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Congenital DisordersNCT00268021

Automated Cardioverter Defibrillator in Children

An observational study of Congenital Disorders, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators ,AICD, and Biventricular,BiV, Pacemakers have been shown in randomized trials to offer an advantage in adults with decreased ventricular ejection fraction, heart failure, spontaneous non-sustained ventricular tachycardia VT, inducible non-suppressible VT and the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 21 years
Conditions the study is for
Congenital Disorders
How many people
34 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 1998to not given
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 21 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: Subjects with AICD or BiV insertions

Who may be able to join

  • patients with AICD inserted at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
  • patients with BiV pacemaker inserted at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
  • insertions between 1.1.1998 and 7.30.2004

Who cannot join

  • those patients who do not meet inclusion criteria

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322

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About this study

Official title: The Use of Automated Cardioverter Defibrillator in Children (AICD)

Automated implantable cardioverter defibrillators ,AICD, and Biventricular,BiV, Pacemakers have been shown in randomized trials to offer an advantage in adults with decreased ventricular ejection fraction, heart failure, spontaneous non-sustained ventricular tachycardia VT, inducible non-suppressible VT and the combination of low ejection fraction and prior myocardial infarction,14. Pediatric patients with a variety of different heart abnormalities are at high risk for life threatening arrhythmias and poor ventricular function or heart failure,16. Therefore, extrapolating this adult data, AICDs and BiV pacemakers have been used with increasing frequency in the pediatric and congenital heart disease population. Improvements in device size and lead design allows AICD and BiV implantation in the very young, in small size patients and in patients with complex cardiac anomalies,1. The use of BiV pacemakers and the patterns of AICD discharge are similar in young patients and in adults, suggesting that the risk of life threatening arrhythmia and heart failure are also similar,16. However, this patient population behaves differently from the adult population in the incidence of pacemaker complications, circadian arrhythmias,7, and more importantly, a relatively high incidence of complications related to AICD insertion, 8. There is a need for more studies to establish the risk-benefit ratio of these devices in the pediatric setting.

Read the detailed description

This is a retrospective review of all the patients that had an AICD or BiV pacemakers inserted at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston, Emory University, between January 1st, 1998 and July 30th, 2004. The goal of our study is to establish the prevalence of beneficial and adverse effects in the AICD and BiV patient population.

Demographic, clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics during the hospitalization as well as at follow-up will be obtained from the medical records and are summarized in the following tables Note: We defined infection as elevated temperature above 38.1 C associated with elevated WBC and positive cultures.

Appendix A

We plan to collect the following demographic information. Age Weight Delivery method Gestational age Weight at birth Delivery complications Cardiac anomalies Other anomalies

We plan to collect the following medical information/diagnoses. Indication Cardiac arrest Sustained ventricular tachycardia Inducible ventricular tachycardia Syncope Palpitations Severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Congenital heart disease Primary electrical disease Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

We will collect the following AICD information. Lead Transvenous Subcutaneous array Epicardial patches Generator type

We will collect the following outcomes information (AICD and BiV). Variable Appropriate discharge (AICD only) Inappropriate discharge (AICD only) Lead failure Overall survival Hospital Length of Stay Infection Blood transfusion/bleeding Hospital Re-admission Mortality/Morbidity information Cause of inappropriate AICD discharge/shock Long term complications

Keywords
pediatric, biventricular pacemaker, automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator, AICD
Medical subject headings
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Dec 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1998

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
34 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00268021
Sponsor's protocol ID
04-082
Status last verified
Nov 2014
First submitted
20 Dec 2005
Last updated
2 Dec 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Congenital Disorders, run by Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Dec 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

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Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Dec 2014.

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