The Influence of Corticosteroid Treatment on Heart Function

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02232048

Enrollment

100

Registered

2014-09-04

Start date

2014-09-30

Completion date

2016-09-30

Last updated

2014-09-09

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Conditions

Myocardial Function

Brief summary

Patients hospitalized in internal medicine departments are given corticosteroid treatment according clinical indications. Patients receive treatment at different dosage levels and in different preparations according to clinical indications. This study will investigate how corticosteroids effect the heart and specifically, longitudinal strain.

Interventions

OTHERTransthoracic Echocardiogram

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Stable patients able to undergo Transthoracic Echocardiogram * Patients beginning treatment with corticosteroids

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant * Patients recently or chronically treated with corticosteroids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Heart Function	Two years	Heart contraction and specifically its longitudinal strain will be examined using Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) before, during and after corticosteroid treatment. TTE reveals changes in contraction in the right and left ventricle and septum.

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactNina Avshovich, MD

ninaa@hy.health.gov.il972-4-630-835

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026