Subcutaneous Frusemide in patients with heart failure
Phase 4
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Decompensated Heart FailureCardiovascular - Coronary heart diseaseCardiovascular - Other cardiovascular diseases
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000477820
- Lead Sponsor
- Auckland City Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Decompensated heart failure as meaured by 2 or more of the following - increasing weight, shortness of breath, orthopnoea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnoea, pulmonary rales, elevated JVP, peripheral and/or abdominal oedema
Exclusion Criteria
Cardiovascular instability, inotropes, and/or BiPAP, Creatinine >250umol/
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method et urine volume voided[24 hours];Urine sodium concentration[24 hours];Time to first void[Measured from commencement of infusion]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Site reactions[4 hourly until end of treatment period at 48 hours- using Organisational Wide Phlebitis Scale <br>(RCN,2005)];creatinine- serum assay[Daily for 4 days];length of hospital stay, number of days out of hospital[data linkage to medical records to 3 months post discharge]