New study aims to decode deadly heart shock using simple blood and urine tests

NCT ID NCT07515508

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This observational study will follow 600 adults hospitalized with acute heart failure or cardiogenic shock. Researchers will collect information from routine care, plus extra blood and urine samples, to see if they can better identify different types of shock and predict who is at highest risk of dying within 30 days. No experimental treatment is given; the goal is simply to learn more about the condition.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this study could help doctors better identify different types of cardiogenic shock and predict which patients are at higher risk, potentially guiding more personalized care.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It collects data but does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly improve outcomes. Results may not change current practice.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for ACUTE HEART FAILURE (AHF) are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cardiogenic shock heart failure Shock, Cardiogenic

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ACUTE HEART FAILURE (AHF) CARDIOGENIC SHOCK

Contacts and locations

Locations

Department for Internal Medicine 8, Clinic for Cardiology and Rhythmology, University Clinic of the Paracelsus Medi-cal University Nuremberg
RECRUITING

Nuremberg, Germany
Schwarzwald Baar Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen, Klinik für Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin
RECRUITING

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
University Heart Center Freiburg - Bad Krozingen
RECRUITING

Bad Krozingen, 79189, Germany
University Medical Center Freiburg, Interdisciplinary Medical Intensive Care
RECRUITING

Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.