Identifying High- and Low-Risk Heart Failure Patients in the Emergency Department (The Stratify Study)

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases

In brief

People with heart failure (HF) symptoms who are seen in the emergency department (ED) are often admitted to the hospital even though it may not be necessary. This study will gather information from HF patients seen in the ED to develop a decision-making tool that will help doctors predict the risk of HF-related death or serious complications. Improving the ability of ED doctors to effectively and safely manage low-risk HF patients should lead to fewer unnecessary hospitalizations.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00508638

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

1033

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Admitted to the adult ED with difficulty breathing, peripheral edema, or fatigue
• Meets Framingham criteria for congestive heart failure
• Willing and able to give informed consent; this will be determined based on participants' ability to remain in a conscious state, ability to remain awake, ability to ask questions about the study or answer questions that are asked, and ability to date and sign a consent form.

Where it is running

• University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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