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BNP Guided Care in Addition to Multidisciplinary Care

NCT00355017 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2006-10-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

HF is associated with repeated hospitalisations and poor prognosis.The aim of this study is to investigate whether BNP-guided care (BGC) in addition to multidisciplinary management(MM) improves outcome compared to HNC alone or usual care (UC) for decompensated HF patients after discharge.

Patients hospitalised with cardiac decompensation in 9 Viennese hospitals are randomised to BGC, MM alone, or UC. MM includes 2 consultations of a heart failure (HF) specialist 10 days and 2 months after discharge for recommending medical optimisation and care by a specialised HF nurse including 4 home visits and telephone contact. In addition, BGC includes intensified increase of medical treatment during repeated follow-up visits in a HF clinic in patients with an Nt-BNP level above 2200pg/ml at discharge.

Conditions

  • Decompensated Heart Failure

Interventions

PROCEDURE

BNP-guided care in addition to multidisciplinary management

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Pacher, MD · Medical University of Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2005-09-30

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