Congestive Heart Failure Weight Study

Central DuPage Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Congestive Heart Failure

Treatments: Procedure: Weigh subjects on a scale in the standing position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01185249

10-010

Details and patient eligibility

About

Early morning weights to monitor CHF patient's fluid status is common practice but there is a lack of evidence that this is the best practice. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference in net weight gain or loss for hospitalized patients with CHF who are weighed in the evening instead of early morning.

Full description

This is a quasi-experimental pilot study with prospective cohort design. Study subjects will be weighed in the early morning and then again in the evening for a minimum of three days. Analysis will be accomplished on data by analysis within-subjects data utilizing the paired t test. Other data to be collected includes dates of hospitalization, demographics, dose and timing of medications, lab results and documentation of comorbid conditions.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-85 years old
• Admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of heart failure or fluid overload
• Ambulatory with a medical order to be out of bed
• Able to stand on a scale
• Have no problems with balance

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a primary diagnosis other than heart failure or fluid overload
• Patients diagnosed with renal failure
• Non-English speaking
• Unable to follow directions or consent due to cognitive impairment
• Medical order for bed rest
• Involved in another study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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66 participants in 1 patient group

Body weight taken in a standing position

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will be weighed in the early morning, as standard of care dictates. They will also be weighed after evening medications are given, around 9pm. The evening weight is not standard, therefore considered the study intervention.

Treatment:

Procedure: Weigh subjects on a scale in the standing position