Clinical Trial: Chronic Heart Failure - Cheyne Stokes Respiration - CS2 (3C-study)

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Open Randomized Study of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Cheyne Stokes Respiration Pattern, Treated With ASV. (Adaptive Servo Ventilator).

Brief Summary: An investigation where patients with chronic heart failure and cheyne stokes respiration, treated with adapitve servo ventilator, will improve their cardiac function and quality of life.

Detailed Summary:

Chronic heart failure (HF) is one of the most important public health problems in cardiovascular medicine.

Several patients with chronic heart failure also has Cheyne Stokes respiration pattern. Earlier studies have shown that this respiration pattern improves with Adaptive servo ventilator. We wish to investigate wether this leads to improved cardiac function.

Sponsor: University of Oslo

Current Primary Outcome: Ejection fraction (measured with echocardiography) and inflammatory markers [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: 6 minutes walking test Quality of life Changes in cathecolamines Altered frequency of arrythmias [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Oslo

Dates:
Date Received: November 23, 2007
Date Started: September 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 2, 2015
Last Verified: December 2015