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Study NCT ID: NCT02807857
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2021-02-24
First Post: 2016-06-17

Brief Title: A Prospective Evaluation of Natriuretic Peptide Based Referral of CHF Patients in Primary Care
Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Organization: Novartis

Study Overview

Official Title: A Prospective Evaluation of Natriuretic Peptide Based Referral of CHF Patients in Primary Care
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2021-02
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: PREFER
Brief Summary: This low interventional study whose unique intervention was to measure the blood level of a biomarker called NT-proBNP in chronic heart failure patients daily followed-up by Primary Care Physicians PCPs in Europe assessed if the cardiologist referral guided by NT-proBNP measurement in patients who were currently judged by PCPs as being stable would lead to optimization of HF treatment defined in adherence to treatment recommendations of the current European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the treatment of heart failure
Detailed Description: In the majority of European countries the primary management of chronic heart failure patients was performed by General Practitioners in collaboration with cardiologists specialists Previous studies had shown that many patients suffering from CHF do not receive optimal pharmacological andor device treatment for their disease An increase in natriuretic peptides BNP NT-proBNP was associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events in heart failure patients The purpose of the present study was to assess if a referral of clinical stable chronic heart failure patients with reduced ventricular ejection fraction EF or 40 and NT-proBNP level or 600 pgmL to a specialist cardiologist led to treatment optimization defined as adherence to the treatment recommendations according to the European Society of Cardiology ESC guidelines In addition data obtained in this study was used to describe demographic clinical including NT-proBNP levels and treatment characteristics of CHF patients who were managed in the primary care setting across Europe

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
2016-000473-20 EUDRACT_NUMBER None None