Congestive Heart Failure

Clinical Trials

Below is a list of Congestive Heart Failure clinical trials from the clinical trials database at Mayo Clinic.

Mayo's clinical trials include experimental treatments, often unavailable elsewhere, which frequently lead to improved patient care for people worldwide. Patients should ask their doctor at Mayo about clinical trials appropriate for their situation.

Genetic Basis of Left Ventricular Recovery in Congestive Heart Failure
Research suggests that many cases of cardiomyopathy are caused initially by a virus, which then causes the body's immune system to attack the heart. This is an inflammatory reaction which leads to heart damage.
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Heart Failure and Control Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training
Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Research Program is conducting a research study involving patients who have congestive heart failure. This study is being done to determine if a long-term exercise program affects illness and survival.
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Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Non-pulsatile Left Ventricular Assist Device(VAD)Patients
The purpose of this study is to estimate the proportion of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) patients with abnormal gastrointestinal bleeding as assessed by HemoQuant fecal occult blood test. Also, in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding present, to summarize the extent of gastrointestinal bleeding; to examine the behavior of HemoQuant fecal occult blood test over time by estimating the proportion of VAD patients with a positive
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Renal Optimization Strategies Evaluation in Acute Heart Failure
Acute heart failure (AHF) is the most common cause of hospital admission in patients over age 65, accounting for 1,000,000 admissions, over 6 million hospital days, and $12 billion in costs annually.
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TOPCAT
Subjects with heart failure are asked to volunteer in this study. The purpose for this study is to see if adding a drug called spironolactone to the current treatment for heart failure is able to safely improve heart failure.
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We are testing the safety and effectiveness of sildenafil (Viagra) to placebo (a pill containing no medication) in patients with diastolic heart failure.
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of sildenafil (Viagra) to a placebo (a pill containing no medication) in patients with diastolic heart failure to see if it will improve your ability to exercise and your quality of life.
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