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Completed No phase listed Observational

Utility of Serial BNP Levels in Emergency Department CHF

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00534066

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Official title

The Utility of Serial BNP Levels as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in Emergency Department CHF

Brief summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine if a series of BNP blood tests performed on patients who present to the Emergency Department with congestive heart failure (CHF) can predict which patients may have adverse outcomes. If the BNP is shown to be predictive of bad outcomes in certain patients, those patients might receive more intensive therapy early to prevent such outcomes. This was a prospective trial enrolling patients who presented to the ED and were diagnosed with heart failure. Subjects had a blood test for BNP, which is elevated in the presence of heart failure, collected twelve hours after their initial clinical BNP was obtained in the ED. Demographics, history, length of hospital stay, and other approved data were collected. At 30 days and 6 months after discharge, a follow up call was made to determine if the subject had required additional emergency care, had been admitted to a hospital, or had died during that period of time.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00534066
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Ohio State University
Other
Enrollment
52 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2002
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
May 31, 2006
Last update posted
Sep 23, 2007

2002 – 2006

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
The Ohio State University Medical Center Columbus Ohio 43210

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