Status:

COMPLETED

Prognostic Indicators as Provided by the EPIC ClearView

Lead Sponsor:

Epic Research & Diagnostics, Inc.

Conditions:

Coronary Artery Disease

Congestive Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether the finger tip images captured by the EPIC ClearView device, when analyzed via the ClearView software, produce a Response Scale that characterizes t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Five Diagnosis Group:
  • Sex: Male or Female
  • Age range: 18 to 85
  • Qualifying medical diagnoses (5 diagnosis groups)
  • \- For potential subjects presenting with one of the five qualifying diagnoses, the patient presents with confirmed active medical diagnoses affecting the following systems or organs:
  • Cardiovascular system: coronary artery disease, left sided congestive heart failure with EF \<50%, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension
  • Kidney: pyelonephritis, acute renal failure, or chronic renal failure stages II-V
  • Liver: viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, steatohepatitis, or cirrhosis
  • Pulmonary system: asthma, COPD, bronchitis, emphysema, or pneumonia
  • Gastrointestinal/Endocrine: inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or diverticulitis), peptic ulcer disease, IBS, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, or malabsorption disorders (including Celiac Sprue); diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2)
  • The patient or legal representative is able to understand and provide signed consent for the procedure.
  • Every effort will be given to balance subjects by gender, age, and race. At least 60 subjects from each of the 5 diagnostic groups and the 1 control group will be recruited.
  • Control Group:
  • Sex: Male or Female
  • Age range: 18 to 85
  • Freedom from qualifying medical diagnoses (control group)
  • \- For potential subjects for the control group, the subject is free from active medical diagnoses affecting the following systems or organs:
  • Cardiovascular system: coronary artery disease, left sided congestive heart failure with EF \<50%, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and hypertension
  • Kidney: pyelonephritis, acute renal failure, or chronic renal failure stages II-V
  • Liver: viral hepatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, steatohepatitis, or cirrhosis
  • Pulmonary system: asthma, COPD, bronchitis, emphysema, or pneumonia
  • Gastrointestinal/Endocrine: inflammatory bowel disease (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, or diverticulitis), peptic ulcer disease, IBS, cholecystitis, pancreatitis, or malabsorption disorders (including Celiac Sprue); diabetes (type 1 and type 2)
  • The patient or legal representative is able to understand and provide signed consent for the procedure.
  • Every effort will be given to balance subjects by gender, age, and race. At least 60 subjects from each of the 5 diagnostic groups and the 1 control group will be recruited.

Exclusion

  • Patients \< 18 years in age or \> 85 years in age.
  • Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent.
  • Patients with pacemakers or another electrical device implanted somewhere in their body.
  • Pregnant women.
  • Patients currently undergoing therapy for cancer of any kind.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

353 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01476995

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

November 22 2011

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Greater Baltimore Medical Cente

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21204