Heart failure drug before hospital stay may improve outcomes, study suggests
NCT ID NCT07347925
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 140 heart failure patients to see if taking a medicine called ARNI before coming to the hospital leads to better short-term health. Researchers will compare those who were already on ARNI with those who were not, tracking heart and kidney events during the hospital stay and shortly after discharge. The goal is to understand if pre-hospital use of this drug is linked to better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that starting ARNI before a hospital visit improves short-term heart and kidney outcomes in heart failure patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It is also relatively small and only looks at short-term effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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
The study population consists of adult patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction who are admitted to the cardiology wards at Mansoura University Hospital (MUH) during the study period. Participants include those who were already receiving ARNI therapy prior to hospital admission and those who were not, representing typical patients seen in clinical practice.
- 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: * \>= 18 years, male or female EF \<40% Exclusion Criteria: * EF\>40% Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mansoura university Hospital
RECRUITINGAl Mansurah, Egypt
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