Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of 48 Hours of Treatment With the Natural Peptide-Hormone GLP-1 in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Aarhus University Hospital Skejby

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Aarhus

Aarhus University Hospital

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether 48 hours of glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) infusion can improve heart function and alter substrate metabolism in non-diabetic patients with heart fai...

Detailed Description

Heart failure is a major complication in patients with ischemic heart disease. It has been shown that many of these patients have areas of viable myocardium that are not effectively contributing to he...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Chronic congestive heart failure
  • Ischemic heart disease

Exclusion

  • Diabetes
  • Exercise limiting disease other than heart failure
  • Congenital heart disease
  • Arterio-venous shunts
  • Renal failure
  • Valvular heart disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00264199

Start Date

December 1 2005

End Date

December 1 2007

Last Update

December 27 2007

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Afdeling B, Skejby Hospital

Aarhus, Denmark, 8200