Clinical trials: Ventricular Dysfunction
Transfusional Iron Overload, Transfusional Hemosiderosis
Evaluating Use of Deferasirox as Compared to Deferoxamine in Treating Cardiac Iron Overload
This is a clinical research study in patients who have iron overload in the heart due to chronic blood transfusions. The study will have 2 treatment groups and will compare the safety and efficacy of chelation therapy with a…
- Trial name
- CORDELIA (NCT00600938)
- Testing
- Core Study: Deferasirox, Core Study: Deferoxamine, Extension: deferoxamine to deferasirox
- Where
- 21 sites in Canada, China and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 197 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Congestive Heart Failure, Insulin Resistance
Metformin in Insulin Resistant Left Ventricular (LV) Dysfunction (TAYSIDE Trial)
Will metformin improve exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients who has insulin resistance (pre-diabetic- means before they become diabetic)?
- Trial name
- TAYSIDE (NCT00473876)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Left Ventricular Dysfunction
Use of Adult Autologous Stem Cells in Treating People 2 to 3 Weeks After Having a Heart Attack (The Late TIME Study)
More than 1 million Americans suffer heart attacks each year. Although current treatments are able to stabilize the condition of the heart, none is able to restore heart function as it was prior to the heart attack.
- Trial name
- NCT00684060
- Testing
- Adult stem cells
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston