A study to assess problems of thirst in heart failure patients and their practices to manage thirst related problems.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: I504- Combined systolic (congestive) anddiastolic (congestive) heart failure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/07/020061
- Lead Sponsor
- Karuna Thapa
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 75
Inclusion Criteria
Patient with a left ventricular ejection fraction <= 50%.
Patient diagnosed with heart failure at least for 1 month period.
Patient able to read and understand Hindi or English and willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria
Patient having disease associated with possible risk of increased thirst like diabetes type 1 and diabetes type 2 with insulin treatment, renal failure with dialysis, and pulmonary disease treated with oxygen.
Patient kept at NPO.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method not applicableTimepoint: not applicable
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method not applicableTimepoint: not applicable