Status:

COMPLETED

Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Heart Disease

Lead Sponsor:

University of Edinburgh

Conditions:

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Congestive Cardiac Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Patients admitted as an unscheduled hospital admission with either a acute heart failure syndrome (ACF) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) will be eligible if their 6-12 month mortality risk is estimate...

Detailed Description

Patients with either acute coronary syndrome(ACS) or acute heart failure (AHF) achieving an estimated risk of mortality within 12 months of 20% or greater (GRACE score for ACS and EFFECT score for AHF...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years Unscheduled hospital admission due to congestive heart failure and or acute coronary syndrome 12 month estimated mortality risk of 20% or greater Optimal tolerated medical and device therapy

Exclusion

  • Expected survival \< 28 days Other life limiting non-cardiac condition likely to cause death within 12 months Moderate or severe dementia Moderate or severe cognitive impairment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02302014

Start Date

August 1 2013

End Date

May 1 2015

Last Update

December 15 2015

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, EH16 4SA