Influence of Corticosteroids on Heart Function

August 9, 2017 updated by: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Influence of Corticosteroid Therapy on Heart Function

This study will examine the effect of corticosteroid treatment on heart function.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Israel
      • H̱adera, Israel, 38100
        • Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with good echogenic body structure
  • Patients with sinus rhythm with no conduction disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with major medical condition
  • Patients who are not hemodynamical stable
  • Patients receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy

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

  • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Corticosteroid Therapy Patients
Corticosteroid therapy patients will be examined by echocardiography before, during and after receiving treatment
Diagnostic test: Echocardiography
Imaging of the heart using ultrasound

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Changes in heart function
Time Frame: One month after completion of treatment
Comparison of echocardiography performed before, during, and after corticosteroid administration will display changes in heart function
One month after completion of treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nina Avshovitch, MD, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

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 (Anticipated)

August 1, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 9, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 11, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 11, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 9, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HYMC-52-17

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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