Status:
UNKNOWN
BNP Testing in Patients With SOB on Presentation to ED
Lead Sponsor:
Bayside Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Alfred
Conditions:
Heart Failure, Congestive
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
A trial to examine whether a new heart failure blood test can improve the outcome of patients presenting to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath. We hypothesise that a BNP test performed...
Detailed Description
In recent years new tests to diagnose heart failure have become available. We are evaluating a new test called B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP)in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with sh...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- We plan to include all patients presenting to the ED with shortness of breath that are over 40 years old and present with an emergency department triage category of 3 or higher.
Exclusion
- Patients presenting with a traumatic cause of dyspnea, patients with severe renal disease (serum creatinine level of more than 250 micro mmol/L, patients with cardiogenic shock, and patients who have an early transfer to another hospital (within 24 hrs) will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00163709
Start Date
August 1 2005
Last Update
October 4 2006
Active Locations (1)
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Alfred Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3004