Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Assessment of Once-Daily Controlled Release COREG CR vs Twice-Daily COREG Immediate Release(IR)on Measures of Compliance and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Assessment of Once-Daily Controlled Release COREG CR vs Twice-Daily COREG Immediate Release(IR)on Measures of Compliance and Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
The purpose of this study is to compare dosing compliance between study patients taking controlled release carvedilol once a day, and study patients taking immediate release carvedilol (Coreg) twice a day.
Study Further Study Details:
Primary outcome: pill-taking compliance (total doses taken versus total doses prescribed)
Expected Total Enrollment: 400 subjects at 56 study sites in the U.S.
Study Start: October 2005
This is a 5-month double-blind treatment study of male and female subjects with stable mild-to-severe chronic heart failure and with left ventricular dysfunction with symptoms of heart failure.
Eligibility:
Must be stable on treatment with Coreg IR at a standard dose: 6.25, 12.5, 25 mg twice a day.
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
S.Portland, Maine 04106, United States