Status:

WITHDRAWN

Outpatient Ultrafiltration Therapy in Heart Failure Patients Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Nuwellis, Inc.

Conditions:

Congestive Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This trial will look at the effectiveness and patient acceptance of ultrafiltration therapy in an outpatient setting. The purpose of this study is to determine if ambulatory patients who suffer from ...

Detailed Description

This is a pilot study to assess the feasibility, effectiveness, safety and patient acceptance of ultrafiltration in ambulatory patients with heart failure and hypervolemia. The results will be useful ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients will be recruited from the cardiology clinic at Hennepin County Medical Center. Patients are eligible for the study if they are:
  • Older than 18
  • Not pregnant
  • Have heart failure with worsening hypervolemia despite oral diuretics
  • Have at least two of the following signs or symptoms of hypervolemia: JVD, edema \>1+, rales pulmonary edema on chest x-ray, orthopnea or PND
  • Not more than 10 kg above their usual baseline weight
  • Have, in the opinion of the treating physician, a need for a minimum of 2 liters of volume removal

Exclusion

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  • Systolic blood pressure \< 90 mmHg
  • Serum creatinine \> 3.0 mg/dL
  • Hematocrit \>45 %
  • Uncontrolled arrhythmias
  • Need for hospitalization
  • Require renal replacement therapy
  • Contraindication to anticoagulation with heparin
  • Poor venous access.
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Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00319384

Start Date

April 1 2006

End Date

May 1 2007

Last Update

October 4 2012

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Hennepin County Medical Center

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55415