Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing In Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

Nexan Inc

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Sleep Apnea Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Heart Failure affects 5-6 million Americans and there are about 550 thousand new cases of heart failure every year. There are approximately 3 million hospital admission for acute decompensated heart f...

Detailed Description

Background: Heart failure (HF) affects 5 to 6 million Americans and is increasing in prevalence. There are about 550,000 new cases of heart failure every year and about 3 million admissions for acute...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over the age of 18 and able to consent
  • NYHA Class III/IV Symptoms
  • Objective Evidence of Heart Failure
  • Physical Exam consistent with Heart Failure
  • BNP greater than 500
  • Radiographic Evidence of Heart Failure
  • SDB (AHI \> 5/hour) on Nexan CPS
  • Ability to tolerate appropriate medical therapy for Heart Failure
  • Willingness to follow-up as an outpatient after discharge

Exclusion

  • Patients with known Sleep-Disordered Breathing currently using CPAP or BiPAP
  • Patients with known COPD
  • Patients with known restrictive lung disease
  • Patients with tracheostomy in place
  • Acute MI/Acute Coronary Syndrome at time of hospitalization
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Troponin Leak greater than 0.08
  • Patients with major multisystem disorders
  • Expected survival less than 6 months
  • End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
  • Chronic Liver Disease
  • Albumin level less than 3.
  • Patients from Nursing homes

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00804349

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

October 1 2011

Last Update

March 9 2020

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Albert Einstein Medical Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19141