Heart failure Patients' hidden struggles: depression and memory loss linked to worse outcomes
NCT ID NCT07284446
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how common depression and mild memory problems are in people hospitalized for chronic heart failure, and whether these issues lead to worse health outcomes. About 300 adults aged 18 to 85 will answer questionnaires about their mood and thinking skills. The goal is to understand the connection, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients hospitalized to the Department of Cardiology and the Internal Medicine Department's Cardiology Profile at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Hospital, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patient hospitalized primarily for CHF exacerbation; * clinically stable, able to provide informed consent; * do not have severe cognitive impairment that would preclude valid questionnaire administration. Exclusion Criteria: * hospitalization for acute heart failure; * total length of hospital stay \<96 hours; * absence of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) within the last 12 months and no TTE planned; * severe visual impairment preventing completion of the visual part of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment; * refusal to participate.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kaunas Hospital of the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
RECRUITINGKaunas, 47144, Lithuania
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