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Measurement of Endothelial Function and Cardiac Output: New Methods

Pilot Study: Analysis of Endothelial Function Through Circulating Endothelial Cells and Puls-amplitude-tonometry and of Non-invasive Measurement of Cardiac Output on Exertion in Patients With Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Arterial Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02299960
Enrollment
101
Registered
2014-11-24
Start date
2014-08-31
Completion date
2015-10-31
Last updated
2016-06-10

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Conditions

Diabetic Nephropathies, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Hypertension, Pulmonary

Keywords

EndoPAT, NICOM, circulating endothelial cells

Brief summary

The main purpose of this study is to analyse test-retest-reliability of functional quantification of endothelial dysfunction through puls-amplitude-tonometry in patients with heart failure with preserved/reduced ejection fraction, pulmonary hypertension, arterial hypertension and diabetic nephropathy. In the same group, test-retest-reliability of circulating endothelial cells as well as test-retest reliability of non invasive cardiac output Monitoring will be observed and analysed.

Interventions

DEVICEEndo-PAT

Analysis of endothelial function through pulse-amplitude-tonometry

DEVICENICOM

Non-invasive measurement of cardiac output

Sponsors

Bayer
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Health Twist GmbH
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
35 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Clinically stable for the last 4 weeks (not for HFrEF: 7 days) * Signed consent form HFpEF: * Baseline-Echocardiography: * hospitalization \<= 12 months with diagnosis heart failure and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8 cm/s or * BNP \>= 100pg/ml or NT-proBNP \>= 300pg/ml in the last 6 months or * LAVI \> 28 ml/m² and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8cm/s or PAPsys \> 40mmHg and E/E' \> 8 or E' \< 8 cm/s * Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test * Heart failure NYHA I-III * Sinus rhythm * Max. O2-uptake on exertion \< 20ml/kgBW/min HFrEF * HFrEF due to ischemic or non-ischemic reasons * NYHA I-III * Individually optimized and stable pharmacological therapy (including beta-blocker, ACE-Inhibitor, AT1-antagonist, aldosterone-antagonist) * EF \<=45%, Simpson Biplan PH * NICE-Classification 2013 I/II * PAH \>= 25 mmHg * Precapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \<= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low * Postcapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \>= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low Diabetic nephropathy: * Diabetes mellitus Type 2 with oral or Insulin therapy and one or more of the following: * Diabetic nephropathy has been diagnosed before (anamnesis) * Macroalbuminuria: Urine Albumine/Creatinine-ratio \> 300mg/g Creatinine (\>34mg/mmol) in 2 out of 3 tests of Urine in the morning and GFR \<90ml/min/1.73m² (CKD-EPI) * Microalbuminuria: 30-300mg/g Creatinine (\>=3.4 mg/mmol but \<34mg/mmol) tested as above and GFR \< 90 ml/min/1.73m² and diabetic retinopathy AH: * Hypertension diagnosed at least 6 months except structural heart disease: EF \> 55% and no sign of HFpEF * No symptoms of coronary heart disease * Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test * Stable pharmacologic therapy of Hypertension for at least 4 weeks * Systolic blood pressure \<140 mmHG during Screening

Exclusion criteria

* Patient incapable of contracting * Angina pectoris \> CCS II * Coronary Intervention in the last 4 weeks or scheduled Intervention/Bypass * Myocardial infarction in the last 3 months * Stroke in the last 3 months * Valvular heart disease \> II° * Cardiomyopathy due to Infiltrate/hypertrophic obstruction (e.g. HOCM, Amyloidosis) * Congenital complex heart disease * Active myocarditis * Significant lung disease * Significant Cardiac dysrhythmia * Scheduled changes in medication during time of study * (Scheduled) heart transplant * Cardiac resynchronisation therapy over the last three months * ICD/Pacemaker-implant in the last 4 weeks * Uncontrolled Hyper/Hypotension (\>180mmHg, \<95mmHg) * Patient taking part in Rehabilitation program * Diagnosed Malignant disease or disease with life expectancy \< 1 year * Anemia with Hb\<10mg/dl * Untreated significant thyroid disease HFpEF, Hypertension and PH: * Patient incapable of cardiac stress test (e.g. because of orthopedic Problems) * Significant changes in cardiovascular Status over the two weeks of study * Instable cardiopulmonary Status over the last four weeks HFrEF: * I.v. Treatment with inotropic drug or diuretic in the last 7 days before Screening * Myocardial infarction in the last 4 weeks

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Test-retest-reliability EndoPAT2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Test-retest-reliability NICOM2 weeks
Correlation: Cardiac Output on exertion and cardiopulmonary exercise test and 6 Minute Walking test2 weeks
Correlation: circulating endothelial cells and EndoPAT and endothelial function2 weekswill include the molecular diagnostic of circulating endothelial cells
Test-retest-reliability circulating endothelial cells2 weeks
Correlation cardiac Output on exertion and echocardiography in HFpEF2 weeks
Clinical feasibility of circulating endothelial cells and EndoPAT2 weeks
Variability of biomarkers of myocardiac remodelling and of cardiorenal syndrome2 weeks

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026