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| Brief Title † | Water Immersion in Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Pilot Study | ||||
| Official Title † | Water Immersion in Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Pilot Study | ||||
| Brief Summary | This is an unblinded pilot study comparing (against a randomized control day without water immersion) the diuretic and natriuretic effects of water immersion in patients with right heart failure. |
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| Detailed Description | Patients will be immersed in a tub for 3 hours (on one day) and neurohormones will be obtained before and after immersion. Urine will be collected for quantification and evaluation of sodium concentration. |
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| Study Phase | Phase IV | ||||
| Study Type † | Interventional | ||||
| Study Design † | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study | ||||
| Primary Outcome Measure † | Diuresis [ Time Frame: 4 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] | ||||
| Secondary Outcome Measure † | Neurohormonal activation [ Time Frame: 4 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] Natriuresis [ Time Frame: 4 hours ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ] |
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| Condition † | Right Sided Cardiac Failure | ||||
| Intervention † | Procedure: Water immersion | ||||
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| Recruitment Status † | Recruiting | ||||
| Enrollment † | 13 | ||||
| Start Date † | December 2007 | ||||
| Completion Date | December 2009 | ||||
| Eligibility Criteria † | Inclusion Criteria:
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| Gender | Both | ||||
| Ages | 18 Years and older | ||||
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
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| Location Countries † | United States | ||||
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| NCT ID † | NCT00654264 | ||||
| Organization ID | H-29283 | ||||
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| Study Sponsor † | University of Maryland | ||||
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| Information Provided By | University of Maryland | ||||
| Verification Date | October 2008 | ||||
| First Received Date † | April 1, 2008 | ||||
| Last Updated Date | October 7, 2008 | ||||