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Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Impairment, and Outcomes in Hospitalized Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Led by Lithuanian University of Health Sciences · Updated on 2025-12-16
300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
156 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the prevalence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and their association with worse outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized patients between the ages of 18 ang 85 years with chronic heart failure. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does the presence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment lead to worse outcomes in a cohort of hospitalized patients with chronic heart failure? Participants who are hospitalized due to exacerbation of chronic heart failure will answer survey questions to assess their cognitive function and depressive symptoms.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Impairment, and Outcomes in Hospitalized Chronic Heart Failure Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patient hospitalized primarily for CHF exacerbation
- Clinically stable and able to provide informed consent
- No severe cognitive impairment that would prevent valid questionnaire completion
You will not qualify if you...
- Hospitalization for acute heart failure
- Total hospital stay less than 96 hours
- No transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) within last 12 months and no TTE planned
- Severe visual impairment preventing completion of visual parts of cognitive assessment
- Refusal to participate
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Kaunas, Lithuania, 47144
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Research Team
A
Andrius Ališauskas, MD, PhD
CONTACT
K
Kornelija Dzikevičiūtė, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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