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University of Maryland |
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Information provided by: | University of Maryland |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00654264 |
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.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Right Sided Cardiac Failure |
Procedure: Water immersion |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Water Immersion in Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Pilot Study |
Estimated Enrollment: | 13 |
Study Start Date: | December 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Patients will have water immersion on first day and sitting in a tub without water on the second day.
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Procedure: Water immersion
Subjects will sit in tub for four hours.
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Patients will sit in a tub without water on the first day and have water immersion on the second day.
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Procedure: Water immersion
Subjects will sit in tub for four hours.
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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.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Stephen Gottlieb, MD | 4103288788 | sgottlie@medicine.umaryland.edu |
United States, Maryland | |
University of Maryland | Recruiting |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201 | |
Contact: Stephen Gottlieb, MD 410-328-8788 |
Principal Investigator: | Stephen Gottlieb, MD | University of Maryland |
Responsible Party: | University of MD ( Stephen Gottlieb ) |
Study ID Numbers: | H-29283 |
Study First Received: | April 1, 2008 |
Last Updated: | October 7, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00654264 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Situs inversus viscerum Heart Failure Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Abnormalities |
Situs Inversus Congenital Abnormalities Heart Defects, Congenital Dextrocardia |
Cardiovascular Diseases |