ER study: does how you give water pills matter for heart failure?
NCT ID NCT07464249
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested two methods of giving the diuretic furosemide (a water pill) to 50 people with sudden heart failure in the emergency department. Half received the drug as a single injection (bolus), the other half as a slow drip (continuous infusion). Researchers measured urine output after 2 and 4 hours to see which method works better and faster. The goal is to help ER doctors choose the best approach for treating fluid buildup in heart failure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Furosemide (a diuretic, also known as water pill)
- What this could lead to
- If one method works better, it could help doctors choose the best way to give diuretics for acute heart failure in the ER, potentially improving urine output and patient outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 50 patients. Results may not apply to all heart failure patients, especially those with kidney disease. The study only looks at short-term effects (2-4 hours), not long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Established diagnosis of heart failure * Presentation with acute decompensation meeting AHA/ACC Stage C-D criteria * New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III-IV functional status at admission Exclusion Criteria: * Known chronic kidney disease * Hemodynamic instability at presentation * Development of advanced airway requirement during follow-up * Requirement for emergent dialysis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sultan 2. Abdulhamid Han Research and Training Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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