Status:

COMPLETED

Thiamine Supplementation to Improve Cardiac Function in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Luzerner Kantonsspital

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Working Hypothesis: a treatment with thiamine improves functional status and heart function of patients with congestive heart failure when on a diuretic treatment.

Detailed Description

In the treatment of congestive heart failure, diuretic drugs have become a firm cornerstone of therapy. Up to 50% of patients with congestive heart failure in industrialized nations will undergo long-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with stable congestive heart failure on a prescription for diuretic drugs

Exclusion

  • Acute heart failure
  • Foreseeable need for further changes in medication
  • Current medication containing vitamins
  • Patients with a creatinine above 250 μmol/l

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00770107

Start Date

June 1 2004

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

June 27 2011

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Kantonsspital Luzern

Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000