Clinical trials: Cardiac Death
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Arrhythmia
Mental Stress Reduction in Defibrillator Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a 10 week program of Stress Management versus control Patient Education sessions on cardiac responses to mental stress in veterans with Implantable…
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated, Arrhythmia, Anger, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT00624520
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management (CBSM), Patient Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Myocardial Infarction, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Effect of High Dose Fish Oil Supplementation After Recent Heart Attack Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Doctors use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to obtain detailed pictures of the inside of the body. This study will evaluate a new MRI technique in people who have recently had a heart attack.
- Trial name
- OmegaREMODEL (NCT00729430)
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids (Fish Oil Supplements)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 358 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Study Comparing Cardiovascular Effects of Ticagrelor Versus Placebo in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of ticagrelor versus placebo in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Trial name
- THEMIS (NCT01991795)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor 60 mg
- Where
- 1,237 sites in United States, Argentina and 41 more
- Volunteers
- 19,271 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Myocardial Infarction
EMPACT-MI: A Study to Test Whether Empagliflozin Can Lower the Risk of Heart Failure and Death in People Who Had a Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
This is a study in adults who had a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called empagliflozin helps to lower the chances of having to go to the hospital for heart…
- Trial name
- NCT04509674
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- 439 sites in United States, Argentina and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 6,522 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Sudden Cardiac Death
POWER (Pulse Width Optimized Waveform Evaluation Trial)
The objective of this study is to compare the ULV (Upper Limit of Vulnerability)/DFT (Defibrillation Threshold) efficacy between the 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 ms membrane time constant based biphasic defibrillation waveforms.
- Trial name
- NCT00311181
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
DEfibrillators To REduce Risk by MagnetIc ResoNance Imaging Evaluation
This trial is a prospective, multi-center, randomized study of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and mild to moderate left ventricular (LV) dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Cardiac Death
- Trial name
- DETERMINE (NCT00487279)
- Testing
- Defibrillator, Control
- Where
- 56 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Liver Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation
Enhancing Donated After Cardiac Death (DCD) Utilization With Thrombolytic Therapy
We hypothesize that delayed graft function and ITBS events may be related to small blood clots (microthrombi) that collect in the kidneys and liver after cardiac death.
- Trial name
- NCT01197573
- Testing
- rTPA Treatment, No TPA Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Cardiovascular Events
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Aliskiren in the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Elderly People
This study was planned to provide new information regarding the role of aliskiren (with or without additional therapy with a diuretic or a Calcium channel blockers (CCB)) in elderly individuals (≥ 65 years) with systolic blood…
- Trial name
- APOLLO (NCT01259297)
- Testing
- Aliskiren, Amlodipine, Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- Where
- 185 sites in United States, Argentina and 16 more
- Volunteers
- 2,336 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease
Caregiver Outlook: An Intervention to Improve Caregiving in Serious Illness
Informal caregivers provide a majority of care for patients during serious illness. Lack of preparation and completion may leave caregivers less capable of caring for a loved one or making crucial decisions influencing care.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT01672294
- Testing
- Preparation and life completion, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Pan-Asia United States PrEvention of Sudden Cardiac Death Catheter Ablation Trial
The current standard of care for ventricular tachycardia (VT) includes the use of medicine called anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs) and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) therapy.
- Trial name
- PAUSE-SCD (NCT02848781)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Catheter Ablation
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, China and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Hypertension, Diabetes
Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial: Post Trial Follow-Up Study
ASCOT-10 is a follow-up study of surviving participants in the United Kingdom (UK)arm of the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) which was conducted between 2000 and 2005.ASCOT's results showed substantial…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Diabetes, Death From Cardiovascular Disease, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- ASCOT-10 (NCT01499511)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,718 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Heart Failure (HF)
Phase 4 Study to Demonstrate Prognostic Usefulness of AdreView™ Scintigraphy for Identifying Subjects With Heart Failure Who Will Experience Death During 60 Months Follow-up.
This aim of the study is to investigate the prognostic usefulness of AdreView™ imaging to identify those subjects with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or III HF who will die during 60 months of follow-up from the date…
- Trial name
- NCT02127307
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 964 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Syncope
Ambulatory Post-Syncope Arrhythmia Protection Feasibility Study
The purpose of this study is to conduct an observational investigation of a novel care path used to manage emergency department (ED) presenting syncope patients on an outpatient basis.
- Trial name
- ASAP (NCT02188147)
- Testing
- Short Term Wearable Defibrillator
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Ventricular Arrythmia
Improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest Study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that primary prevention patients with one or more additional risk factors (1.5 prevention criteria: syncope/pre-syncope, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), frequent…
- Trial name
- NCT02099721
- Testing
- ICD or CRT-D Device
- Where
- 93 sites in Argentina, Belarus and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 4,222 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Flutter
SAFEty of Two Strategies of ICD Management at Implantation
The aim of this prospective observational study is to evaluate the safety, over a follow-up of 2 years, of two strategies, consisting in performing or not performing defibrillation testing(DT) during first implant of implantable…
- Conditions
- Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Flutter, Sudden Cardiac Death
- Trial name
- SAFE-ICD (NCT00661037)
- Testing
- Implantable defibrillator
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,120 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
LQT2 Syndrome
Study to Evaluate the Effect of Eleclazine on QT, Safety, and Tolerability in Participants With Long QT2 Syndrome
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of oral eleclazine (formerly GS-6615) on corrected QT (QTc) interval in participants with long QT2 syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT02365506
- Testing
- Eleclazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Gilead Sciences
Myocardial Infarction
Risk Stratification in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction
The purpose of the study is to assess the prevalence and the prognostic value of non-invasive indexes and programmed ventricular stimulation for sudden cardiac death in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients with left…
- Trial name
- PRESERVE-EF (NCT02124018)
- Testing
- Programmed ventricular stimulation, ICD implantation
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction
Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry
This study explores the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators can impact mortality by reducing sudden death during the first three months after a heart attack in persons with high risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Death, Ventricular Tachycardia
- Trial name
- VEST (NCT01446965)
- Testing
- wearable defibrillator
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The Intrepid Clinical Engineering Study
The purpose of this research study is to collect clinical data to validate a software update for 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT05636332
- Testing
- 12 lead Electrocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heartstream US LLC
Critical Illness, Chronic Disease
Improving Communication About Serious Illness
The purpose of this study is to improve care delivered to patients with serious illness by enhancing communication among patients, families, and clinicians in the outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Disease, Terminal Care, Palliative Care
- Trial name
- ICSI (NCT01933789)
- Testing
- Communication Feedback Form for Patients with Serious Illness
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington