heart Failure, HFrEF - Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, HFpEF - Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
- Trial name
- NCT06774014
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Heart Failure, Healthy Volunteer
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of AMG 986 in Healthy Volunteers and Heart Failure Patients
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of ascending single (Part A) and ascending multiple (Part B) doses of AMG 986 in healthy adults and of ascending multiple oral doses of AMG 986 in heart failure patients (Part C).
- Trial name
- NCT03276728
- Testing
- AMG 986 IV, AMG 986 PO
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
Mechanism of Sarcopenia in Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to provide information on the interaction between socioeconomic factors, daily physical activity, nutrition and lifestyle on loss of muscle mass and muscle function in patients with heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Cachexia
- Trial name
- MUSCLE-CHF (NCT05063955)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Oxygen Saturation and the Relationship to Other Cardiac Variables, Maintenance Hemodialysis
Hypoxemia in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients
Previous research has shown that many patients with kidney failure undergoing chronic hemodialysis (HD) have a very low venous oxygen concentration, which may further decrease during dialysis treatments.
- Conditions
- Oxygen Saturation and the Relationship to Other Cardiac Variables, Maintenance Hemodialysis, Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT03045796
- Testing
- Oxygen Saturation measured by WristOx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Heart Failure
Utility of Thenar Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure
This is a single-center, non-randomized study.The study staff will use the InSpectraTM tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) monitor manufactured by Hutchinson Technology to measure baseline StO2 levels after applying the noninvasive…
- Trial name
- NCT02368041
- Testing
- InSpectraTM StO2 monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Heart Failure
Water Immersion in Chronic Stable Heart Failure
This study aims to investigate the effects of water immersion and exercise on heart function and blood flow in patients with chronic stable heart failure.
- Trial name
- IMMERSE-HF (NCT02949544)
- Testing
- water immersion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Brain Function and Perfusion in Patients With Heart Failure
The investigators will evaluate the determinants of cerebral impairment in patients with non-ischemic heart failure compared to controls, and its relation to cognitive function.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Perfusion, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- BRAIN-HF (NCT01756014)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Heart Failure, Congenital Heart Defects
Right Ventricular Failure in Congenital Heart Defects
Usually, "heart failure" refers to myocardial insufficiency of the left ventricle. However, in patients with congenital heart defects, often predominantly the right ventricle is affected.
- Trial name
- NCT00266201
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects
Education, Nursing
Health Coaching to Empowering Hospitalised Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Aims: To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of Health Coaching in empowering hospitalised chronic heart failure patients. Methods: pre-post quasi-experimental pilot study was carried out with 59 patients, allocated into the…
- Trial name
- NCT05716685
- Testing
- Health coaching
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
COPD, Asthma
Cardiorespiratory Diagnostic Study
This study uses a new breathing device called 'N-Tidal C' handset which measures breathing patterns. Investigators have found that people with cardiac and respiratory illnesses breathe out a gas, called carbon dioxide (CO2), in a…
- Conditions
- COPD, Asthma, Lung Cancer, Anemia
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT04939558)
- Testing
- N-Tidal C handset
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 744 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TidalSense
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, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Evaluation of ECG Transmission and AI Models Using Apple Watch ECGs and Symptoms Data Collected Using a Mayo iPhone App
The purpose of the study is to determine if the Electrocardiograms (ECGs) and symptoms data obtained from an Apple Watch and transmitted to Mayo Clinic are of sufficient quality to guide a person's care.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT05324566
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Kidney Failure, Acute
Effect of Erythropoietin (EPO) in Kidney After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether erythropoietin is effective in preventing acute kidney dysfunction after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.
- Trial name
- EPO-CABG (NCT00654992)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin-Beta, Normal Saline
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction - HFpEF, Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction - HFrEF
Developing Imaging And plasMa biOmarkers iN Describing Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (DIAMONDHFpEF)
The investigators wish to test a hypothesis that patients with HFpEF have different characteristics on echo, cardiac MRI and plasma protein \& chemical profiles compared to HFrEF and healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction - HFpEF, Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction - HFrEF, Healthy Controls Group - Age and Sex-matched
- Trial name
- DIAMONDHFpEF (NCT03050593)
- Testing
- MRI scan, Echo scan
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leicester
Pacemaker Complication, Congestive Heart Failure
Optimised Pacing Program
Permanent pacemakers are a common treatment for slow heart beats. In the UK 300,000 people have a pacemaker, and each year another 36,000 receive them. All of these patients are usually seen yearly to have their device checked.
- Trial name
- OPT-pace (NCT01819662)
- Testing
- Enhanced standard management, Optimised heart failure management, Standard management
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,793 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds