Congestive heart failure
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients receiving loop diuretic injection at a dose equivalent to furosemide 20 mg/day or higher 2. CHF patients in whom lower limb edema, pulmonary congestion, and/or jugular venous distension due to volume overload is present 3. Patients who are judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to have difficulty or be incapable of oral intake, including patients who are judged by the investigator or subinvestigator to require nothing by mouth(NPO) management 4. Patients who are currently hospitalized or who are capable of being hospitalized from the time of informed consent until the end of the treatment period 5. Patients who are capable of giving informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are on a ventricular assist device 2. Patients who have difficulty with spontaneous respiration or who have been on tracheal intubation under sedative therapy 3. Patients with severe disturbed consciousness (ie, coma or stupor)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| safety Adverse events (AEs) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| efficacy - Body Weight - Improvement Rate for Lower Limb Edema - Improvement Rate for Pulmonary Congestion | — |
Countries
Japan