Clinical trials: Ventricular Failure
Heart Failure, Healthcare Associated Infection
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Infection Prevention Survey
Annually, more than 250,000 patients in the U.S. with end-stage heart failure stand to benefit from ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Healthcare Associated Infection, Ventricular Assist Device
- Trial name
- NCT03843021
- Testing
- VAD Infection Prevention Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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.
Arterial Stiffness, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
Pulse Wave Analysis and Velocity in Patients With Chronic Renal Failure: a Cross-sectional Observational Study to Assess Association With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Uremic Toxins and Inflammation.
The aims of the presented study are as follows: 1. To evaluate the endothelial function and arterial stiffness in a large cohort of prevalent CKD patients by means of non-invasive applantion tonometry. 2.
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Trial name
- NCT01579032
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
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
Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Intimal Media Thickness
Association of Mean Platelet Volume and Cardiovascular Disease in Children With End Stage Renal Disease.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major risk factor for death in end stage renal diseases (ESRD). Approximately 80% of ESRD patients have some degrees of left ventricular abnormalities at initiation of dialysis.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Carotid Intimal Media Thickness, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Mean Platelet Volume
- Trial name
- NCT03759002
- Testing
- Imaging, Blood sampling
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiomyopathies and Heart Muscle Diseases: Cardiac Imaging in the Evaluation of Myocardial Fibrosis Transition
Heart scarring, also known as fibrosis, plays a major role in a lot of heart muscle abnormalities. These abnormalities of the heart muscle can lead to major issues such as symptoms of heart failure, dangerous heart rhythm…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Sarcoidosis, Hypertensive Heart Disease
- Trial name
- CHIEFTain (NCT06409585)
- Testing
- 68Ga-FAPI or 18F-AlF-FAPI cardiac PET-MR, Echocardiogram, Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Chronic Heart Failure, Ischemic Heart Disease
Echo Assessment of Intraventricular Dyssynchrony
Background. Clinical benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) have been clearly demonstrated in heart failure (HF) patients with severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and wide QRS at surface electrocardiogram.
- Conditions
- Chronic Heart Failure, Ischemic Heart Disease, Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT00646243)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 336 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Italian Society of Cardiology
Cardiopulmonary Failure, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
COR-INSIGHT: Optimizing Cardiovascular and Cardiopulmonary Outcomes with AI-Driven Multiplexed Indications Using COR ECG Wearable
The COR-INSIGHT trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Peerbridge COR advanced ambulatory ECG wearables (COR 1.0 and COR 2.0) in accurately and non-invasively detecting cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary conditions using…
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Failure, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Heart Decompensation, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- COR-INSIGHT (NCT06763549)
- Testing
- SUBPROTOCOL A, SUBPROTOCOL B, SUBPROTOCOL C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peerbridge Health, Inc
Aortic Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis
Evaluation of the Inflammatory Response in Post-operated Aortic Valve Replacement Patients.
Background Calcification of the aortic valve affects more than 26% of adult patients over 65 years of age and is the main indication for valve replacement in the United States of America.
- Conditions
- Aortic Valve Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Calcification, Prosthetic Valve Malfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04557345
- Testing
- Determination of cytokines, Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiogram
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Contractile Reserve in HF
Right ventricle dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension are related to a worse prognosis in patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) or with normal left ventricular ejection fraction…
- Trial name
- RISE-HF (NCT05797584)
- Testing
- Dobutamine, Passive leg raising
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
CRT Non-Response, LBBB
Left Ventricular Myocardial Work for Predicting Response to CRT
This study aims to establish the normal reference values for left ventricular myocardial work in healthy Chinese adults and the influencing factors.
- Conditions
- CRT Non-Response, LBBB, HF - Heart Failure, Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- CARE-MW (NCT07319065)
- Testing
- Ultrasound machine
- Where
- 82 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 3,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Hospital of China Medical University
Left Ventricular Failure, Unspecified
Daily Life Activities in Patients Treated With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Investigation of oxygen uptake during daily life activities in HF patients with and without LVADs.
- Trial name
- Act-VAD (NCT04732039)
- Testing
- Measurement of peak oxygen uptake
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
End Stage Heart Failure
Impact of LVAD Implantation on Micro- and Macrovascular Function
End stage heart failure is characterized by a critical inability of the heart to meet the organism's blood demand even under resting conditions.
- Trial name
- LVAD (NCT02174133)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie
Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Ventricular-Vascular Coupling in Heart Failure
This study will test the hypothesis that increases in ventricular-vascular stiffness can be demonstrated by arterial tonometry and echocardiography in subjects with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HF-nlEF)(i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00207220
- Testing
- arterial tonometry, echocardiography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Heart Failure
Assessing Systemic Circulation and LV Performance in Adults
Background There are significant limitations in the current approaches to assessing 2 important areas of cardiovascular physiology - the systemic circulation and left ventricular (LV) performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04347655
- Testing
- handgrip test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Thrombosis, Blood Coagulation Disorder
Dynamics of Platelet Activation in Patients With Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
Consenting patients with end-stage heart failure that are implanted with/candidates for implant of a short-term/durable mechanical circulatory support device (e.g.: percutaneous microaxial pumps (Impella), extracorporeal membrane…
- Conditions
- Thrombosis, Blood Coagulation Disorder, Platelet Thrombus, Platelet Dysfunction Due to Aspirin
- Trial name
- PASVAD (NCT03255928)
- Testing
- PAS assay, TGT
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
AI-ECG for Time-Resolved Prediction of HFrEF
This study aims to develop and validate a deep learning-based electrocardiogram (ECG) model for predicting the future risk of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiac Remodeling
- Trial name
- NCT07519434
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 286,709 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital