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NCT07394010

Role of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in People With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Completed Last updated 6 February 2026
What this trial tests

trial testing Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF) in 40 participants. Completed in 10 June 2025.

Timeline
1 June 2023
Primary endpoint
10 June 2025
10 June 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorUniversity of Ulster
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment40
Start date1 June 2023
Primary completion10 June 2025
Estimated completion10 June 2025
Sites1 location across United Kingdom

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

University of Ulster

Who can join

Adults 18 to 80, any sex, with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFPEF). Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Heart failure affects 1-2% of the adult population. Up to half of these patients have apparently normal heart pumping function, known as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Because HFpEF typically occurs in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities, many different mechanisms could drive symptoms and life expectancy, and it has been difficult to find effective treatments that work for all. Symptoms of HFpEF occur during exertion. The current scoring system for the diagnosis of HFpEF is not able to identify the majority of people and the majority of people remain in the zone of diagnostic uncertainty; there is no definite follow-up strategy, thus people do not receive appropriate treatment. Also, the medications, prehabilitation, and rehabilitation services are not personalised. To cater to these gaps in clinical practice, this study was set up to use Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) to understand the complexity of this disease. The investigators plan to recruit patients with clinical suspicion of HFpEF, referred to the Cardiology Department at Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK. After screening the medical records of patients based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the investigators recruited 40 patients to undergo a cardiopulmonary exercise test. CPET parameters related to the heart, lungs and muscles were recorded in real time, as the patient exercised on the bike to maximal effort. The CPET data were then analysed to answer the above-mentioned clinical gaps. To disseminate the findings, the investigators plan to present the results at scientific, clinical, and patient group meetings and publish the findings in medical journals, to reach a wide array of healthcare professionals and policymakers.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.

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