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Cardiogenic ShockCardShockNCT01374867

CardShock Study and Registry

An observational study of Cardiogenic Shock, run by Helsinki University Central Hospital at 1 site in Finland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of CardShock Study is to recognise significant prognostic factors in order to detect patients with increased mortality risk to which one could possibly direct more intensive treatments. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Cardiogenic Shock
How many people
220 participants
Where
1 siteFinland
Study dates
Oct 2010to Dec 2013
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Hospitals

Who may be able to join

  • Cardiogenic shock with hypotension or severe low output syndrome within 6 hours from identification of it Clinical findings of cardiogenic shock: acute heart failure and
  • Hypotension (systolic blood pressure under 90mmHg despite adequate fluid challenge) over 30 min time
  • OR a need for vasopressor treatment (eg dopamine or norepinephrine) to maintain systolic blood pressure > 90mmHg
  • AND signs of hypoperfusion (either altered mental status, cool periphery, oliguria (< 0.5ml/kg/h for last six hours), or blood lactate > 2 mmol/l)
  • Age > 18 years
  • Written informed consent by patient or a close person or a relative if the patient is unable to give the consent on admission according to local regulations.

Who cannot join

  • Postoperative patients
  • Haemodynamically significant ongoing arrhythmia . (However, e.g. patient resuscitated from serious arrhythmia can be included if the arrhythmia is not ongoing at the time of detection of shock)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Finland1 site

  • Helsinki UCH

    Helsinki, FI-00029

Other trials in Finland

About this study

Official title: Pathophysiology and Prognostic Factors in Cardiogenic Shock - CardShock Study

The aim of CardShock Study is to recognise significant prognostic factors in order to detect patients with increased mortality risk to which one could possibly direct more intensive treatments.

The study will provide clinical, functional and invasive haemodynamic measures with systematic serial sampling and evaluation. In addition, the knowledge on the pathophysiology of cardiogenic shock is increased.

Read the detailed description

Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a life-threatening emergency situation with high hospital mortality up to 50%. Despite of better treatment strategies including early echocardiography, insertion of pulmonary artery catheter to optimize haemodynamic status, early revascularization therapy, and the use of intra-aortic balloon pump, the prognosis has remained poor and only 50% of patients are discharged alive from the hospital. Most commonly CS occurs after a massive ST-elevation myocardial infarction (AMI) - in 8% of AMIs. The importance of early clinical recognition of the developing CS is the crucial since over 2/3 of CS develop only after hospital admission. In addition, about 20% of the cardiogenic shock patients develop systemic inflammatory response syndrome resembling the clinical picture of septic shock. The clinical picture of CS ranges from florid shock to low-output state. The in-hospital length of stay and the costs of care are many times higher than in other shock or AMI patients

Despite the extreme clinical importance of CS, mostly descriptive parameters but not serial evaluation of biomarkers or clinical condition have been analysed. All in all, the scientific data are still very sparse.

Study design

European investigator initiated multicentre study. A minimum of 100 (up to 200) consecutive patients with cardiogenic shock will be recruited in the study. Standardized treatment protocols of the individual participating centres based on international guidelines on heart failure will be applied to every patient in the study. Coronary angiography with percutaneous coronary intervention, vasoactive and inotropic medication, pulmonary artery catheter and intra-aortic balloon pump are utilized when applicable. Echocardiographies and 14-lead ECG will be recorded. Demographic and clinical data as well as serial blood and urine samples (at up to 8 time points during CCU/ICU stay) are collected.

CardShock Registry The patients who are excluded from the study due to time from onset of shock longer than six hours are recorded to Registry (screening failure) log. These patients will form CardShock Registry which includes clinical data (including in-hospital mortality) but not study sampling nor post-discharge follow-up.

Keywords
Cardiogenic shock, Myocardial infarction, Low-output syndrome, Prognosis, Biomarkers, Pathophysiology
Medical subject headings
Shock, Cardiogenic, Myocardial Infarction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. All-cause mortality

    during follow-up additional analyses will be performed after ICU/CCU and total hospital stay,and at 90 and 180 days, In patients with impanted cardioverter defibrillator firing for fatal VTach or VFib is recorded

    Measured: participants will be followed for 1 year

  2. Major cardiac interventions and implantation of devices

    Heart transplant, CABG, valve surgery, PCI etc and implantation of devices LVADs, CRT, ICD etc are recorded during follow-up.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)

  1. Quality of life

    The patients will receive EQ5-D questionnaire in their own language and will be asked to fill it at 12 months

    Measured: 1-year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Jun 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startOct 2010
  3. Primary completionDec 2013
  4. Study completionDec 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
220 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01374867
Sponsor's protocol ID
117/13/03/01/2010
Acronym
CardShock
Status last verified
Jan 2014
First submitted
9 Jun 2011
Last updated
3 Jan 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Liao Y, Luo D, Zhang X, Liu T, Zhang C. Predictive value of age, estimated glomerular filtration rate and ejection fraction (AGEF) score for all-cause 90-day mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2025 Jun 1;26(6):269-279. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001729. Epub 2025 May 2.

    PubMed 40472170

  • Jantti T, Tarvasmaki T, Harjola VP, Pulkki K, Turkia H, Sabell T, Tolppanen H, Jurkko R, Hongisto M, Kataja A, Sionis A, Silva-Cardoso J, Banaszewski M, DiSomma S, Mebazaa A, Haapio M, Lassus J; CardShock investigators. Predictive value of plasma proenkephalin and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in acute kidney injury and mortality in cardiogenic shock. Ann Intensive Care. 2021 Feb 5;11(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s13613-021-00814-8.

    PubMed 33547528

  • Jantti T, Tarvasmaki T, Harjola VP, Parissis J, Pulkki K, Javanainen T, Tolppanen H, Jurkko R, Hongisto M, Kataja A, Sionis A, Silva-Cardoso J, Banaszewski M, Spinar J, Mebazaa A, Lassus J; CardShock investigators. Hypoalbuminemia is a frequent marker of increased mortality in cardiogenic shock. PLoS One. 2019 May 16;14(5):e0217006. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217006. eCollection 2019.

    PubMed 31095609

  • Tolppanen H, Rivas-Lasarte M, Lassus J, Sadoune M, Gayat E, Pulkki K, Arrigo M, Krastinova E, Sionis A, Parissis J, Spinar J, Januzzi J, Harjola VP, Mebazaa A; CardShock Investigators. Combined Measurement of Soluble ST2 and Amino-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Provides Early Assessment of Severity in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Coronary Syndrome. Crit Care Med. 2017 Jul;45(7):e666-e673. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000002336.

    PubMed 28403119

  • Tolppanen H, Rivas-Lasarte M, Lassus J, Sans-Rosello J, Hartmann O, Lindholm M, Arrigo M, Tarvasmaki T, Kober L, Thiele H, Pulkki K, Spinar J, Parissis J, Banaszewski M, Silva-Cardoso J, Carubelli V, Sionis A, Harjola VP, Mebazaa A. Adrenomedullin: a marker of impaired hemodynamics, organ dysfunction, and poor prognosis in cardiogenic shock. Ann Intensive Care. 2017 Dec;7(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s13613-016-0229-2. Epub 2017 Jan 4.

    PubMed 28050899

  • Harjola VP, Lassus J, Sionis A, Kober L, Tarvasmaki T, Spinar J, Parissis J, Banaszewski M, Silva-Cardoso J, Carubelli V, Di Somma S, Tolppanen H, Zeymer U, Thiele H, Nieminen MS, Mebazaa A; CardShock Study Investigators; GREAT network. Clinical picture and risk prediction of short-term mortality in cardiogenic shock. Eur J Heart Fail. 2015 May;17(5):501-9. doi: 10.1002/ejhf.260. Epub 2015 Mar 28.

    PubMed 25820680

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Cardiogenic Shock, run by Helsinki University Central Hospital at 1 site in Finland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Jan 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Finland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

All-cause mortality (time frame: participants will be followed for 1 year). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01374867, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Jan 2014.

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