NCT00000607View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Randomized Evaluation of Mechanical Assistance for the Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure (REMATCH)

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

129

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 1997

Primary Completion Date

March 31, 1999

Study Completion Date

March 31, 1999

Conditions
Cardiovascular DiseasesHeart DiseasesHeart FailureHeart Failure, Congestive
Interventions
DEVICE

Left ventricular assist device

A type of implantable heart pump

DEVICE

Optimal medical therapy

(non-experimental) One possibility in handling Heart failure effectively is optimal medicine therapy. The most popular treatment medications at present are ACE Inhibitors and Beta Blockers. The result is the heart being able to pump more effectively and allowing blood to circulate freely.

Trial Locations (1)

10032

Columbia University, New York

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH

lead

Columbia University

OTHER

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