MAG-HF
Routine Magnesium Testing and Supplementation in Acute Heart Failure: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Full Title:
To determine the feasibility of conducting a definitive, multi-centre randomized controlled trial comparing a strategy of no routine magnesium testing and intravenous (IV) supplementation versus routine magnesium testing with IV replacement in adults hospitalized with acute heart failure (AHF).
Objective:
Recruitment (number of patients enrolled across sites) (primary outcome); consent rate (proportion of participants approached who consent to participate); intervention fidelity (ability to establish separation between arms in magnesium testing frequency and IV administration); and completion of follow-up (ability to obtain complete in-hospital and post-discharge outcome data).
Adults hospitalized with suspected or confirmed AHF.
Population:
Outcomes:
Strategy of no routine magnesium testing or intravenous (IV) supplementation versus routine magnesium testing and supplementation according to standard of care.
Intervention:
Principal Investigator:
Arnav Agarwal, MD
Funding Source:
Canadian VIGOUR Centre