EMEPIC : Value of a Mobile Team of Cardiologist Using Echocardiography for Managing Patients With Acute Heart Failure

Paris Diderot University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Disease; Acute Heart Failure; Congestive Edema

Treatments: Procedure: Mobile team; Procedure: Standard care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00568165

N°CPP : 0711602

N°CCTIRS : 07331

Code IDRCD : 2007- A00640 - 53

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to compare clinical management of patients with acute decompensation of heart failure, hospitalized in non cardiological ward, with the use of a mobile team including a cardiologist with portable echocardiography and standard care. The hypothesis is that a mobile team will lead to shorter hospitalization.

Full description

Randomized, controlled, monocentric study comparing Standard care with the care provided by a mobile team including a cardiologist with mobile echocardiography, systematic follow up à 3 days, a dietician advice in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in a non cardiology ward on the duration of hospitalization, re-hospitalization rate à 30 days, emergency visit within 30 days, treatment at discharge, mortality within hospital stay and at 30 days.

Enrollment: 504 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hospitalized for suspected heart failure
• > or = 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Refuses to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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504 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Mobile Team

Treatment:

Procedure: Mobile team

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard care

Treatment:

Procedure: Standard care