Effect of Medical Treatment on Longitudinal Function of the Heart

• Conditions: Heart Function

• Registration Number: NCT02237794
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of medical treatment on longitudinal myocardial function. Patients who have been hospitalized for reasons other than heart disease will be examined with Transthoracic Cardiography before and after medical treatment to determine change in myocardial function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Study First Submitted: 2014-09-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-09-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-09
• Study First Posted: 2014-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-11
• Study Start: 2014-10
• Primary Completion: 2016-10
• Study Completion: 2016-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitalized patients receiving above-mentioned medications

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients suffering from heart conditions
• Patients unable to undergo Echocardiography
• Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Longitudinal Myocardial Function	Two Years	Analysis of longitudinal contractility of the heart by the calculation of the heart's strain factor before and after chronic medication treatment.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Hadera, Israel