Vitamin D for heart failure
Part of Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This trial tests whether taking vitamin D supplements can improve symptoms and quality of life for people with heart failure. It may help reduce inflammation and support heart function.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have heart failure with a reduced pumping ability (ejection fraction of 50% or less).
- Your heart failure is stable—no major changes in the last few months.
- You have had at least one of the following: a hospital stay for heart failure in the past year, need high-dose water pills (more than 80 mg furosemide per day), have diabetes, or heart failure caused by blocked arteries.
- You are willing and able to give informed consent.
- You do not have severe cognitive impairment, severe COPD, anemia, active sarcoidosis, active tuberculosis, or another life-threatening condition.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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