Description of Insulin Resistance in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Hasselt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Heart Failure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02013739

11.78/cardio11.13

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to describe insulin resistance in a general chronic heart failure population, in combination with muscle strength, body composition and cardiac function.

It is assumed that insulin resistance is increased in CHF patient, and that this is related to decreased muscle strength and decreased lean tissue mass.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of chronic heart failure for at least 6 months,
• clinically stable (not hospitalized) for more than 3 months prior to the onset of the study,

Exclusion criteria

• glucose lowering medical therapy

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with chronic heart failure

Description:

other

Healthy volontiers

Description:

other