NCT01185249

Congestive Heart Failure Weight Study

Time of Day and Accurate Weights for Patients With Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (actual)
• Sponsor: Central DuPage Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Early morning weights to monitor CHF patient's fluid status is common practice but there is a lack of evidence that this is the best practice. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in net weight gain or loss for hospitalized patients with CHF who are weighed in the evening instead of early morning.

Detailed description

This is a quasi-experimental pilot study with prospective cohort design. Study subjects will be weighed in the early morning and then again in the evening for a minimum of three days. Analysis will be accomplished on data by analysis within-subjects data utilizing the paired t test. Other data to be collected includes dates of hospitalization, demographics, dose and timing of medications, lab results and documentation of comorbid conditions.

Conditions

• Congestive Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Weigh subjects on a scale in the standing position	Subjects will stand on a scale in the mornings, and the evenings for 3 days while hospitalized.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-08-01
• Primary completion: 2010-05-01
• Completion: 2011-05-01
• First posted: 2010-08-19
• Last updated: 2013-07-25
• Results posted: 2013-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States