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
Active Locations (1)
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Kantonsspital Luzern
Lucerne, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 6000