# Ultrasound-assessed Internal Jugular Vein Distensibility in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure (US-IJVD in CHF)

> **NCT03874312** · — · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Niguarda Hospital** · enrollment: 200 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Systolic Chronic Heart Failure
- Congestion, Venous
- Advanced Heart Failure

## Interventions

- **DIAGNOSTIC_TEST:** Linear ultrasound (US) assessment of the internal jugular vein

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03874312
- **Lead sponsor:** Niguarda Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2017-10-18
- **Primary completion:** 2019-02-27
- **Final completion:** 2022-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 200 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03874312

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03874312, "Ultrasound-assessed Internal Jugular Vein Distensibility in Advanced Chronic Heart Failure (US-IJVD in CHF)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03874312. Licensed CC0.

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