Study details
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Pulmonary Artery Catheter Trial
Tufts Medical Center
NCT IDNCT05485376ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment
400
Study length
about 4 years
Ages
18–90
Locations
1 site in MA
What this study is about
Researchers are testing if using a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC) in people experiencing cardiogenic shock due to heart failure helps lower the risk of dying while they are still in the hospital. The trial will last for 1470 days and involve approximately 400 participants.
Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.
What you may be asked to do
- 1.Use Pulmonary Artery Catheter
Participation Burden
What's physically and logistically required of participants.
Logistics & Travel
In-person visits
Requires travel to a study site
Physical Intervention
Standard
How treatment is administered
Treatment Assignment
Randomized (Open Label)
You are randomly assigned, but you will know your treatment.
Extracted study details
Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.
Endpoints
Secondary: Death, Length of stay in CCU or ICU
Devices
therapeutic
Body systems
Cardiology / Heart