Partnership Programs for Reducing Cardiovascular Disparities in Native Hawaiians

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases

In brief

The purpose of this study is to improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes in racial and ethnic minorities in Hawaii.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00101465

Run by

University of Hawaii

People needed

276

Starts

2004-09-01

Expected to finish

2011-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-03

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical symptoms and signs of heart failure AND
• Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction of less than 40% OR
• Left ventricular systolic ejection fraction of less than 60% AND evidence of abnormal diastolic function confirmed by echocardiogram and documented in the patient's medical record
• Discharged from a hospital admission for heart failure as a primary or secondary discharge diagnosis within 6 weeks of study entry
• Self-identified ethnicity/race as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (e.g., Samoan, Tongan, Tahitian, Maori, Marshallese, etc.)

You may not qualify if…

• Heart failure caused by high-output states (i.e., sepsis, etc.) or transient non-cardiac disease
• Terminal illnesses in addition to heart failure (e.g., cancer with projected survival of less than 6 months)
• Currently living in a nursing home
• Currently undergoing hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis

Where it is running

• Queen's Medical Center — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
• University of Hawaii at Manoa — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

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