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PREVENT-HF: Prevention of Heart Failure Events With Impedance Cardiography Testing

Phase 4
Waitlist Available
Led By Milton Packer, MD
Research Sponsored by CardioDynamics
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up up to 5 years
Awards & highlights
Drug Has Already Been Approved
Pivotal Trial

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether outpatient therapeutic management guided by impedance cardiography (ICG), in addition to standard clinical assessment, will result in a longer time in days to the first heart failure hospitalization than therapy guided by clinical assessment alone.

Eligible Conditions
  • Congestive Heart Failure

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~up to 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Awards & Highlights

Drug Has Already Been Approved
The FDA has already approved this drug, and is just seeking more data.
Pivotal Trial
The final step before approval, pivotal trials feature drugs that have already shown basic safety & efficacy.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: ICG ArmActive Control1 Intervention
In the ICG Arm, the treating clinician will adjust therapy according to the clinical assessment of signs and symptoms of heart failure, in addition to the ICG hemodynamic information obtained from the printed report.
Group II: Standard Care ArmPlacebo Group1 Intervention
In the Standard Care Arm, the treating clinician will adjust therapy according only to the clinical assessment of signs and symptoms of heart failure since the ICG information is blinded to the treating clinician.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

CardioDynamicsLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
200 Total Patients Enrolled
Milton Packer, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2 Previous Clinical Trials
2,243 Total Patients Enrolled
~26 spots leftby Dec 2025