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Routine vs Selective Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Non-Ischemic Heart Failure

NCT01281384 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 518

Last updated 2019-11-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Uncovering the underlying cause of heart failure can be quite challenging and doctors often rely on imaging tests such as echo (heart ultrasound) to provide the answers. Cardiac MRI is emerging as another promising test because it gives very precise information on heart function and the amount of scarring in the muscle. Heart failure patients are increasingly being sent for cardiac MRI but the potential advantage that this test offers over others such as echo has not been fully explored.

The purpose of this study is to determine if cardiac MRI provides more information on the cause of heart failure than traditional tests such as echo. In addition, if the information provided by this test always leads to an overall improvement in a patient's heart condition over time.

This is a randomized study where subjects referred for clinically indicated heart failure workup to determine the best clinical management will undergo standard heart failure testing (including echo) OR standard testing PLUS cardiac MRI.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Advanced Imaging

OTHER

Standard Imaging

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (TEKES)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rob SB Beanlands, MD, FRCP C · Universityof Ottawa Heart Institute

  • Ian Paterson, MD · University of Alberta

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2017-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • Canada
  • Finland

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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