Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Oral Nutritional Supplements in Older Outpatients with Heart Failure: Rationale and Design of the ALIMENT-HF Trial
Study context
- Population
- Older outpatients (≥65 years) with chronic heart failure (HF) regardless of LVEF, at risk of malnutrition (MUST score ≥1) and with anorexia (Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire for the Japanese Elderly (SNAQ-JE) ≤14), on maximally tolerated guideline-directed therapy with stable diuretic dose for 3 monthsplanned
- Participants
- 80 outpatients
- Primary endpoint
- Change in body weight
- Follow-up
- Baseline to day 120
Methodological detailsmulticentre, 8 sites in Japan, Intervention up to 120 days, then 60-day observational period
- Multicentre
- 8 sites in Japan
- Intervention up to 120 days, then 60-day observational period
No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.
Original publication
Oral Nutritional Supplements in Older Outpatients with Heart Failure: Rationale and Design of the ALIMENT-HF Trial. ESC Heart Fail. Published 16 April 2024. doi:10.
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