Validation of Electrical Cardiometry Versus Fick Method in Cardiac Output Measurement

Completed

Conditions studied: Heart Failure

In brief

The investigators would like to find out if AESCULON®, a new device that non-invasively and continuously measures cardiac output using electrical cardiometry, works as well as one existing method--Fick method in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01568619

Run by

Massachusetts General Hospital

People needed

30

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-01-18

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age >= 18 yd;
• Level 3 cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

You may not qualify if…

• Proven or suspected disease involving severe aortic regurgitation;
• Implanted with a rate-responsive cardiac pacemaker;
• Pneumothorax or pleural effusion;
• Skin lesion(s) at the place where the electrode is supposed to be applied;
• Allergic to adhesive of ECG electrodes.

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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