Active clinical trials for "Heart Failure"

To evaluate the pharmacokinetic properties and safety of "BR1016A" and "BR1016B" in healthy adults.

Background: Regular physical activity is an evidence-based adjuvant therapy of chronic heart failure or chronic lung diseases. Structured exercise training is safe, increases exercise capacity and quality of life, relieves symptoms and reduces hospitalization rates. Even a trend towards reduction of mortality has been identified. However, dyspnea and fatigue, typical symptoms of heart or lung failure, force patients to physical inactivity which fatally aggravates deconditioning and exercise intolerance, leading to an increased risk of hospitalization and a loss of independence and quality of life. To break through this vicious circle physical activity must be restored, since exercise intolerance can be successfully improved by physical training. Purpose: This study will address the challenging task of remobilizing patients with advanced chronic lung or heart failure in a functional New York Heart Association class III-IV by using an externally physically-supported exosuit movement therapy. This soft, wearable robot (fig. 1) assists mobilization according to individual needs by activating neuromuscular feedback systems, promoting physical activity and preventing early physical exhaustion. The investigators hypotheses that an exosuit-supported training increases exercise capacity and quality of life in a greater degree than non-supported training. Methods: The study will consist of two parts investigating i) the feasibility, tolerance and safety (n= 30) and ii) the efficacy of an exosuit device-supported training (n=30). In i) patients will perform a walking test and a set of everyday life skills or participate in a standardized rehabilitation sports program. In ii) patients will be randomized in a 2:1 ratio for an exosuit-supported or non-supported exercise training protocol, training 3 units per week for 8 weeks. Assessment of outcome will be performed by various functional, mobility and endurance tests, questionnaires and clinical parameters. Furthermore, the transfer of regained motor and balance skills to everyday life will be analyzed.

The purpose of this clinical investigation is to evaluate the performance and safety of the HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (HM3 LVAS) To support obtaining CE Mark for the HM3 LVAS in Europe, a multi-center clinical study will be conducted in multiple countries. The clinical study will be conducted in compliance with the Declaration of Helsinki, ICH/GCP and EN ISO 14155:2011 Requirements for Clinical Investigations and in accordance with country-specific requirements, under one clinical study protocol. This study will evaluate the performance of the HM3 LVAS, side effects and undesirable conditions within acceptable risks and weigh them against the intended performance of HM3 LVAS in accordance with Essential Requirements 2, 5 and 16 of the Active Implantable Medical Device Directive 90/385/EEC (AIMDD).

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, unblinded, multi-center evaluation of safety and efficacy in patients implanted with a HeartWare® HVAD who receive improved blood pressure management. Subjects have chronic Stage D or NYHA Class IIIB/IV left ventricular failure who have received and failed optimal medical therapy, and who are ineligible for cardiac transplantation.

The purpose of the VANGUARD study is to demonstrate the safety of Vagal Nerve Stimulation for the treatment of congestive heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and to report secondary measures of efficacy.

Preliminary data suggest a potential role for monitoring and up-titrate pharmacological therapy of plasma levels of antigen carbohydrate 125 (CA125) following and admission for acute heart failure (AHF). This study will evaluate the effect of a CA125-guided management strategy versus standard therapy on the composite endpoint of 1-year all-cause mortality or readmission for AHF in patients recently discharged for AHF.

SODIUM-HF is a multicenter clinical trial in ambulatory patients with chronic HF to evaluate the efficacy of a low sodium containing diet on a composite clinical outcome composed of of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular hospitalizations and cardiovascular emergency department visits. The hypothesis of this study is that patients following a low-sodium containing diet will have fewer clinical events (fewer hospital readmissions or emergency department visits, longer survival) than those randomized to Usual Care.

The RED-HART is a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled study of Anakinra (IL-1 blocker) in patients with recently decompensated heart failure to determine the safety and efficacy in terms of aerobic exercise capacity and ventilatory efficiency measured with a cardiopulmonary exercise test.

The dual blockade of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and an angiotensin-receptor blocker used together in heart failure patients has been demonstrated to be beneficial. However, the dual inhibition has not been studied during heart failure decompensation or even when low cardiac output is present. The objective of this study was to assess the effects of add-on therapy with angiotensin receptor blocker on plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels and hemodynamic measurements in heart failure patients with low cardiac output during hospitalization for decompensation. This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether traditional Chinese medicine as complementary treatment is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic heart failure.