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Registry (Prospective Cohort) for Heart Failure in Korea (KorAHF)

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified April 2013 by Seoul National University Hospital
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Health, Korea
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Byung-Hee Oh, Seoul National University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01389843
First received: July 6, 2011
Last updated: April 1, 2013
Last verified: April 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

KorAHF is a multi-center registry (prospective cohort) for acute decompensated heart failure patients in Korea.

The aim of this registry is to analyze several causes affecting prognosis and survival and to develop new strategies for managing acute decompensated heart failure.


Condition
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Hospitalized Patients

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Registry (Prospective Cohort) for Heart Failure in Korea (KorAHF)

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Seoul National University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Mortality and Re-hospitalization of acute decompensated heart failure [ Time Frame: 5 years (tentative) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    1. In-hospital mortality
    2. Annual mortality
    3. Re-hospitalization


Estimated Enrollment: 4500
Study Start Date: March 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2018
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
All consecutive hospitalized adult patients

All consecutive hospitalized adult patients who have 1 and (2 and/or 3)

  1. Symptom and/or sign of heart failure
  2. Lung congestion
  3. Objective finding of LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF), or structural heart disease.

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

acute decompensated heart failure

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

All consecutive hospitalized adult patients who have 1 and (2 and/or 3)

  1. Symptom and/or sign of heart failure
  2. Lung congestion
  3. Objective finding of LV systolic dysfunction (LVEF), or structural heart disease

Exclusion Criteria:

  • N.C.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01389843

Contacts
Contact: Byung-Hee Oh, MD, PhD 82-2-2072-3345 ohbhmed@snu.ac.kr

Locations
Korea, Republic of
Seoul National University Hospital Recruiting
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 110-744
Contact: Byung-Hee Oh, MD, PhD     82-2-2072-3345     ohbhmed@snu.ac.kr    
Contact: Hyun-Jai Cho, MD, PhD     82-2-2072-3931     hyunjaicho@snu.ac.kr    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Byung-Hee Oh
National Institute of Health, Korea
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Byung-Hee Oh, Professor, Seoul National University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01389843     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: H-1102-072-352
Study First Received: July 6, 2011
Last Updated: April 1, 2013
Health Authority: Korea: Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs. Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Keywords provided by Seoul National University Hospital:
Heart failure
Registry
Cohort
Heart Disease
Cardiovascular Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 13, 2013