Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:06 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:06 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00333827
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of dilated cardiomyopathy according to WHO criteria
* Syndromic heart failure in functional class III or IV of the NYHA
* Enrollment and continuous follow-up in cardiac out-patient clinic
* Adequate medical therapy after optimization therapy
* Echocardiogram with an ejection fraction equal to or less than 35% by Simpson's rule
Exclusion Criteria:
* Valvular diseases, except functional mitral or tricuspid reflow
* Coronariography showing a significant lesion (obstruction of at least 50% of the lumen in the troncus or the main arteries - LAD, CX, RC) in one or more arteries
* Serologic diagnosis for Chagas disease or at least two of the following criteria: epidemiology, right bundle branch block, anterior hemi-block, apical aneurism
* Sustained ventricular tachycardia
* Abusive use of alcohol or illicit drugs
* Pregnancy
* Use of cardio toxic drugs
* Any co-morbidity with impact in life expectancy in 2 years
* Renal function compromised (creatinine above 2 mg/dl)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT00333827
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00333827