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Reliability of peripheral arterial tonometry in patients with heart failure, diabetic nephropathy and arterial hypertension. Vasc Med. 2017 Aug;22(4):292-300. doi: 10.1177/1358863X17706752. Epub 2017 May 30.'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'The main purpose of this study is to analyse test-retest-reliability of functional quantification of endothelial dysfunction through puls-amplitude-tonometry in patients with heart failure with preserved/reduced ejection fraction, pulmonary hypertension, arterial hypertension and diabetic nephropathy. In the same group, test-retest-reliability of circulating endothelial cells as well as test-retest reliability of non invasive cardiac output Monitoring will be observed and analysed.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['ADULT', 'OLDER_ADULT'], 'maximumAge': '80 Years', 'minimumAge': '35 Years', 'samplingMethod': 'NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE', 'studyPopulation': 'Patients suffering from the conditions stated above', 'healthyVolunteers': False, 'eligibilityCriteria': "Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Clinically stable for the last 4 weeks (not for HFrEF: 7 days)\n* Signed consent form\n\nHFpEF:\n\n* Baseline-Echocardiography:\n* hospitalization \\<= 12 months with diagnosis heart failure and E/E' \\> 8 or E' \\< 8 cm/s or\n* BNP \\>= 100pg/ml or NT-proBNP \\>= 300pg/ml in the last 6 months or\n* LAVI \\> 28 ml/m² and E/E' \\> 8 or E' \\< 8cm/s or PAPsys \\> 40mmHg and E/E' \\> 8 or E' \\< 8 cm/s\n* Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test\n* Heart failure NYHA I-III\n* Sinus rhythm\n* Max. O2-uptake on exertion \\< 20ml/kgBW/min\n\nHFrEF\n\n* HFrEF due to ischemic or non-ischemic reasons\n* NYHA I-III\n* Individually optimized and stable pharmacological therapy (including beta-blocker, ACE-Inhibitor, AT1-antagonist, aldosterone-antagonist)\n* EF \\<=45%, Simpson Biplan PH\n* NICE-Classification 2013 I/II\n* PAH \\>= 25 mmHg\n* Precapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \\<= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low\n* Postcapillary PAH: Wedge-pressure \\>= 15 mmHg, CO normal or low\n\nDiabetic nephropathy:\n\n* Diabetes mellitus Type 2 with oral or Insulin therapy and one or more of the following:\n* Diabetic nephropathy has been diagnosed before (anamnesis)\n* Macroalbuminuria: Urine Albumine/Creatinine-ratio \\> 300mg/g Creatinine (\\>34mg/mmol) in 2 out of 3 tests of Urine in the morning and GFR \\<90ml/min/1.73m² (CKD-EPI)\n* Microalbuminuria: 30-300mg/g Creatinine (\\>=3.4 mg/mmol but \\<34mg/mmol) tested as above and GFR \\< 90 ml/min/1.73m² and diabetic retinopathy\n\nAH:\n\n* Hypertension diagnosed at least 6 months except structural heart disease: EF \\> 55% and no sign of HFpEF\n* No symptoms of coronary heart disease\n* Possibility to take part in cardiac stress test\n* Stable pharmacologic therapy of Hypertension for at least 4 weeks\n* Systolic blood pressure \\<140 mmHG during Screening\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Patient incapable of contracting\n* Angina pectoris \\> CCS II\n* Coronary Intervention in the last 4 weeks or scheduled Intervention/Bypass\n* Myocardial infarction in the last 3 months\n* Stroke in the last 3 months\n* Valvular heart disease \\> II°\n* Cardiomyopathy due to Infiltrate/hypertrophic obstruction (e.g. HOCM, Amyloidosis)\n* Congenital complex heart disease\n* Active myocarditis\n* Significant lung disease\n* Significant Cardiac dysrhythmia\n* Scheduled changes in medication during time of study\n* (Scheduled) heart transplant\n* Cardiac resynchronisation therapy over the last three months\n* ICD/Pacemaker-implant in the last 4 weeks\n* Uncontrolled Hyper/Hypotension (\\>180mmHg, \\<95mmHg)\n* Patient taking part in Rehabilitation program\n* Diagnosed Malignant disease or disease with life expectancy \\< 1 year\n* Anemia with Hb\\<10mg/dl\n* Untreated significant thyroid disease\n\nHFpEF, Hypertension and PH:\n\n* Patient incapable of cardiac stress test (e.g. because of orthopedic Problems)\n* Significant changes in cardiovascular Status over the two weeks of study\n* Instable cardiopulmonary Status over the last four weeks\n\nHFrEF:\n\n* I.v. Treatment with inotropic drug or diuretic in the last 7 days before Screening\n* Myocardial infarction in the last 4 weeks"}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT02299960', 'briefTitle': 'Measurement of Endothelial Function and Cardiac Output: New Methods', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': 'Charite University, Berlin, Germany'}, 'officialTitle': 'Pilot Study: Analysis of Endothelial Function Through Circulating Endothelial Cells and Puls-amplitude-tonometry and of Non-invasive Measurement of Cardiac Output on Exertion in Patients With Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Arterial Hypertension and Diabetic Nephropathy', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': 'ENDO-CEC'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'label': 'HFpEF', 'description': 'patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction', 'interventionNames': ['Device: Endo-PAT', 'Device: NICOM']}, {'label': 'HFrEF', 'description': 'patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction', 'interventionNames': ['Device: Endo-PAT']}, {'label': 'AH', 'description': 'patients with hypertension', 'interventionNames': ['Device: Endo-PAT', 'Device: NICOM']}, {'label': 'Nephropathy', 'description': 'patients with diabetic nephropathy', 'interventionNames': ['Device: Endo-PAT']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'Endo-PAT', 'type': 'DEVICE', 'description': 'Analysis of endothelial function through pulse-amplitude-tonometry', 'armGroupLabels': ['AH', 'HFpEF', 'HFrEF', 'Nephropathy']}, {'name': 'NICOM', 'type': 'DEVICE', 'description': 'Non-invasive measurement of cardiac output', 'armGroupLabels': ['AH', 'HFpEF']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'locations': [{'zip': '10117', 'city': 'Berlin', 'state': 'State of Berlin', 'country': 'Germany', 'facility': 'Charite Universitaetsmedizin', 'geoPoint': {'lat': 52.52437, 'lon': 13.41053}}], 'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Hans-Dirk Duengen, PD Dr. med.', 'role': 'STUDY_CHAIR', 'affiliation': 'Charite Universitaetsmedizin Berlin'}]}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': 'Charite University, Berlin, Germany', 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'Bayer', 'class': 'INDUSTRY'}, {'name': 'Health Twist GmbH', 'class': 'UNKNOWN'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Doctoral candidate', 'investigatorFullName': 'Sebastian Beckmann', 'investigatorAffiliation': 'Charite University, Berlin, Germany'}}}}