Plain-English translation of NCT04437628 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
Read our Heart Failure research guide →When you're hospitalized for acute heart failure, doctors may check certain proteins in your blood — like natriuretic peptide, GDF-15, and ST2 — that can give clues about your heart's condition. This study follows patients like you after discharge to see whether measuring these blood markers again in the weeks after you go home can predict which patients will recover well and which might have problems.
Doctors know these blood markers are important, but we don't have enough information about what happens when we measure them again a few weeks after patients leave the hospital. This study will help doctors understand whether tracking these markers early on can predict your long-term outlook and help catch patients at higher risk of complications sooner.
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You will have blood drawn shortly before or after you leave the hospital, and then again during follow-up visits in the weeks after discharge. The study team will also contact you by phone to check on your health and gather information about how you're recovering. The main commitment is being available for these short-term follow-up blood tests and phone check-ins over a period of time after you go home.
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South Korea
Sponsor
Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Collaborators
Roche diagnostics Korea
Enrollment target
~1,500 participants
Started
February 2021
Primary completion
December 2024
This trial's estimated completion date has passed — the record may not be fully up to date.
Age range
18 Years and older
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in September 2024.
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Central contact
Dong-Hyuk Cho, MD, PhD
Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University
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