Simple Finger-Prick test could uncover hidden heart failure
NCT ID NCT07320677
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a simple blood test (NT-proBNP) can help find heart failure earlier in adults who take water pills (loop diuretics) but haven't been diagnosed with heart failure. About 400 people from GP practices in Jersey will take part. Some GP practices will offer the blood test, while others will continue usual care. The goal is to see if the test leads to more heart failure diagnoses and uncovers other heart problems within a year.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Receiving a loop diuretic (furosemide, bumetanide or torsemide) * No coded diagnosis of heart failure in GP records * Never had a natriuretic peptide test * Willing to have a blood test for NT-proBNP Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical Frailty Score 7 or above on Rockwood frailty scale * Prior diagnosis of heart failure * Prior natriuretic peptide testing
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jersey General Hospital
Saint Helier, Jersey
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