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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000556044
ACTRN12610000556044
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In patients who have been admitted with worsening of their heart failure, does continuous positive airway pressure compared to oxygen result in an improvement in lung function?

Professor Matthew Naughton0 sites100 target enrollmentJuly 9, 2010

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Heart Failure
Sponsor
Professor Matthew Naughton
Enrollment
100
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 9, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Professor Matthew Naughton

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients admitted to The Alfred with the diagnosis of an exacerbation of cardiac failure
  • Previous diagnosis of heart failure based on echocardiography
  • Stable clinical status: Respiratory Rate\<35, oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry (SpO2\) \> 84% on room air, systolic blood pressure \>90mmHg, clinically well perfused and able to talk sentences
  • Co\-operative, able to give consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • History of chronic lung disease requiring long term (\>4 weeks) treatment
  • Severe renal (requiring dialysis) or neurological disease
  • Recent myocardial infarction (\< 6 weeks)
  • Require intravenous inotropes

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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