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Can a simple ultrasound and blood test spot who will be back in the hospital?

NCT ID NCT07345156

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Monastir Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at 350 adults hospitalized for acute heart failure. Researchers want to see if combining a lung ultrasound score with a blood lactate test at discharge can better predict who will be readmitted or die within 30 days. The goal is to improve risk assessment beyond current methods.

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 could give doctors a simple tool to identify heart failure patients at high risk of returning to the hospital or dying soon after discharge.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The score may not prove better than existing methods, and results may not apply to all heart failure patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 350 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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 for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Adults admitted due to worsening heart failure symptoms requiring inpatient management, including clinical and/or imaging or laboratory confirmation of decompensation.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Age ≥ 18 years. * Hospitalization for acute heart failure/decompensation (clinical diagnosis + imaging/laboratory tests according to local practice). * Patient deemed ready for discharge (decision made by the team, discharge within 24 hours). Exclusion Criteria: * Septic shock/severe active infection at the time of discharge. * Hypoxemia or respiratory distress requiring high-flow oxygen/ventilation at the scheduled time of discharge. * Severe cirrhosis/advanced liver failure. * Refusal to participate. * Technical impossibility of LUS.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Discharge follow-up phone calls Heart failure, acute Mortality prediction

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital of Monastir

    RECRUITING

    Monastir, Monastir Governorate, 5000, Tunisia

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