Status:
COMPLETED
Cardiac FDG PET Viability Registry
Lead Sponsor:
Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Ischemic Heart Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a non-invasive, unique nuclear imaging technique that allows the evaluation of blood flow in the heart and provides information about the cell activity of specifi...
Detailed Description
Heart failure from reduced left ventricular function is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and although there have been multiple trials involving medical and devices therapies that ha...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction in the moderate to severe range (previous assessment of ventricular function with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) approximately 35%
- Patients will be possible candidates for revascularization if sufficient viable myocardium is identified or considered for heart transplantation if there is no viable myocardium
- Patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) or Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Class II - IV symptoms despite maximal medical therapy.
Exclusion
- Under 18 years of age
- Pregnant or lactating females
- Already known to be ineligible for further revascularization or cardiac transplantation
- Unable to lie supine for imaging with PET
- Unable to take insulin (eg. severe hypokalemia)
- Failure to obtain informed consent
- Claustrophobia.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00766987
Start Date
April 1 2007
End Date
March 31 2024
Last Update
May 8 2024
Active Locations (4)
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1
Hamilton Health Sciences Centre
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
2
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
3
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7
4
University Health Network
Toronto, Ontario, Canada