Urdu heart failure questionnaire tested for pakistani patients
NCT ID NCT06076447
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study translated the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire into Urdu and tested it with 210 heart failure patients in Pakistan. The goal was to ensure the Urdu version is accurate and reliable for measuring quality of life. This is a validation study, not a treatment trial, so it does not test any new therapy.
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 provide a reliable Urdu-language tool to measure quality of life in heart failure patients, improving care in Pakistan.
- What could go wrong
- This is a validation study, not a treatment trial. It does not test any therapy, so it cannot directly improve health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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210 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
Heart Failure individuals
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patients with chronic heart failure who sought treatment at the outpatient cardiology clinic. * Who could read and write in Urdu and English language and are willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Decline consent * Communication barriers or cognitive disorder as well as those with exacerbated condition and those who were not available for re-test were excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Railway General Hospital
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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