Assessing heart function and circulation in adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to evaluate cardiovascular function in adults by using novel concepts to assess systemic circulation and left ventricular (LV) performance. The researchers will compare patients with heart failure, both with reduced and preserved ejection fraction, to healthy controls using non-invasive methods. Participants will undergo a handgrip test while being monitored with EKG electrodes and finger blood pressure cuffs to gather real-time data on their cardiovascular responses. The study seeks to identify indicators of compromised heart function in patients with heart failure.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age 18 years or older
* Clinical heart failure (HFrEF or HFpEF) for heart failure patients and no clinical heart failure for the non-heart failure participants.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
* On intravenous inotrope or pressor medications to maintain their cardiac function

Where it's running

• University of Calgary
  Calgary, Alberta, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Satish R Raj, MD MSCI — University of Calgary
• Study coordinator: Rasha Hamzeh, RN
• Email: autonomic.research@ucalgary.ca
• Phone: 4032208897

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.