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Levosimendan improves exercise tolerance in Sarcopenia with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Levosimendan improves exercise tolerance in Sarcopenia with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100041785
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-01-05
Start date
2021-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-03-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sarcopenia with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

Interventions

Placebo Group:Placebo

Sponsors

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Clinical diagnosis of heart failure, objective evidence of cardiac insufficiency proved by at least one of the following: (1) Left ventricular ejection fraction 4.0cm (or the height of the left atrium>2.5cm/m); (3) NT-proBNP>400pg/ml (>47.3pmol/l or BNP>150pg/ml). 2. For the clinical diagnosis of sarcopenia, the following conditions meet (1)(3) or all meet: (1) Grip strength (male =12s; Or simple body function assessment 18 years; 4. The patient has signed an informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Have had a heart transplant before; 2.have tumors, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease and other wasting diseases and fractures and other exercise-restricting diseases; 3.suffer from mental illness, including severe hysteria, involuntary persons; 4.pregnant or breastfeeding patients; 5.Test drug contraindications, allergies; 6.participated in other clinical trials in the past 3 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disability rate;Rehospitalization rate;mortality;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Body component analysis index;athletic ability;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Zhihao

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

zhihao369@163.com+86 18560082268

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026