Hypokalemia in Hospitalized Patients for Heart Failure in the Therapeutic Cardiac Failure Unit

Completed

• Conditions: Heart Failure

• Registration Number: NCT03405051
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville

Brief Summary

Hypokalemia is very common in heart failure patients. Deleterious effects have been report on the cardiovascular system. Most of the clinical data concerning this ionic trouble are based on post-hoc study and some findings seemed disjointed.

Detailed Description

This study tried to describe hypokalemia impact during hospital stay in hospitalized patients with heart failure and particularly on mortality and re-hospitalization.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-11-15
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Study First Submitted: 2018-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-12
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-19
• Primary Completion: 2018-11-15
• Study Completion: 2019-02-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitalized patient in the Therapeutic Cardiac Failure Unit in the CHR Metz-Thionville
• Patient with congestive heart failure

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Composite of death and re-hospitalization	Month 3	The number of death for any reason and re-hospitalization for congestive heart failure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Re-hospitalization	Month 3	Percentage of re-hospitalization for congestive heart failure
Incidence of hypokalemia	Month 3	Percentage of incidence during the stay of hypokalemia
Death	Month 3	Percentage of death for any reason
Length of stay	Month 3	Days spent at the hospital
Prevalence of hypokalemia	Month 3	Percentage of initial prevalence during the stay of hypokalemia

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHR Metz-Thionville; 🇫🇷 Metz, France