An observational study in Ventricular Dysfunction, sponsored by University of Padova. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-04.
Sponsored by University of Padova · Observational
The SQ_Heart has been designed as an observational study that evaluates the difference in sleep quality between 11 patients with VAD (Ventricular Assisted Device) and 98 Cardiotransplant patients.
The Primary objective of the SQ_Heart study is to evaluate the significant difference in sleep quality between patients with VAD (Ventricular Assisted Device) and cardiotransplant patients, using the Pittsburgh scale Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), with a cut-off of > 5 for poor sleepers.
Patients, to be enrolled, must provide:
All the patients will have to complete some questionnaires:
Questionnaires are necessary for the data collection for the study.
85 studies on the registry are indexed under Ventricular Dysfunction; 11 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 176 is above the median of 140 across 34 observational studies indexed under Ventricular Dysfunction.
Browse Ventricular Dysfunction studies →University of Padova is the lead sponsor of 215 studies on the registry; 42 are open to participants now.
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Cardiotransplant patients with VAD (Ventricular Assisted Device) or non; Patients with VAD
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Sleep Quality Index
sleep quality
Time frame: up 30 days
Ran from Apr 2017 to primary completion in Sep 2017, 5 months.
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This study is completed, as verified in Dec 2020. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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