Status:

COMPLETED

Nesiritide Infusion for the Treatment of Decompensated Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Scios, Inc.

Conditions:

Congestive Heart Failure

Renal Insufficiency

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The researchers hypothesize that the addition of nesiritide to standard therapy will prevent worsening of renal function in patients admitted to the hospital with decompensated heart failure and renal...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Decompensated heart failure hospitalization with at least 1 symptom and 1 sign of elevated filling pressures
  • Admission estimated creatinine clearance =\< 50 cc/min.

Exclusion

  • Systolic blood pressure \< 85 mm Hg
  • Cardiogenic shock
  • Volume depletion
  • Myocardial infarction, unstable angina within last 30 days
  • Significant valvular stenosis, hypertrophic/restrictive cardiomyopathy, or constrictive pericarditis
  • Chronic hemodialysis
  • Anticipated major procedure during hospitalization i.e. left heart catheterization, surgery, or transplantation
  • Enrolled in another research protocol within last 30 days.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

34 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00119691

Start Date

April 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2005

Last Update

September 12 2013

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115