Clinical trials: Pathologic Murmurs
Hypertension
Safety/Efficacy of Combo Therapy With Aliskiren & Hydrochlorothiazide vs Therapy With Hydrochlorothiazide Alone in Patients With Hypertension
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination therapy of aliskiren/hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 150/25 mg and 300/25 mg compared with HCTZ 25 mg in patients with hypertension who do not show…
- Trial name
- NCT00387517
- Testing
- Aliskiren/HCTZ
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 726 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Comparison of 3D Monitored Changes of Left Atrial Volume Before and After Ablation With Conventional Transesophageal Echocardiography
Assessment of Left Atrial Mechanical Function With a True 3D Ultrasouns Arry and Comparison With the Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography
Chronic atrial fibrillation is a challenging arrhythmia requiring additional radiofrequency ablation besides pulmonary vein isolation. Atrial contractility in these patients is often impaired.
- Trial name
- NCT03331029
- Testing
- transesophageal investigation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich
Heart Murmurs, Fever
Modifications of Heart Murmurs and Cardiac Output During Fever
The combination of fever and auscultation of a heart murmur suggests the diagnosis of endocarditis. However, fever itself increases cardiac output and could therefore modify heart sounds.
- Trial name
- FeMur (NCT04306991)
- Testing
- Auscultation using an electronic stethoscope (EKO CORE 4)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Heart Valve Diseases, Aortic Valve Disease
Rapid Non-invasive Detection of Aortic Stenosis
Avicena is developing new non-invasive methods (hardware and software) for diagnosis of a variety of heart conditions. This study is designed to compare data obtained using Avicena's device, the Vivio, to data obtained from…
- Conditions
- Heart Valve Diseases, Aortic Valve Disease, Heart Murmurs
- Trial name
- NCT04024566
- Testing
- Vivio System
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Ventric Health, LLC
Heart Murmurs
: A Prospective Study Investigating the Use of the Eko CORE and Eko DUO Electronic Stethoscopes in Pediatric Patients.
The Eko CORE and DUO stethoscopes are FDA approved electronic devices which have the capacity to record heart sounds. This study will utilize these devices to see if they can differentiate between pathologic and innocent heart…
- Trial name
- NCT04317521
- Testing
- Use of EKO Core and EKO Duo electronic stethoscopes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Hypertension
Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurement With an Omron HEM-907 Device in a Clinical Setting and a Research Setting
Automated office blood pressure (AOBP) devices are recommended for high blood pressure diagnosis. One of those devices is the Omron HEM-907 (Omron Healthcare).
- Trial name
- OMRONHEM-907 (NCT03360669)
- Testing
- Sequence: Clinical/Research, Sequence: Research/Clinical
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherches Cliniques de Montreal
Diastolic Dysfunction, Coronary Artery Disease
Study of the Effect of Inhaled Anesthetics on Diastolic Heart Function Using a Doppler-derived Efficiency Index
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of inhaled anesthetic drugs upon diastolic heart function (heart suction and filling performance) in patients who are undergoing coronary bypass surgery.
- Conditions
- Diastolic Dysfunction, Coronary Artery Disease, General Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT00907439
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation
Phono- and Electrocardiogram Assisted Detection of Valvular Disease
The diagnosis of valvular heart disease (VHD), or its absence, invariably requires cardiac imaging. A familiar and inexpensive tool to assist in the diagnosis or exclusion of significant VHD could both expedite access to…
- Conditions
- Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, Heart Murmurs, Valvular Heart Disease
- Trial name
- PEA-Valve (NCT03458806)
- Testing
- AS Algorithm 1, AS Algorithm 2, MR Algorithm 1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Hemodynamics
The Effect of Age on the Hemodynamic Response During Rest and Exercise in Healthy Humans
Primary: To observe how hemodynamic parameters are affected by age during rest and exercise in healthy humans. Furthermore, how an acute fluid challenge changes hemodynamic parameters.
- Trial name
- HemReX (NCT01974557)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finn Gustafsson
Chest Pain
Understanding Pediatric Chest Pain and Other Symptoms
The causes of pediatric pain are often not the same for every child. Most children who visit a cardiology specialist with complaints of chest or other somatic pain have no known medical diagnosis to explain their symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT00166231
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Heart Failure
Effects of Aliskiren, Ramipril, and the Combination on Levels of Angiotensin II in Patients With Decompensated Systolic Heart Failure
In addition to the blood pressure lowering effects of aliskiren, it may have beneficial effects on blocking the so called RAAS (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system) at the tissue level.
- Trial name
- ESCAPE-SHF (NCT00923156)
- Testing
- aliskiren, ramipril
- Where
- 16 sites in Germany, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Heart Murmurs
EKO SENSORA: Detecting Clinically Significant Murmurs
The Eko Artificial Intelligence (AI) has primarily been evaluated in the primary care setting. The digital stethoscope records a phonocardiogram of heart sounds of the patient and uses machine learning artificial intelligence to…
- Trial name
- EkoNM (NCT06155643)
- Testing
- Eko Sensora
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health South
Chronic Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Human Neuregulin-1 to Treat Stable Chronic Heart Failure
The mortality of chronic heart failure patients remains high. Recombinant human Neuregulin-1 (rhNRG-1, also called Neucardin) is a 61 amino acid peptide that acts directly on damaged heart muscle cells to restore their structure…
- Trial name
- ZS-01-210 (NCT01251406)
- Testing
- rhNRG-1 Dose 1, rhNRG-1 Dose 2
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Zensun Sci. & Tech. Co., Ltd.
Hearth Failure, Systolic
Blind Assessment of the Concordance Between the Administered Treatment and the Recommendations of a Medical Algorithm Decision Support Software in Systolic Heart Failure
The PREMEDIC is a prospective, observational study. Patients hospitalized for Systolic Heart Failure will be enrolled and health data will be collected at hospital admission and during hospital stay.
- Trial name
- PREMEDIC (NCT02900547)
- Testing
- Patients with systolic heart failure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Heart Murmurs, Pathologic Murmurs
eMurmur ID - Clinical Performance Evaluation
The differentiation between innocent and pathologic murmurs through traditional auscultation can often be challenging, which in the end makes the diagnosis strongly dependent on the clinitians experience and clinical expertise.
- Conditions
- Heart Murmurs, Pathologic Murmurs, Innocent Murmurs, Congenital Heart Defect
- Trial name
- NCT03227848
- Testing
- Automated Heart Murmur Detection AI
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CSD Labs GmbH
Atrial Fibrillation
Tulane iPredict, Prevent Study to Evaluate the Progression of Atrial Myopathy.
To evaluate the progression of atrial myopathy through wearable devices and cardiac imaging.
- Trial name
- TiPP (NCT04703166)
- Testing
- Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Hypertension
A Study Comparing the Response of Patients With Hypertension to Amlodipine or Amlodipine Plus Benazepril.
Comparison of the safety and efficacy of the combination of amlodipine/Benazepril to amlodipine monotherapy in patients with non-essential hypertension, not controlled on amlodipine alone.
- Trial name
- NCT00171366
- Testing
- amlodipine/benazepril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,422 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Congestive Heart Failure, Diastole
Aldosterone Antagonism in Diastolic Heart Failure
The primary purpose of this study is to determine whether eplerenone has a beneficial effect on improving exercise ability in patients with diastolic heart failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00108251
- Testing
- Eplerenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Hypertension
Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important public health concern. It is highly prevalent, the prevalence may be increasing, and it is a risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, especially coronary heart disease, stroke…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT01206062)
- Testing
- Intensive control of SBP, Standard control of SBP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Heart Murmurs, Mitral Valve Prolapse
Automated Algorithm Based Analysis of Phonocardiograms of Newborns
The purpose of this double-blind pivotal clinical utility study is to determine on a large patient population whether heart murmurs can be reliably detected with high sensitivity and specificity using a locked, automated…
- Conditions
- Heart Murmurs, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Systolic Murmurs
- Trial name
- NCT02105480
- Testing
- Computer aided auscultation (CAA)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CSD Labs GmbH