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NCT Number: NCT00568165

EMEPIC : Value of a Mobile Team of Cardiologist Using Echocardiography for Managing Patients With Acute Heart Failure

The aim of the study is to compare clinical management of patients with acute decompensation of heart failure, hospitalized in non cardiological ward, with the use of a mobile team including a cardiologist with portable echocardiography and standard care. The hypothesis is that a mobile team will lead to shorter hospitalization.

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Heart Failure Cardiac Disease Cardiovascular Diseases Congestive Edema Heart Diseases Heart Failure

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

JONDEAU

Paris, 75018, France

About this study

Randomized, controlled, monocentric study comparing Standard care with the care provided by a mobile team including a cardiologist with mobile echocardiography, systematic follow up à 3 days, a dietician advice in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in a non cardiology ward on the duration of hospitalization, re-hospitalization rate à 30 days, emergency visit within 30 days, treatment at discharge, mortality within hospital stay and at 30 days.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Hospitalized for suspected heart failure
  • > or = 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Refuses to participate

Treatment and study plan

Mobile team

Procedure

a mobile team including a cardiologist with mobile echocardiography, systematic follow up à 3 days, a dietician advice in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in a non cardiology ward

Standard care

Procedure

Standard care

Primary outcomes

  1. Duration of hospitalization.

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Re-hospitalization rate à 30 days Emergency visit within 30 days Treatment at discharge Mortality within hospital stay Mortality at 30 days

    Time frame: 30 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Paris 7 - Denis Diderot

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Value of a Mobile Team of Cardiologist Using Echocardiography for Managing Patients With Acute Heart Failure

Acronym: EMEPIC

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Dec 5, 2007
Registry last updated
Oct 26, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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