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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2010-019986-27-IT
EUCTR2010-019986-27-IT
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

Breathing disorders in heart failure: high altitude hypoxia as a model to define diagnostic tools, therapeutic strategies and gender related differences. - ND

ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO0 sitesJune 17, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic heart failure
Sponsor
ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 17, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • \- Written informed consent \- Patients with symptomatic CHF (NYHA functional class II\-III, eitheridiopathic or ischaemic and systolic dysfunction (FE \< o \= 35%) \- Clinically stable condition for \> o \= 3 months \- Optimized CHF pharmacological treatment (all drug classes recommended by recent guidelines for this kind of patients, beta\-blockers in particular) and resynchronization therapy whenever needed with preserved spontaneous atrial activity and A\-V conduction
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) no
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Atrial fibrillation \- Non optimized pharmacological treatment \- Unstable angina \- MI, cerebrovascular accident or TIA within the previous three months \- Episode of HF decompensation within the previous three months \- haemodynamic instability \- Conventional indication for pace\-maker therapy for AV blocks higher than 1st degree \- Clinically relevant pulmonary disease (FEV1\<50%, VC\<50%, FEV1/FVC\<70%) \- Inability to perform exercise test, CPAP or oxygen therapy \- Use of sedatives, acetazolamide, theophilline and aminophilline

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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