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NCT07173426Recruiting

Bioimpedance Integration for Optimized Fluid Management in Decompensated Heart Failure

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Sept 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether using Bioimpedance Analysis (BIA) can help manage fluid levels in patients with heart failure who are admitted to the hospital with worsening symptoms. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1\. Does BIA-guided fluid management reduce the need for extra treatment (in the form of diuretics which helps remove excess fluid from the body) or re-hospitalization for heart failure within 90 days after discharge? Researchers will compare a group receiving BIA-guided treatment to a standard care group to see if BIA provides better results in managing fluid levels. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: BIA-Guided Treatment Group: Have BIA measurements done within 24 hours of admission and throughout their hospital stay to guide diuretic treatment. Standard Care Group: Have BIA measurements taken at admission and discharge, but the results will not be shared with the clinical team, who will manage fluid levels as usual. All patients will attend a follow-up visit in 2-4 weeks after discharge where the patient will undergo standard health checks, blood tests, and a questionnaire about how heart failure affects their quality of life. The investigators will then compare both groups for the primary outcome measure, which is the rates of rehospitalisation or need for additional decongestive treatment, within 90 days of discharge from hospital.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
255 (estimated)
First submitted
6 Mar 2025
Start date
30 Dec 2024
Primary completion date
1 May 2026
Lead sponsor
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
NCT number
NCT07173426

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Planned participants: 255
  • From 30 Dec 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 May 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Patients currently taking part in any trials investigating new heart failure drug or interventional treatment.
  • Patients requiring Renal Replacement Therapy.

Other

  • Patients on a palliative care pathway and/or estimated life expectancy \<3 months
  • Patients admitted to ITU/ on intensive care support.
  • Patients unable or unwilling to give consent.

Who the study is looking for

  • Age \>18 years
  • Patients with hospitalised with a decompensated episode of Heart Failure regardless of Ejection Fraction
  • Able and willing to consent.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Basildon University Hospital
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BasildonUnited KingdomRecruiting

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