Status:
COMPLETED
How the Elderly Live With Pain in Heart Failure
Lead Sponsor:
Thomas Jefferson University
Collaborating Sponsors:
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Brief Summary
The How the Elderly Live with Pain in Heart Failure (HELP-HF) study provides the opportunity to assess the complaints of pain in a cohort of HF patient admitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital...
Detailed Description
Study Events Patients admitted to TJUH with a HF diagnosis will be identified by intensive clinical research coordinator screening methods. The potential subjects will be approached in the acute care ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women ≥ 60 years.
- Admission to hospital for worsening HF
Exclusion
- History of uncontrolled hypertension.
- Severe valve disease.
- End-stage (Stage D) HF, including treatment with chronic ionotropic drugs or left ventricular assist device support.
- Advanced malignancy or other medical condition with life expectancy less than 2 years or undergoing active chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
- Advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \< 20 mL/min/1.73 m2 based upon the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) study equation), or on chronic or intermittent dialysis or dialysis anticipated within the next 6 months.
- Chronic anemia with hemoglobin \< 9 gm/dl for males, \< 8 gm/dl for females or acute anemia requiring transfusion of 2 or more units of blood.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01794728
Start Date
July 1 2012
End Date
July 1 2013
Last Update
November 3 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107