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A Study Comparing Blood Flow and Clinical and Safety Effects of the Addition of Natrecor (Nesiritide), Placebo or Intravenous Nitroglycerin to Standard Care for the Treatment of Worsening Congestive Heart Failure.

NCT00270374 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 498

Last updated 2011-06-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the hemodynamic (blood flow) and clinical effects of the study drug, Natrecor (nesiritide, a recombinant form of the natural human peptide normally secreted by the heart in response to heart failure) to those of intravenous nitroglycerin or placebo, when added to the standard care therapy that is usually administered in the treatment of patients with worsening congestive heart failure.

Conditions

  • Symptomatic Decompensated Congestive Heart Failure
  • Congestive Heart Failure in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

nesiritide

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Scios, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Scios, Inc. Clinical Trial · Scios, Inc.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-10-31
Completion
2000-08-31

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