Patient Journey in Hospital With Heart Failure in Turkish Population

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Failure

• Registration Number: NCT02487056
• Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compose a national database of the etiologies, clinical and demographic characteristics, using diagnostic tests, precipitating and risk factors, management of from intensive care unit or coronary care unit to hospital discharge, length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospital, in-hospital mortality and discharge medications of hospitalized acute heart failure patients in Turkish population.

Detailed Description

The etiologies, precipitating factors, demographics, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of patients admitted in hospital with acute heart failure in Turkish population will be recorded.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-06-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-06-30
• Study First Posted: 2015-07-01
• Study Start: 2015-09
• Primary Completion: 2016-04
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Results First Submitted: 2017-07-25
• Results First Submitted QC: 2020-03-26
• Results First Posted: 2020-04-07
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1622

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients >18 years olds
• Clinical diagnosis of acute heart failure
• Admitted to the participating hospitals

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients <18 years old
• Patients with acute heart failure who are discharged from the emergency room without admission.
• Failure to obtain informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adherence to European Heart Failure Guideline	Admission to Hospital (Enrollment)	To assess number of patients managed and treated following the last European Heart Failure Guidelines

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Length of Hospitalisation	In-Hospital	Length of stay in hospital in Turkish population admitted to study
Mortality	1 month	All cause death

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ahmet Ekmekçi; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Turkey