NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward

• Conditions: Shortness of Breath; Acute Exacerbation

• Registration Number: NCT00271128
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

Detailed Description

The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

Patients will be consented and randomized to open or blinded NT-proBNP test performed within 90 minutes in a venous blood sample.

Evaluation of the ER diagnosis and final discharge diagnosis in admitted patients will be carried out in light of the NT-proBNP results.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-10
• Status Verified: 2005-12
• Study First Submitted: 2005-12-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-12-29
• Study First Posted: 2005-12-30
• Study Completion: 2007-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 2008-03-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

1. Acute shortness of breath of unknown etiology as presentation to the emergency room
2. Possible acute exacerbation of known heart failure

Exclusion Criteria

None -

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Hadera, Israel