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Valsalva Manœuvre in the Diagnosis of Left Ventricular Failure in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

NCT01619540 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2013-09-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Left ventricular failure (LVF) is a common cause of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).

This association is frequently underestimated with regard to the difficulty of clinical diagnosis .

The investigators expect that Valsalva Maneuver (VM) could be useful in this issue.

Conditions

  • Acute Heart Failure
  • COPD Exacerbation

Interventions

OTHER

Valsalva maneuver

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Monastir

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nouira Semir, Professor · Monastir University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-06-30
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Tunisia

Study Locations

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