Congestive Heart Failure
Conditions
Brief summary
Observational study on ADHF patients at one site in Israel. After signing informed consent and undergoing screening assessments, eligible patients will record sentences into a smartphone. The app will upload the vocal data to the sponsor's servers for analysis. The patient will record at hospital: admittion, release. Before hospital release, if applicable and upon patient agrreement, an app will be installed in a smartphone in order to continue the recording at home.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of ADHF (pulmonary congestion) * Known diagnosis of HF, with either preserved or reduced LVEF. * 18+ years old. * Able to understand and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* Subjects unable to comply with the daily use of the application due to mental disorders. * GFR \<25 ml/min who are non-responsive to diuretic therapy or who are on chronic renal dialysis. * Subjects with congenital heart disease or mechanical right heart valve(s). * Airway and lung infection and Sepsis * Patients with severe alcohol or drug use. * Women who are pregnant or lactating.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| voice recording analysis - system is being developed to distinguish between 'dry' and 'wet' clinical state in ADHF patients (Speech Measure- SM- parameter) | 5 years | Anyalysis of voice recordings; admission vs. discharge |
Countries
Israel