Clinical trials: Lung; Congestive
Cardiomyopathy, Congestive, Pulmonary Hypertension
Characterization of the Liver Parenchyma Using Parametric T1 and T2 Magnetic Resonance Relaxometry
To determine normal T1 and T2 values of the liver, and to assess the impact of age and gender To determine the relation between markers of right heart decompensation and T1/T2 values of the liver in patients with pulmonary…
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Congestive, Pulmonary Hypertension, Constrictive Pericarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Trial name
- NCT04623528
- Testing
- T1 and T2 relaxometry of the liver parenchyma
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure Chronic
RELIEVE-HFrEF TRIAL: REducing Lung congestIon Symptoms Using the v-wavE Shunt in adVancEd Heart Failure With Reduced EF
This study will evaluate the V-Wave Ventura Interatrial shunt. The Shunt is a small, hourglass-shaped device implanted in the dividing wall (septum) between the right and left atria (top chambers) of the heart placed during a…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction, Heart Failure Chronic, Heart Failure New York Heart Association Class III, Heart Failure Congestive
- Trial name
- RELIEVE-HFrEF (NCT07696975)
- Testing
- Implantation of the V-Wave Interatrial shunt
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- V-Wave Ltd
Pulmonary Congestion
Thoracic Fluid Assessment by Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Bioimpedance
Heart failure (HF) is a major health problem, which is characterized by reduced cardiac function leading to pulmonary congestion. Most episodes of acute HF requiring unplanned hospitalization are due to pulmonary congestion.
- Trial name
- NCT02364193
- Testing
- MRI, Gd-CA, BIS ImpediMed™ SFB7
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease
Care Transitions for Complex Patient - Cycle 1 and Cycle 2
The purpose of this study is to improve patient care and safety while decreasing ED visit rates by sending specific information about care transitions related to hospital admission and discharge and emergency department and…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01039324
- Testing
- Reports, Reports and Notices, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,422 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pulmonary Hypertension, Valvular Heart Disease
Evaluating Right Ventricular (RV) Size and Function Using the Upper Valley RV Algorithm and Novel Imaging Modalities
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of three methods for measuring right ventricular size and function including the Philips Novel RV quantification technologies (RV Heart Model volumetric…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Valvular Heart Disease, Congenital Heart Disease, Congestive Heart Failure
- Trial name
- UVRV (NCT03935178)
- Testing
- Measuring Right Ventricular Size and Function
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
CHF - Congestive Heart Failure, COPD
Transitional Care Model Evaluation 2020
The study is a randomized controlled trial to estimate the effects of the transitional care model (TCM) on hospital admissions and patients' experience during the year following the patient's qualifying discharge.
- Conditions
- CHF - Congestive Heart Failure, COPD, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- TCM2020 (NCT04212962)
- Testing
- Transitional care model (TCM), Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 962 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Evaluation of Blood Flow Patterns in Lung Blood Vessels Using Ultrasound Technique in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure
Historically, transthoracic Doppler echocardiography has been unable to provide interpretable data of blood flow within the lung parenchyma because of air attenuation of Doppler signals.
- Trial name
- NCT01744210
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Echosense Ltd.
Congestive Heart Failure
The Effect of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure on Pulmonary Clearance of Free Radical Loaded White Blood Cells and Platelets in Congestive Heart Failure Patients Before and After Biventricular Pacing
1. To assess whether a correlation exist between the degree of pulmonary clearance of free radical positive white bloodcells and platelets and the degree of pulmonary congestion in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients 2.
- Trial name
- OXIS-PACING (NCT00716885)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
Pulmonary Edema, Dyspnea
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Acute Pulmonary Edema
The investigators hypothesise that CPAP + pharmaceutical treatment, compared to pharmaceutical treatment alone, improves the respiratory and hemodynamic status of the patients before H2 after the inclusion time and decreases the…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Edema, Dyspnea, Paroxysmal, Congestive Heart Failure
- Trial name
- CPAP (NCT00554580)
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), usual care of acute pulmonary oedema
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Heart Failure
Acute Effects of Furosemide on Hemodynamics and Pulmonary Congestion in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.
Intravenous (IV) loop diuretics have been a key component in treating pulmonary edema since the 1960s and has a Class 1 recommendation in the 2021 guidelines for acute heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT06024889
- Testing
- Furosemide Injection
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Grand
Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure
Expanding Access to Home-Based Palliative Care
This study will test the effectiveness of integrating an evidence-based model of home-based palliative (HBPC) within primary care clinics on patient and caregiver outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03128060
- Testing
- Home-based palliative care, Enhanced usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
An Evaluation of Home-Based Telemedicine Services
Tele-home health care, which providers for video interactions between home-based veterans and home care nurses, is a potentially useful adjunct to home care services.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00105846
- Testing
- Home care telemedicine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs