Search / Trial NCT00000475

Prevention of Early Readmission in Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Launched by NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (NHLBI) · Oct 27, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of December 10, 2023

Completed

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Description

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of congestive heart failure increases progressively with advancing age, and congestive heart failure is a major cause of mortality, morbidity, and diminished quality of life in the elderly. Not only is congestive heart failure the most common cardiovascular indication for hospitalization in patients 65 years or older, but frequent repetitive hospitalizations, occurring in 30-50 percent of patients within three to six months of initial discharge, create an imposing cost burden in caring for these patients. A pilot study conducted at the grantee institution has sho...

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All

Eligibility criteria

  • Men and women, ages 70 or older, with documented congestive heart failure.

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readout_NCT00000475_2023-12-10.pdf

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NCT00000475_study_protocol.pdf

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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

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Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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