Clinical trials: Heart Failure Systolic
Heart Failure, Congestive, Myocardial Infarction
IMPROVE HF: Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting
The purpose of this study is to characterize current management of patients with either heart failure or prior myocardial infarction and left ventricular dysfunction and to assess the effect of education, specific clinical…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Congestive, Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Trial name
- IMPROVE-HF (NCT00303979)
- Where
- 144 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34,810 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Systolic Heart Failure (NYHA II-III)
Safety and Efficacy of Doxycycline in Patients With Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure are highly influenced by the presence of systemic inflammation. Doxycycline is a FDA-approved drug to treat bacterial infections which also shows powerful anti-inflammatory effects.
- Trial name
- DOXY-HF (NCT01935622)
- Testing
- Doxycycline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Heart Failure
The Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan Compared to Valsartan on LV Remodelling in Asymptomatic LV Systolic Dysfunction After MI
Prior to reperfusion therapy, the major therapeutic breakthrough in myocardial infarction was the demonstration that ACE inhibitors or ARBs, given to prevent adverse "remodelling" (progressive dilatation and decline in systolic…
- Trial name
- RECOVER-LV (NCT03552575)
- Testing
- sacubitril/valsartan, Valsartan
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Premature Ventricular Contractions, Congestive Heart Failure
Early Elimination of Premature Ventricular Contractions in Heart Failure
Premature ventricular contractions (PVC) are a very common irregular heart beat (arrhythmias) even in patients without heart disease. Frequent PVCs are thought to occur in about 1-4% of the general population.
- Trial name
- EVAC-HF (NCT01757067)
- Testing
- PVC ablation
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Heart Failure
The Darlington Retrospective Outpatient Study
Having heart failure means the heart is unable to pump blood around the body effectively. This reduces life expectancy and hinders normal daily activities.
- Trial name
- DROPSY (NCT01013883)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 509 people
- Sponsor
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Sick Sinus Syndrome, Complete Heart Block
Perioperative Antibiotic Therapy to Prevent Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections.
The number of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) implanted each year has grown rapidly over the past two decades. CIED infections, defined as infections involving the generator implant site (pocket) and/or…
- Conditions
- Sick Sinus Syndrome, Complete Heart Block, Syncope, Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
- Trial name
- ENVELOPE (NCT02809131)
- Testing
- polymixin/bacitracin, cephalexin, or levofloxacin, or clindamycin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Congestive Heart Failure
A Study to Compare the Effects of Coreg CR and Coreg IR on Heart Function in Subjects With Stable Chronic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine if Coreg CR is as effective as Coreg IR in improving heart function in subjects with stable chronic heart failure.
- Trial name
- COMPARE (NCT00323037)
- Testing
- carvedilol controlled release, carvedilol immediate release
- Where
- 75 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- CTI-1, LLC
Heart Failure
Effects of Aliskiren, Ramipril, and the Combination on Levels of Angiotensin II in Patients With Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure
In addition to the blood pressure lowering effects of aliskiren, it may have beneficial effects on blocking the so called RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) at the tissue level.
- Trial name
- ESCAPE-SHF (NCT00923156)
- Testing
- aliskiren, ramipril
- Where
- 16 sites in Germany, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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)
Diastolic Heart Failure, Hypertensive Heart Disease
Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension(DASH) Sodium-restricted Diet in Diastolic Heart Failure
Heart failure with preserved systolic function (HF-PSF, or 'diastolic heart failure') accounts for half of hospitalizations for heart failure in patients over the age of 65.
- Trial name
- DASH-DHF (NCT00939640)
- Testing
- DASH/sodium-restricted diet (SRD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Heart Failure; With Decompensation
Compression Wraps as Adjuvant Therapy in Management of Acute Systolic Heart Failure
There will be two populations in this study: control group, and intervention group. These groups will undergo propensity matching to account for confounders and minimize selection bias.
- Trial name
- CATAS-HF (NCT04095416)
- Testing
- ACE compression wrap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Systolic Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
ECG for Programming in CRT
Patients with heart failure and left bundle branch block benefit from Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) that delivers pacing from right ventricle (RV) and left ventricle (LV) synchronously, resulting in electrical…
- Conditions
- Systolic Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, Electrocardiography
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT03936608)
- Testing
- Programming individualized RV-LV pacing offset to optimize ECG, Nominally programming CRT device without RV-LV offset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Heart Failure, Heart Failure Hospitalization
Teach-Back Discharge Education to Improve Self-Care and Reduce 30-Day Readmissions in Heart Failure Patients
This study aimed to improve how patients with heart failure understand and manage their condition after leaving the hospital. Many heart failure patients are readmitted within 30 days due to confusion about their discharge…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure Hospitalization, Readmission, Hospital
- Trial name
- NCT07280208
- Testing
- Teach-Back Discharge Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Congestive Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Heart Failure - The SchlaHF-Registry
Objective target of the registry is to investigate the prevalence of SDB as well as the clinical characteristics of patients with and without SDB as well as the predominant type of sdb.
- Trial name
- SchlaHF (NCT01500759)
- Where
- 199 sites in Australia, Germany
- Volunteers
- 6,876 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Diastolic Dysfunction, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Effects of Levosimendan in Patients Eligible for Aortic Valve Replacement With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
This is a clinical, randomised, double-blinded study in which patients eligible for aortic valve replacement are enrolled. Patients receive infusion of either levosimendan or placebo 4 hours prior to surgery and until the end of…
- Trial name
- NCT01188369
- Testing
- levosimendan
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Systolic Function
Dapagliflozin Effect on Symptoms and Biomarkers in Patients With Heart Failure
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of dapagliflozin, as compared with placebo, on heart failure disease-specific biomarkers, symptoms, health status, and quality of life in patients with chronic heart…
- Trial name
- DEFINE-HF (NCT02653482)
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 263 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Luke's Health System
Congestive Heart Failure
Louisiana State University Health Care Sciences Division (LSU HSCD) Tele-Health Projects: Adult CHF Patient Population
The purpose of this research study is to see whether a tele-health intervention can improve health, functioning status, emotional status, quality of life, and patient satisfaction for patients with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)…
- Trial name
- TeleHealth:CHF (NCT01148563)
- Testing
- Tele-health Monitoring
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Congestive Heart Failure
Irbesartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Systolic Function (I-Preserve)
The purpose of this clinical research study is to learn if Irbesartan is superior to placebo in reducing mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in subjects with heart failure with preserved systolic function.
- Trial name
- NCT00095238
- Testing
- Irbesartan
- Where
- 229 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 4,128 people
- Sponsor
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
Heart Failure, Reduced Ejection Fraction
Study on the Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Physical Activity and Sleep in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of initiation of sacubitril/valsartan vs enalapril treatment on objective measures of both waking activity and sleep in subjects with heart failure with reduced ejection…
- Trial name
- AWAKE-HF (NCT02970669)
- Testing
- sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696), enalapril
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Congestive Heart Failure, Left Bundle Branch Block
MIRACLE EF Clinical Study
This study is looking at whether the electrical treatment provided by a special type of pacemaker called a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) pacemaker may keep a patient's heart failure from getting worse.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Left Bundle Branch Block, Systolic Heart Failure
- Trial name
- MIRACLE EF (NCT01735916)
- Testing
- CRT-P Implant, CRT-P OFF
- Where
- 73 sites in United States, India and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure