NCT00355017

BNP Guided Care in Addition to Multidisciplinary Care

NT-BNP Guided Care in Addition to Multidisciplinary Care in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure A Three-Arm, Prospective, Randomised Study

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

HF is associated with repeated hospitalisations and poor prognosis.The aim of this study is to investigate whether BNP-guided care (BGC) in addition to multidisciplinary management(MM) improves outcome compared to HNC alone or usual care (UC) for decompensated HF patients after discharge. Patients hospitalised with cardiac decompensation in 9 Viennese hospitals are randomised to BGC, MM alone, or UC. MM includes 2 consultations of a heart failure (HF) specialist 10 days and 2 months after discharge for recommending medical optimisation and care by a specialised HF nurse including 4 home visits and telephone contact. In addition, BGC includes intensified increase of medical treatment during repeated follow-up visits in a HF clinic in patients with an Nt-BNP level above 2200pg/ml at discharge.

Conditions

• Decompensated Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	BNP-guided care in addition to multidisciplinary management

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-09-01
• Completion: 2005-09-01
• First posted: 2006-07-20
• Last updated: 2006-10-18