Clinical trials: Cardiac Death
Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure
A Critical Pathway for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
The purpose of this study is to develop and implement a critical pathway to identify patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy who are candidates for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).
- Trial name
- CAPTURE (NCT01248702)
- Testing
- Use of the ICD Critical Pathway
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
ANCA-associated Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides
Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Trial on the Impact of Rosuvastatin on Subclinical Markers of Atherosclerosis in Patients With Primary Necrotizing Vasculitides
The purpose of this study is to assess whether rosuvastatin could reduce the subclinical markers of atherosclerosis and the incidence of major cardiovascular events in patients with primary necrotizing vasculitides.
- Trial name
- STATVAS (NCT02117453)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Maternal Death During Childbirth
Critical Delays in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation During Simulated Obstetric Crisis: a Prospective Observational Study.
Maternal cardiac arrest is underreported and continues to occur at rate of 1:20,000 pregnancies. Despite being predominantly younger patients, survival rates among pregnant women are poor with one case series reporting a survival…
- Trial name
- NCT04050631
- Testing
- maternal arrest simulation on L&D floor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KidSIM Simulation Program
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Sodium Bicarbonate in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) account for over 60% of deaths from coronary artery disease. The annual incidence of OHCA treated by Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) is 41-89 per 100,000 population.
- Trial name
- SB CAT (NCT01377337)
- Testing
- sodium bicarbonate
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
S-ICD® System Post Approval Study
The purpose of the S-ICD Post Approval Study is to document long term safety and effectiveness outcomes associated with the implantation of the SQ-RX pulse generator and Q-TRAK electrode in a commercial clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01736618
- Testing
- S-ICD System
- Where
- 87 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,766 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Heart Failure NYHA Class III, Heart Failure NYHA Class IV
Family Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Advanced Heart Failure
Overall objective is to test whether the 5-weekly family home palliative and end-of-life care (FamPALcare) intervention educational and supportive sessions will improve rural home end-of-life and palliative care (EOLPC) for…
- Trial name
- NCT04153890
- Testing
- FamPALcare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Fabry Disease
Arrhythmia Burden, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Stroke in Patients With Fabry Disease
Fabry disease (FD) is a genetic disorder that leads to progressive accumulation of fat or 'sphingolipid' within the tissues, including the heart muscle and conductive tissue.
- Trial name
- RaILRoAD (NCT03305250)
- Testing
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Where
- 7 sites in Australia, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Myotonic Dystrophy, Sudden Cardiac Death
RAMYD Study - Evaluation of Arrhythmic Risk in Myotonic Dystrophy
This is a prospective multicentric Italian study to evaluate the arrhythmic risk in myotonic dystrophy type 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00127582
- Testing
- Electrophysiological study, pacemaker , implantable cardiac defibrillator or loop-recorder implant
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 537 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Mental Illness, Stress
HEAlth Dialogues for Patients With Mental Illness in Primary Care
In the current project, primary health care patients with mental illness such as anxiety, depression, fatigue or sleep disorders will be followed.
- Conditions
- Mental Illness, Stress, Fatigue, Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- HEAD-MIP (NCT05181254)
- Testing
- health dialogue
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Heart Failure, Dietary Sodium Intake
Effects of Low-Sodium Salt on Death, HF Hospitalization/ Emergency Department Visits and Quality of Life in HF Patients
This study aims to investigate whether using a low-sodium substitute salt can help improve outcomes for patients with heart failure.
- Trial name
- RESCUE-HF (NCT06764225)
- Testing
- low-sodium substitute salt
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,301 people
- Sponsor
- Heart Health Research Center
Myocardial Infarction, Cardiac Arrest
Troponin-T for Detection of Perioperative Cardiovascular Events
We will conduct a prospective cohort study evaluating the incidence of and optimal risk estimation model for major perioperative cardiovascular events in consecutive patients undergoing noncardiac surgery at the 'Herlev…
- Trial name
- VISION-pilot (NCT00443989)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Sports Accident, Athletes Heart
Lithuanian Atletes' Aortic Diameter
Recent developments in football have seen the sudden death of young football player due to aortic rupture hence reinforcing the controversy of football as a field with substantial risk for sudden cardiac arrest and death.
- Trial name
- NCT03656861
- Testing
- Physical load
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Agne Slapsinskaite
Heart Failure, Congestive
Resynchronization/Defibrillation for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a common health problem that leads to frequent hospitalizations and an increased death rate. In spite of advances in drug therapy, it remains a significant public health problem.
- Trial name
- RAFT (NCT00251251)
- Testing
- Optimal Medical Therapy plus ICD, Optimal Medical Therapy plus CRT/ICD
- Where
- 33 sites in Australia, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,798 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation
Death, Myocardial Infarction
A Trial Evaluating Vitamin D Normalization on Major Adverse Cardiovascular-Related Events Among Myocardial Infarction Patients
This study evaluates whether achieving 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH] Vit D) levels (>40 ng/mL) among myocardial infarction patients will result in a reduction of cardiovascular-related adverse events.
- Conditions
- Death, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Heart Failure Hospitalization
- Trial name
- TARGET-D (NCT02996721)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 634 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Ventricular Tachycardia, Sudden Cardiac Death
Functional Substrate-Only Guided VT Ablation
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a leading cause of death and suffering in the Veteran population. Currently, ablation procedures are performed to destroy the diseased tissue that causes this problem.
- Trial name
- SLO-VT (NCT06464315)
- Testing
- Functional Substrate-Only Mapping without VT Induction, Standard-of-Care Mapping/Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
The Influence of the Thoracic Stiffness of CPR Teaching Manikins on the Accuracy of Compression in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
This study was a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled, parallel single-blind study. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effect of compression quality by controlling the thoracic stiffness.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Sudden, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Manikins
- Trial name
- NCT07861841
- Testing
- different elasticity coefficients of the manikin device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang Ziren
Congenital Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Anomaly
European Prospective Registry on Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Arteries
Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is a group of rare congenital heart defects with various clinical presentations.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Anomaly, Sudden Cardiac Death, Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
- Trial name
- EUROAAOCA (NCT06089902)
- Testing
- unroofing or other surgery if needed
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Family
Psychological Impact in a Relative, Following the Announcement of the Death of a Loved One After Cardiac Arrest and the Early Request for Organ Donation
The fight against the scarcity of grafts is a major public health issue in France. Despite a very good success rate of transplants from brain-dead donors or living donors, the waiting time for transplantation continues to…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Family, Psychological Distress, Organ and Tissue Procurement
- Trial name
- REPERPSY (NCT03721770)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- frederic ADNET
Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medical Service
TIMECARD(TaIwan Network of Post-arrest ManagEment for CARDiac Arrest)IIRegistry
This study aims to collect the post-cardiac arrest patients with ICU admission.
- Trial name
- TIMECARDII (NCT06218329)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Clinical Trial Center
Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Ventricular Arrythmia
Magnetocardiography (MCG) Parameters in the Prediction of Future ICD Therapy
A multi-centre observational cohort trial to identify Magnetocardiography (MCG) parameters in the prediction of future ICD therapy.
- Trial name
- Magneto-SCD (NCT04352816)
- Testing
- Magnetocardiogram
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust