Heart failure drug puzzle: study aims to untangle polypharmacy risks
NCT ID NCT07640854
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tracks 130 people with chronic heart failure to understand how taking multiple medications (polypharmacy) affects their safety, adherence, and health outcomes. Researchers will look for patterns of over- or under-prescribing and factors linked to low medication adherence. The goal is to improve prescribing practices and reduce emergency hospital visits.
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 understand how to prescribe medications safely for heart failure patients taking many drugs, potentially reducing hospital visits and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. The findings may not apply to all heart failure patients, and results depend on accurate reporting from participants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
The study included patients with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFmrEF), verified by echocardiography within 3 months before enrollment. All participants provided written informed consent. Patients with documented mental disorders or severe cognitive impairment were excluded
- 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: 1. Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of chronic heart failure with reduced or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF / HFmrEF). 2. Diagnosis of HFrEF or HFmrEF confirmed by echocardiography within 3 months prior to enrollment. 3. Signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Documented mental disorders. 2. Severe cognitive impairment
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Medical Research Centre for Therapy and Preventive Medicine
Moscow, Russia
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