Aim Research in Merewether has been invited to participate in a new clinical study for people living with type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.
People who live with these conditions are more likely to develop a health condition where the heart does not pump blood around the body as well as it should. The medical term for this is heart failure. Heart failure may sound alarming, but it doesn’t mean that the heart is about to stop. It simply means that the heart doesn’t pump blood around the body as well as it should and it may need some support to help it work better. Our blood carries the nutrients and oxygen our bodies need to thrive. When the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should, it lowers the amount of oxygen that can work in the body.
Our mission is to prioritise finding treatments that may help prevent heart failure before it happens. That’s why we are carrying out a new clinical study into heart failure prevention.
This clinical study is looking at a combination of 2 different medications that may work together to lower your blood pressure and protect your kidneys.
What can I expect if I take part?
If you do join our study, you may take part for around 3 years, but this may be longer or shorter depending on when you join
During the study, you will be asked to:
- Take 2 study treatment tablets once a day
- Come to approximately 15 clinic appointments to have some tests and assessments to check your health and wellbeing.
These assessments may involve:
- Physical exams and vital signs
- Blood and urine tests
- Heart tests
- Questionnaires about your day-to-day life, general wellbeing and how you are finding the study
To complete this study, we need volunteer participants. We are looking for volunteers who:
- Are ≥ 40 years old
- Have Type 2 Diabetes requiring treatment
- History of Hypertension (high blood pressure)
- Have had a heart attack, heart bypass, stents in heart, or have >50% blockage in 2 heart arteries
Those who choose to volunteer and meet the eligibility criteria will need to participate for the duration of the trial, visiting our clinic in Merewether regularly during this period for review and to collect their study medication. You will be reimbursed for your time.
If you meet the above criteria and are interested in knowing more, please complete the form below, and one of our Clinical Trial Coordinators will be in contact with you soon.
*Please note: trials are available to participants within a 100km radius of Newcastle, the Hunter and Central Coast.
Once completed and submitted, this form will automatically be sent to AIM Research. All patient information received will be kept in a confidential manner, and reviewed by our team of researchers to ascertain eligibility.
