New study aims to uncover why some heart infections turn deadly
NCT ID NCT03211975
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 645 patients hospitalized with infectious endocarditis, a serious heart infection. Researchers will track hospital deaths and long-term survival to identify factors that influence prognosis. The goal is to better understand how the disease progresses and what affects patient outcomes.
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 predict outcomes and improve care for patients with infectious endocarditis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test any new drug or therapy, so it cannot directly improve patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 645 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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 with certain infectious endocarditis according to Duke's criteria
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * all patients with certain infectious endocarditis according to Duke's criteria, confirmed by the presence of evocative images on the transthoracic and / or transesophageal ultrasound or by the data collected on the surgical specimens. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with an infection not meeting the Duke IE criteria.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Amiens Picardie
RECRUITINGAmiens, Picardie, 80054, France
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