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NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward

Sponsor
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT00271128
Collaborator
(none)
500
Enrollment
1
Location
23
Duration (Months)
21.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

    Patients will be consented and randomized to open or blinded NT-proBNP test performed within 90 minutes in a venous blood sample.

    Evaluation of the ER diagnosis and final discharge diagnosis in admitted patients will be carried out in light of the NT-proBNP results.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    500 participants
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward (BNP4EVER)
    Study Start Date :
    Oct 1, 2005
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Sep 1, 2007

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      No
      Inclusion Criteria:

      1. Acute shortness of breath of unknown etiology as presentation to the emergency room

      2. Possible acute exacerbation of known heart failure

      Exclusion Criteria:

      None -

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Hillel Yaffe Medical Center Hadera Israel

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Simcha R Meisel, MD MSc, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00271128
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • hymc34/2005
      First Posted:
      Dec 30, 2005
      Last Update Posted:
      Mar 20, 2008
      Last Verified:
      Dec 1, 2005
      Keywords provided by , ,
      NT-proBNP
      Heart failure
      Dyspnea
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Dyspnea
      Emergencies

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Mar 20, 2008