AMBulatory UltraSound for Heart Failure Management

NCT ID: NCT04741711

Last Updated: 2023-05-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

182 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-05-15

Study Completion Date

2027-06-15

Brief Summary

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AMBUSH study is a multicenter randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial (PROBE (Prospective Randomized Open Blinded End-point) type).

The main objective of AMBUSH study is to assess the effect of therapeutic management guided by pulmonary ultrasound and the assessment of the inferior vena cava in patients with heart failure seen in an ambulatory (outpatient) setting on a mixed clinical-biological endpoint (including variations of natriuretic peptides - NtProBNP) at 30 days.

Detailed Description

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Secondary objectives are:

A. To assess the effect of therapeutic management guided by pulmonary ultrasound and inferior vena cava assessment on the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure at 30 days.

B. Describe the proportion of ultrasound congestion (pulmonary and inferior vena cava data) in patients free from clinical congestion at baseline in the intervention group and in all patients at D30 visit.

C. Evaluate the association of ultrasound congestion (pulmonary and inferior vena cava assessment) with serum concentrations of natriuretic peptides at baseline and D30 visit.

D. Evaluate the association of variations in ultrasound congestion (pulmonary and evaluation of the inferior vena cava) and variations in natriuretic peptides between baseline and D30 visit.

E. Compare the proportion of ultrasound and clinical congestion in patients in the intervention group and in the control group at baseline and on D30 visit.

Conditions

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Heart Failure

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Interventional group

The heart failure treatments will be guided by the results of the lung ultrasound and the evaluation of the inferior vena cava

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

An ultrasound (lung and inferior vena cava) will be performed and the heart failure treatments will be guided by the results of the lung ultrasound and the evaluation of the inferior vena cava.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

An ultrasound (lung and inferior vena cava) will be performed and the heart failure treatments will be guided by the results of the lung ultrasound and the evaluation of the inferior vena cava. The choice of congestion treatment modalities to be implemented is left to the investigators' discretion, in accordance with European practice guidelines.

Control group

Usual care (i.e. without ultrasound guidance) will be provided.

Group Type OTHER

Usual care without ultrasound guidance

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Usual care (i.e. without ultrasound guidance)

Interventions

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An ultrasound (lung and inferior vena cava) will be performed and the heart failure treatments will be guided by the results of the lung ultrasound and the evaluation of the inferior vena cava.

An ultrasound (lung and inferior vena cava) will be performed and the heart failure treatments will be guided by the results of the lung ultrasound and the evaluation of the inferior vena cava. The choice of congestion treatment modalities to be implemented is left to the investigators' discretion, in accordance with European practice guidelines.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Usual care without ultrasound guidance

Usual care (i.e. without ultrasound guidance)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female aged 18 and over
* Heart failure (regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction)
* Diagnosis of heart failure established more than 3 months ago
* Absence of significant clinical signs of congestion on clinical examination (absence of crackles and lower limbs oedema greater than perimalleolar oedema)
* Affiliation to social security
* Receiving complete information about research organization and signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Natriuretic peptides result, carried out during the previous 30 days, available at the inclusion consultation
* Pulmonary or pleural pathology preventing reliable acquisition of lung ultrasound images: severe emphysema, chronic pleurisy, pulmonary fibrosis.
* Suspicion of cardiac amyloidosis or proven amyloidosis,
* Patient with severe primary heart valve disease
* Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing mother
* Adult person subject to a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice)
* Person deprived of liberty by a judicial or administrative decision,
* Person subject to psychiatric care pursuant to Articles L. 3212-1 and L. 3213-1 of the Public Health Code.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Central Hospital, Nancy, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Pr. Nicolas GIRERD

MD,PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CHU de Besançon

Besançon, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CH de Mulhouse

Mulhouse, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CHRU de Reims

Reims, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CHR de Metz

Thionville, , France

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

CHRU de Nancy

Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Nicolas GIRERD, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+33 3 83 15 74 96 ext. +333

Facility Contacts

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Marie-France Seronde, MD

Role: primary

David Kenizou, MD

Role: primary

Pierre Nazeyrolas, Md, PhD

Role: primary

Noura Zannad, MD

Role: primary

Nicolas GIRERD, MD, PhD

Role: primary

+33 3 83 15 74 96 ext. +333

Other Identifiers

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2019PI094

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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