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

September 18, 2019 updated by: Byung-Hee Oh

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

5625

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

acute decompensated heart failure

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mortality and Re-hospitalization of acute decompensated heart failure
Time Frame: 5 years (tentative)
  1. In-hospital mortality
  2. Annual mortality
  3. Re-hospitalization
5 years (tentative)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Byung-Hee Oh, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 6, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 7, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 8, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 20, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 18, 2019

Last Verified

September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • H-1102-072-352

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Data be shared with participating institution and NNIH

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