Clinical trials: Cardiovascular Death
Heart Transplant
Donors After Circulatory Death Heart Trial
To evaluate the effectiveness of the OCS Heart System to resuscitate, preserve and assess hearts donated after circulatory death for transplantation to increase the pool of donor hearts available for transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03831048
- Testing
- OCS Heart System, Cold Storage
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Myocardial Infarction, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Effect of High Dose Fish Oil Supplementation After Recent Heart Attack Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Doctors use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to obtain detailed pictures of the inside of the body. This study will evaluate a new MRI technique in people who have recently had a heart attack.
- Trial name
- OmegaREMODEL (NCT00729430)
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil Supplements)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 358 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Death
Prevention of Cardiovascular Events (eg, Death From Heart or Vascular Disease, Heart Attack, or Stroke) in Patients With Prior Heart Attack Using Ticagrelor Compared to Placebo on a Background of Aspirin
This study is being carried out to see if a new drug called ticagrelor given twice daily in addition to the ASA therapy decreases the frequency of cardiovascular events (e.g., death from heart disease, heart attack, or stroke).
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Cardiovascular Death, Atherothrombosis, Stroke
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT01225562)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor 90 mg, Ticagrelor 60 mg
- Where
- 826 sites in United States, Argentina and 29 more
- Volunteers
- 21,379 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Sudden Cardiac Death
Assessment of Primary Prevention Patients Receiving An ICD - Systematic Evaluation of ATP
The primary objective is to understand the role of antitachycardia pacing (ATP) in primary prevention patients indicated for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy and programmed according to current guidance of…
- Trial name
- APPRAISE ATP (NCT02923726)
- Testing
- Arm 1 (ATP+Shock), Arm 2 (shock only)
- Where
- 134 sites in United States, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 2,692 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Death
A Comparative Study Between a Pre-hospital and an In-hospital Circulatory Support Strategy (ECMO) in Refractory Cardiac Arrest (APACAR2)
Cardiac arrest (CA) affects approximately 40,000 people in France. It is still a major cause of death in a young population. Management of CA is defined by international recommendations, detailed by learned societies in each…
- Trial name
- APACAR2 (NCT02527031)
- Testing
- ECMO Insertion on pre hospital setting, In Hospital ECMO
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Sudden Cardiac Death, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
LifeVest Safety and Efficacy in Real Life Settings in France
This post-market study is a prospective observational study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the LifeVest in real-life settings.
- Conditions
- Sudden Cardiac Death, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiac Event, Cardiac Arrythmias
- Trial name
- WEARIT-FR (NCT03319160)
- Testing
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,164 people
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
Prolonged QT Interval in EKG and Sudden Death
Influence of Progesterone Administration on Drug-Induced QT Interval Lengthening
Female sex is an independent risk factor for the potentially fatal drug-induced arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) known as torsades de pointes (TdP), which is associated with prolongation of the corrected QT (QTc) interval on the…
- Trial name
- NCT01929083
- Testing
- Progesterone, Ibutilide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Organ Transplant
DCD IIT: Evaluating the Safety of Utilizing Donor Hearts From Donation After Circulatory Death (DCD) Donors
The purpose the research is to evaluate whether patients who receive a Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) heart for cardiac transplantation using either normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) or direct procurement and…
- Trial name
- NCT05462041
- Testing
- DBD Donor Heart Transplantation, DCD Donor Heart Transplantation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction
Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry
This study explores the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators can impact mortality by reducing sudden death during the first three months after a heart attack in persons with high risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Death, Ventricular Tachycardia
- Trial name
- VEST (NCT01446965)
- Testing
- wearable defibrillator
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Coenzyme Q10 in Post-Cardiac Arrest Cerebral Resuscitation
Specific Aim #1: To determine if levels of CoQ10 are low post-cardiac arrest (CA). We will perform a prospective trial with the primary endpoint of describing the prevalence of low serum CoQ10 levels.
- Trial name
- NCT01319110
- Testing
- Coenzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
A Trial With Dronedarone to Prevent Hospitalization or Death in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
To assess the efficacy of dronedarone in preventing cardiovascular hospitalization or death from any cause in a population of high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL).
- Trial name
- ATHENA (NCT00174785)
- Testing
- dronedarone (SR33589)
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Argentina and 35 more
- Volunteers
- 4,628 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Moderate Risk of CVD
A Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Enteric-Coated Acetylsalicylic Acid in Patients at Moderate Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
The use of acetylsalicylic acid in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events has been extensively studied but to a lesser extent in patients with moderate levels of cardiovascular risk.
- Trial name
- ARRIVE (NCT00501059)
- Testing
- Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid, BAYE4465)
- Where
- 466 sites in United States, Germany and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 12,546 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Pan-Asia United States PrEvention of Sudden Cardiac Death Catheter Ablation Trial
The current standard of care for ventricular tachycardia (VT) includes the use of medicine called anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapy.
- Trial name
- PAUSE-SCD (NCT02848781)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Catheter Ablation
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, China and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Refractory To Shock With Beta Blockers: The SHOCK and BLOCK Trial
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of metoprolol, a "beta blocker," in treating patients in the hospital with a cardiac arrest. It will be given intravenously (given into a vein).
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Fibrillation, Tachycardia, Ventricular
- Trial name
- Shock n Block (NCT00401882)
- Testing
- Epinephrine, Metoprolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- David Haines, MD
Pulmonary Embolism
Breath Analysis Technique to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blockage in one of the arteries of the lungs, and is usually caused by a traveling blood clot. The D-dimer blood test is currently used to diagnose PEs, but it is not always accurate for individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT00368836
- Testing
- BreathScreen PE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 475 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Death, Congestive Heart Failure
Impact of Heart Failure Center Program on Cardiac Outcomes in Patients With Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a major public health problem worldwide. CHF carries a devastating prognosis, which resembles that of some types of malignant cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01416285
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 470 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
A Culturally Sensitive Values-Guided Aid for End of Life Decision-Making
The goal of this research agenda is to improve the quality of end-of-life care by explicitly identifying values that will guide the decision-making process, with a particular emphasis on the role of ethnic, racial and cultural…
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cirrhosis, Colon Carcinoma
- Trial name
- Aim3 (NCT00122135)
- Testing
- Values Inventory (VI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HF-rEF)
Study of Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 in Japanese Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of LCZ696 at a target dose of 200 mg b.i.d. compared to enalapril 10 mg b.i.d., in addition to the background heart failure (HF) treatment, on delaying time to first occurrence…
- Trial name
- PARALLEL-HF (NCT02468232)
- Testing
- LCZ696, Enalapril
- Where
- 49 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Chronic Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren and Aliskiren/Enalapril Combination on Morbidity-mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of both aliskiren monotherapy and aliskiren/enalapril combination therapy as compared to enalapril monotherapy, on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure…
- Trial name
- ATMOSPHERE (NCT00853658)
- Testing
- Enalapril, Aliskiren
- Where
- 806 sites in United States, Argentina and 42 more
- Volunteers
- 7,064 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Heart Failure, Anemia
RED-HF™ Trial - Reduction of Events With Darbepoetin Alfa in Heart Failure Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of treatment of anemia with darbepoetin alfa compared to placebo on the composite of time to death from any cause or first hospital admission for worsening heart failure in…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Anemia, Cardiovascular Disease, Ventricular Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT00358215
- Testing
- Darbepoetin alfa
- Where
- 754 sites in United States, Argentina and 34 more
- Volunteers
- 2,278 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen