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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00937092
Date of registration: 29/06/2009
Primary sponsor: Larissa University Hospital
Public title: Dopamine in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (DAD-HF) Trial DAD-HF
Scientific title: Comparison of High-dose Furosemide Versus the Combination of Low-dose Furosemide and Low-dose Dopamine in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Date of first enrolment: January 2009
Target sample size: 300
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00937092
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Greece
Contacts
Name:   Filippos Triposkiadis, MD
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Telephone: +30 2410682821
Email: ftriposkiadis@yahoo.com
Affiliation: 
Name:   Filippos Triposkiadis, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Larissa University Hospital
Name:   Gregory Giamouzis, MD
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Affiliation:  Larissa University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IV heart failure
according to the American Heart Association (AHA) classification, namely dyspnea on
minimal exertion or rest dyspnea, orthopnea, and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

- signs of congestion (third heart sound or pulmonary rales on physical examination)

- pulmonary congestion on chest x-ray

- serum B-type natriuretic peptide levels > 400 pg/ml or NT-proBNP > 1500 pg/ml

- echocardiographic documentation of systolic or diastolic dysfunction

- all candidate patients must be:

- Age >18 years old

- on medical therapy with an ACE-inhibitor and/or a ß-blocker

- experiencing an acute decompensation of known chronic HF

- Having baseline oxygen saturation <90% on admission arterial blood gas

Exclusion Criteria:

- the investigators will exclude patients with:

- acute de novo HF

- severe renal failure (serum creatinine > 200 µmol/L or GFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m2)

- admission systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg

- severe valvular disease

- known adverse reactions to furosemide or dopamine

- HF secondary to congenital heart disease

- a scheduled procedure with a need for IV contrast dye

- a scheduled cardiac surgery within 6 months



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Acute Heart Failure
Intervention(s)
Drug: Furosemide
Drug: low-dose dopamine + low-dose furosemide
Primary Outcome(s)
1-year mortality or rehospitalization (all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular, and due to worsening heart failure). [Time Frame: 1-year]
Secondary Outcome(s)
60-day mortality or rehospitalization (all-cause, cardiovascular, non-cardiovascular, and due to worsening heart failure). [Time Frame: 60 days post discharge]
Secondary ID(s)
LUH-DC-101-FT
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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