NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2005 by Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00271128
First received: December 29, 2005
Last updated: March 19, 2008
Last verified: December 2005

December 29, 2005
March 19, 2008
October 2005
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NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward
NT-proBNP for Evaluation of the Dyspneic Patient in the Emergency Room and the Medical Ward (BNP4EVER)

The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

The proposed study intends to evaluate the impact of the NT-proBNP assay on the diagnosis of heart failure in patients with dyspnea of unknown etiology presenting to the emergency room and admitted to the medical wards.

Patients will be consented and randomized to open or blinded NT-proBNP test performed within 90 minutes in a venous blood sample.

Evaluation of the ER diagnosis and final discharge diagnosis in admitted patients will be carried out in light of the NT-proBNP results.

Observational
Time Perspective: Prospective
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  • Shortness of Breath
  • Acute Exacerbation
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
500
September 2007
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Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Acute shortness of breath of unknown etiology as presentation to the emergency room
  2. Possible acute exacerbation of known heart failure

Exclusion Criteria:

None -

Both
18 Years and older
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Israel
 
NCT00271128
hymc34/2005
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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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Principal Investigator: Simcha R Meisel, MD MSc Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
December 2005

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