Clinical trials: Left Ventricular Function
Mitral Valve Insufficiency, Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Ertugliflozin for Functional Mitral Regurgitation
In patients with heart failure (HF) and left ventricular (LV) dilation, adverse LV remodeling causes tethering of mitral valve (MV) preventing sufficient coaptation of normal leaflets and resulting in functional MR.
- Trial name
- EFFORT (NCT04231331)
- Testing
- Ertugliflozin
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Heart Failure
International Study to Determine if AdreView Heart Function Scan Can be Used to Identify Patients With Mild or Moderate Heart Failure (HF) That Benefit From Implanted Medical Device
This is an event-driven Phase IIIb, multicentre, randomised, clinical study to demonstrate the efficacy of AdreView™ imaging for appropriately guiding the decision of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation, in…
- Trial name
- ADMIRE-ICD (NCT02656329)
- Testing
- Iobenguane I -123 Injection, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Thyroid blocking
- Where
- 94 sites in United States, Canada and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 395 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Heart Failure
Effect of Elamipretide on Left Ventricular Function in Subjects With Stable Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
This was a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose study in subjects with stable heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
- Trial name
- NCT02788747
- Testing
- 4 mg elamipretide, 40 mg elamipretide
- Where
- 15 sites in Italy, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Stealth BioTherapeutics Inc.
Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Effect of Saxagliptin Treatment on Myocardial Fat Content, and Monocyte Inflammation
The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of saxagliptin, an anti-diabetes medication, on hepatic and myocardial fat content and monocyte inflammation in patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT).
- Trial name
- NCT01548651
- Testing
- Saxagliptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Myocardial Infarction, Iron-deficiency
An Open Study on the Efficacy of Iron Therapy Using iv Iron Relative to Oral Iron for Increasing LV Systolic Function
The OPERA-MI trial evaluates the effect of i.v. ferric carboxymaltose compared to the effect of oral iron, on left ventricular systolic function.
- Trial name
- OPERA-MI (NCT05309499)
- Testing
- ferric carboxymaltose, ferrous sulphate
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Kazan State Medical University
Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure
Vasodilator Therapy for Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
The main objective is to test the effect of prolonged therapy (24 weeks) with isosorbide dinitrate ± hydralazine on arterial wave reflections (primary endpoint).
- Trial name
- NCT01516346
- Testing
- Isosorbide Dinitrate, Isosorbide Dinitrate + Hydralazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
HIV Infections
Heart Function in HIV-Negative Children Exposed to HIV and HAART
HIV-uninfected children born to HIV+ women have low level heart problems at birth which may predispose them to heart failure, arrythmias and heart attack later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT01107834
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiorenal Syndrome
Nesiritide and Renal Function After the Total Artificial Heart
The prevalence of renal dysfunction after implantation of the artificial heart is high. The infusion of exogenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) after implantation of the total artificial heart (TAH) improves renal function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01836809
- Testing
- nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Heart Failure
The Effects of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Cardiac Oxygen Consumption and Efficiency of Cardiac Work in Heart Failure Patients
This is a phase IV, prospective, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group study. The study assessed the effects of 6 weeks of stable sacubitril/valsartan therapy, as compared with valsartan therapy, on the…
- Trial name
- TurkuPET (NCT03300427)
- Testing
- sacubitril/valsatran, valsartan
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
HER2 Positive Breast Cancer, Left Ventricular Function Systolic Dysfunction
Cardiac Safety Study in Patients With HER2 + Breast Cancer
HER2 positive breast cancer cells have more HER2 receptor (a protein on the surface of cells) than normal breast cells. Approximately 30% of patients with breast cancer have HER2 positive breast cancer.
- Trial name
- SAFE-HEaRt (NCT01904903)
- Testing
- Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab, Ado Trastuzumab Emtansine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
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
Post MI Left Ventricular Dysfunction
IdeNtifying High riSk Patients Post Myocardial Infarction With REduced Left Ventricular Function Using External Loop Recorders (INSPIRE-ELR Study)
The purpose of the INSPIRE-ELR study is to characterize arrhythmias in post MI low EF (≤35%) patients in the acute phase (at discharge from hospital after index MI) and chronic phase (at 8-10 weeks after index MI) and to…
- Trial name
- INSPIRE-ELR (NCT01995552)
- Testing
- External Loop Recorder
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic BRC
Renal Dialysis, Hemodiafiltration
Effect of Intradialytic Exercise on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Hemodialysis Patients
Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis, largely due to structural cardiac changes associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Renal Dialysis, Hemodiafiltration, Diastolic Dysfunction, Kidney Failure
- Trial name
- EXE-HDF (NCT06584734)
- Testing
- Not exercise, Exercise during hemodiafiltration session
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Hemodynamic Comparison of Tissue Aortic Valves
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Assess for hemodynamic differences at rest and with exercise between three clinically available tissue aortic valves. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01635244
- Testing
- Aortic valve replacement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
The Use of Ranolazine for Atrial Fibrillation and Diastolic Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of ranolazine in the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation in post-cardioversion patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.
- Trial name
- RAD HF (NCT01887353)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
Human Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) (or Nesiritide) to Help Heart, Kidney and Humoral Function.
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects of cardiac hormone replacement with SQ (subcutaneous or under the skin) injection of BNP (brain natriuretic peptide, a hormone produced by the heart) on the pumping…
- Trial name
- NCT00405548
- Testing
- BNP (nesiritide)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of Exenatide on Liver and Heart Fat and Inflammation
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of exenatide on liver and heart (myocardial) fat and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01951651
- Testing
- Exenatide, Glipizide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Heart Failure
Right Ventricular Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Continuous-flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Exercise capacity in continous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) patients remains severely reduced post-implant. While the effect of right ventricular (RV) failure early after pump implantation, and its effect on…
- Trial name
- NCT02658136
- Testing
- Cardiac Computed tomography
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Finn Gustafsson
Heart Failure
Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist for the Treatment of Heart Failure in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Heart failure remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Many patients with heart failure receive support from a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) at some point in the course of their disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02547766
- Testing
- Anakinra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
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