Biomarkers for the Assessment of Congestion in Patients With Ambulatory and Hospitalised Heart Failure

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

About this trial

The goal of this study is to test the accuracy of new blood and urine tests in people with heart failure. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Do new blood and urine tests correlate with fluid status? This will be determined by comparison to routine and gold-standard tests in a range of patients with heart failure.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Written informed consent.

Male or female ≥18 years of age.

Cohort A

Meet European Society of Cardiology (ESC) criteria for diagnosis of HF1, including HF with reduced (HFrEF), mildly reduced (HFmrEF) and preserved ejection fractions (HFpEF).

Disqualifiers

Unwilling to consent.

Unable to consent to inclusion in study due to cognitive impairment.

Previously enrolled in the BIO-CONGEST study.

Current participation in a blinded drug interventional trial (or treatment within four weeks).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Urine and circulating blood biomarkers

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Lead sponsor

University of Glasgow

Collaborator

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Collaborator