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Usability and Feasibility of a Personalized, Web-based Education and Self-management Approach for Patients With Chronic Heart Failure Across Four European Sites

The STABELISE-HF is an investigator initiated, international, multicentre feasibility study that will investigate the use of a web application called SanaCoach Heart failure in patients with chronic heart failure. SanaCoach heart failure provides patient education, systematic self-monitoring, a care plan repository and facilitates correspondence with patient's care provider.

Start: March 2021

Evaluating the Adherence Improving Self-Management Strategy Intervention in Chronic Heart Failure Patients

Patient non-adherence to treatment recommendations is common and decreases the effectiveness of Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) treatment. Improving adherence towards medication intake, physical activity, symptom monitoring/management might prolong life, alleviates symptoms, increases quality of life, and reduces hospital admissions. The Adherence Improving self-management Strategy (AIMS) is a nurse delivered intervention, integrated in routine clinical care, aiming to better support patients in their treatment. AIMS has previously been demonstrated to be (cost) effective amongst HIV patients. Based on the literature and advisory boards with healthcare providers and CHF patients, AIMS is adapted to CHF (AIMS-CHF). The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the AIMS intervention on adherence regarding medication, physical activity, and symptom management compared to treatment-as-usual in patients with chronic heart failure.

Start: December 2020

Relationships and Differences Analysis in Heart Failure

This study characterizes heart failure patients who attended the University Hospital Würzburg. The primary aim is a better understanding of the relationships and differences between the subgroups HFrEF (EF < 40%), HFmrEF (EF 40-49%), and HFpEF (EF>50%), contributing to an improved diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of patients with heart failure.

Start: January 2009

Splanchnic Nerve Block for Therapy of Chronic Heart Failure (Splanchnic III)

Splanchnic vasoconstriction may contribute to decompensation of chronic heart failure (HF) via volume redistribution from the splanchnic vascular bed to the central compartment. This is a sympathetically mediated reflex and can be interrupted through a splanchnic nerve block (SNB). We hypothesize that interruption of the efferent/afferent innervation of the splanchnic vasculature will decrease cardiac congestion in patients presenting with HF. Based on preliminary safety and efficacy data in acute and chronic heart failure patients with temporary (<24 h) SNB. Now we will apply a prolonged SNB in chronic heart failure patients using a long acting agent. We will test the effects of SNB on long term exercise capacitance.

Start: November 2020

Left Bundle Branch Pacing Versus Biventricular Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

The present study will recruit 40 symptomatic heart failure patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) below 35% and complete left bundle branch block(QRSd?130 ms). Each patient was randomized to either left bundle branch pacing(LBBP) or biventricular pacing(BivP) and was followed up for at least 6 months. The objective is to compare the effects of LBBP and BivP on cardiac resynchronization in the treatment of heart failure by measurable clinical parameters.

Start: December 2019

Image Fusion of SPECT MPI and Fluoroscopy Venography to Guide LV Lead Placement for Improved CRT Response (GUIDE-CRT II)

CRT response will be significantly better using image fusion of SPECT MPI and fluoroscopy venogram to guide LV lead placement at the latest activation segment without scar than standard-of-care implantation.

Start: April 2017

SELF-BREATHE RCT for Chronic Breathlessness

A feasibility RCT comprising two groups: Intervention (SELF-BREATHE in addition to standard NHS care) Control group (standard / currently available NHS care)

Start: December 2020

Cognition and Exercise Training

The aim of study is to investigate the impact of two different training modalities (high intensity interval training (HIIT) versus moderate intensity continuous exercise training (MICET) on cognitive performance, cerebral oxygenation, cardiac output and physical fitness in older healthy adults, patients with metabolic syndrome, coronary heart disease and heart failure. The investigators hypothesized that HIIT modality will lead to a larger improvement in physical fitness (i.e. VO2peak), cardiovascular parameters (cardiac output and stroke volume) and cognitive performance at rest and during submaximal exercise. The primary endpoint will be the improvement in cognitive performance.

Start: September 2013

A Phase IIa Clinical Trial on TSG-01 in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, efficacy and optimal dose of TSG-01, an innovative drug with ginsenosides as its main components, in the treatment of patients with chronic heart failure(CHF). Preclinical studies have revealed that TSG-01 promote myocardial energy metabolism and ATP production, reduce the damage of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell connection, resist arrhythmia, and regulate the lipid metabolism disorder caused by myocardial ischemia. Results from CHF animal models(dog, rat) showed that TSG-01 significantly increase coronary blood supply, improve myocardial contractility, reduce heart expansion and pulmonary edema. Besides its potency of improving heart function, TSG-01 was found to induce diuresis without obvious effect on urine potassium in rats. TSG-01 has been approved by CFDA for a clinical trial on the treatment of CHF (Approval No. 2018L03012). A randomized, double-blind, multicenter, placebo-controlled phase IIa clinical trial is now being conducted in 5 hospitals in China. A total of 90 cases of CHF caused by coronary heart disease are included and randomly divided into three groups: high-dose, low-dose of TSG-01 and placebo group. NYHA functional class, 6-minute walk test(6MHWT) distance, NT-proBNP, left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF), echocardiographic parameters (LVESV, LVEDV, and heart size) and MLHFQ score are measured before, during and after treatment to evaluate the benefits of TSG-01 therapy in patients with CHF.

Start: May 2020

The Effectiveness of Surgical Treatment of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

The study focuses on the development of a new personalized approach to diagnostics and surgical treatment of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. The algorithm for selection of patients for certain type of cardiac surgery will be developed. The models for prediction of the risks and outcomes of cardiac surgery will be elaborated to reduce the rate of complications in the early and long-term postoperative period in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Imaging modalities, methods for assessement of structural and functional state of the myocardium, biochemistry testing, immunohistochemical examination, and myocardial biopsy studies will be used to achieve these goals.

Start: January 2013

Singapore Cohort of Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) is one of the leading causes of death in Singapore. Although it is well established that CHF patients in Singapore are less likely to be referred to palliative care services than cancer patients, little data is available on end-of-life (EOL) experience of advanced CHF patients in Singapore, including the inter-relationships between patient decision-making, quality of life trajectories, and health and cost consequences.

Start: July 2017

Non-invasive Ventilation and High-speed Oxygen Therapy Effects on Heart Function - HiFlow-Heart Study

The investigators hypothesize that the airway pressures generated by High Flow Oxygen Therapy could have a beneficial impact in patients with heart failure, particularly by lowering capillary pulmonary arterial pressures. However, results compared to Non-Invasive Ventilation are difficult to predict due to the lack of data in the literature.

Start: July 2020

Nutritional and Functional Changes in Heart Failure and COPD

Weight loss commonly occurs in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), negatively influencing their quality of life, treatment response and survival. Loss of muscle protein is generally a central component of weight loss in CHF and COPD patients but patients also have reductions in fat mass and bone density, independent of the severity of the disease state. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to provide detailed insight in disease related gut function by obtaining information on gut permeability, digestion and absorption of glucose, fat and protein in CHF and COPD patients compared to matched healthy controls. This will provide required information that is necessary to implement new strategies to develop optimal nutritional regimen in CHF and COPD. The hypothesis is that CHF and COPD are related to decreased gut function and absorption, leading to decreased anabolic response. Second, this decreased nutritional status is linked to reduced muscle functioning and possibly decreased cognition. In addition, we will examine the effect of aging on by comparing gut function digestion and absorption of the CHF and COPD aged matched healthy controls to a group of young healthy subjects.

Start: December 2012

Method To Measure Protein Digestion & Absorption

The aim of the present study is to validate a new method in healthy volunteers and those diagnosed with COPD and CHF that is able to measure protein digestion and absorption simultaneously. This method is used to quantify digestion and absorption in patients who are suspect of impaired digestion and absorption resulting in loss of nutrients.Findings may be used to develop treatment strategies to improve protein digestion and absorption in these patient groups.

Start: November 2014

Patient SELF-management With HemodynamIc Monitoring: Virtual Heart Failure Clinic and Outcomes

To demonstrate that a virtual Heart Failure Clinic (HFC) based on patient self-management using Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) monitoring is superior to usual care of HFC, leads to decreased: hospital admissions for heart failure (HF), emergency department consultation and/or unplanned intravenous heart failure therapy and cardiovascular death, compared to a regular HFC, has low device-related complications and is cost-effective, in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III and II (requiring diuretics) patients.

Start: July 2020

Nutritional Ketosis in Heart Failure

Chronic, ambulatory heart failure patients will be given ketone ester dietary supplementation to determine therapeutic efficacy, metabolic adaptation, pharmacokinetics, associated cognitive changes, and safety within this patient cohort in order to establish preliminary data to later conduct a multi-center randomized clinical trial.

Start: June 2020

The Application of the Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in the Complex Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure of Non-ischemic Etiology

The purpose of this study is to optimize the complex treatment of chronic heart failure of non-ischemic etiology by supplementing umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells to the standard drug therapy.

Start: March 2020

Association of Long-term Conditions With Survival Following Heart Attack in England and Wales

This study aims to determine the extent to which pre-existing long-term conditions are associated with survival following a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) using observational data from the UK's national heart attack register.

Start: January 2003

Nocturnal Oxygen Needs and Central Sleep Apnea in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.

The aims of this study are to 1) determine the optimal levels of O2 flow which prevent nocturnal O2 desaturation while minimizing periods of hyperoxia during the course of nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOXT) in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients with CSA/CSR; 2) document whether within-patient EO2F values change over time during NOXT, and identify factors which predict changes in EO2F; and 3) examine how well a conventional stepwise titration procedure compares to a breath by breath titration using an automated O2 titration system in terms of targeted flow rate and night time oxygenation (oxygen desaturation index, time spent at specific SpO2 targets).

Start: April 2018

Interval Training in Heart Failure

Heart failure (HF) is currently considered a common pathology, with 15 million adults in Europe and 26 million worldwide. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that their number will increase by 25% by 2030. In France, HF affects more than one million people. Because of the repeated hospitalizations of this disease, it is considered a costly pathology and with a high mortality rate (23.000 deaths per year in France). Moreover, HF is a severe pathology that affects the quality of life of patients and their families. Treatment and medical follow-up are required. A cardiac rehabilitation program is also a primary indication according to the latest recommendations and repositories in Cardiology. Various studies show that "Interval Training" exercise program improves VO2 peak compared to a "continuous" program, which constitutes a major prognostic factor in the population of heart failure. However, it is sometimes a difficult program to offer to more deconditioned patients as it requires reaching powers around 80% - 95% of its maximum exertion capacity. So, a variant of the interval training is offered, called Progressive Interval Training (PIT), based on the same model as the conventional interval training (CIT), but with an increasing power and breathing threshold, so that the patient can adapt gradually. The hypothesis is that PIT could improve VO2 peak better than CIT in cardiac rehabilitation program. Therefore, study the benefits of PIT training to improve the conditioning and quality of life of patients with chronic heart failure will be studied.

Start: January 2020