Preparatory Work for a Trial of Adjuncts to Diuretic Treatment in Patients Hospitalised With Heart Failure: Addressing Uncertainties and Building Consensus

Aims and Objectives 1. Choose which adjunctive therapies, at what dose, and for how long 2. Choose the dose(s) of IV furosemide to be used as the comparator 3. Choose primary and secondary outcomes 4. Estimate recruitment and engage sites for a future trial Work package 2a methods overview 1. An online survey of clinicians (doctors, nurses and pharmacists) assessing potential ability to recruit and the acceptability of each adjunct and willingness to support a trial. 2. Evidence generated (survey and reviews) will be considered by an expert panel (N=20-25) including expert clinicians and allied health professionals who care for people with HF using a modified Delphi approach. The panel will make recommendations on all aspects of the trial design. 3. A patient and carer panel of people with a recent hospitalisation (\<6 months) for HF will provide recommendations on trial endpoints. The patient-and-carer advisory group (PCAG) will also input into these discussions.