Influence of Corticosteroids on Heart Function

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Heart; Complications
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Echocardiography

• Registration Number: NCT03247153
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

This study will examine the effect of corticosteroid treatment on heart function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Study Start: 2017-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-09
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-11
• Primary Completion: 2019-08
• Study Completion: 2019-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with good echogenic body structure
• Patients with sinus rhythm with no conduction disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with major medical condition
• Patients who are not hemodynamical stable
• Patients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Corticosteroid Therapy Patients	Echocardiography	Corticosteroid therapy patients will be examined by echocardiography before, during and after receiving treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in heart function	One month after completion of treatment	Comparison of echocardiography performed before, during, and after corticosteroid administration will display changes in heart function

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center; 🇮🇱 H̱adera, Israel