Clinical trials: Defibrillators, Implantable
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Ventricular Fibrillation
Benefits of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Follow-up Using Remote Monitoring
In many aspects of every-day life, modern communication systems bring about a remarkable increase in comfort and safety by transmitting data and information in an easy and reliable manner.
- Conditions
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Ventricular Fibrillation, Tachycardia, Ventricular
- Trial name
- ECOST (NCT00989417)
- Testing
- ACTIVATION of HOME MONITORING
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 473 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Remote Device Interrogation In The Emergency Department
A prospective, post market, non-randomized study to evaluate the reduction in time to interrogation for patients with St. Jude Medical remote care compatible devices interrogated by the unpaired Merlin@home transmitter in the…
- Conditions
- Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Trial name
- REMEDY (NCT01871090)
- Testing
- Unpaired remote monitoring transmitter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death
SJ4 Post Approval Study in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Patients
The purpose of this study is to characterize the chronic performance of the St. Jude Medical SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 leads.
- Conditions
- Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00940888
- Testing
- SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,701 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure
OptiVol® Care Pathway
Medtronic, Inc. is sponsoring the OptiVol® Care Pathway Study, a prospective, randomized, multi-center, post-market clinical trial in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00847288
- Testing
- Monthly Review Arm, Quarterly Review Arm
- Where
- 108 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,682 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia
Remote Follow-up of Patients Receiving Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator for Prophylactic Therapy
The completed MADIT II study has shown that implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in patients with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and a prior myocardial infarction reduces death from any cause.
- Trial name
- REFORM (NCT00401466)
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 5 sites in Czechia, Germany
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Heart Failure
CareLink® Network Evaluation
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the value of the Medtronic CareLink® Network in clinical practice in the country specific healthcare setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01023022
- Testing
- Medtronic CareLink® Network
- Where
- 10 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Heart Failure, Congestive
Home Monitoring in Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
In spite of success in the management of heart failure, repetitive rehospitalisation and high mortality rate remain a serious problem.
- Trial name
- HomeCARE (NCT00376116)
- Testing
- Cardiac resynchronisation therapy, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
- Where
- 82 sites in Austria, Czechia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 513 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Arrhythmia
Reduce Ventricular Pacing in Dual Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators Using AutoIntrinsic Conduction Search Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients implanted with a St. Jude Medical (SJM) implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) will benefit by using AutoIntrinsic Conduction Search (AICS) rather than only a programmed…
- Trial name
- NCT00187239
- Testing
- Autointrinsic Conduction Search Algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Arrhythmia
Atorvastatin For The Reduction Of Ventricular Arrhythmias
To assess in patients with CAD [coronary artery disease] and an implantable defibrillator the effect of atorvastatin 80 mg versus placebo on the first recurrence of a ventricular arrhythmia (ventricular tachycardia or ventricular…
- Trial name
- CLARIDI (NCT00457340)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin 80mg
- Where
- 10 sites in Belgium, Greece
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer's Upjohn has merged with Mylan to form Viatris Inc.
Ventricular Tachycardia, Monomorphic
Fast VT Episodes Are Terminated by ATP One Shot
Many arrhythmias detected in the ventricular fibrillation (VF)-zone picture monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) and, hence, could be terminated by antitachycardia pacing (ATP) treatment.
- Trial name
- FavoriteATP (NCT00617578)
- Testing
- ATP One Shot ON, ATP One Shot OFF
- Where
- 14 sites in Austria, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Tachycardia
INTRINSIC RV - Inhibition of Unnecessary RV Pacing With AV Search Hysteresis in ICDs
INTRINSIC RV is a two-armed randomized trial that will compare the effects of innovative dual-chamber pacing with AV Search Hysteresis to standard VVI among ICD patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00148967
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Volunteers
- 1,535 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Heart Failure, Ventricular Arrythmias
Safety and Efficacy of Automatic Testing Feature in New ICDs and CRT-Ds
This study is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center clinical trial that will assess the safety and effectiveness of investigational models of the Promote™ RF CRT-D and Current™ RF ICD devices.
- Trial name
- NCT00746356
- Testing
- Testing of the autocapture features of the device
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Cardiac Pacing, Electric Countershock
Follow-up of Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators by Home Monitoring (ANVITE)
Patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) should undergo regular device follow-ups every 3 months, to verify proper ICD function.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Pacing, Electric Countershock, Ventricular Tachyarrhythmia
- Trial name
- ANVITE (NCT00858559)
- Testing
- Implantable cardioverter defibrillator with Home Monitoring function, Standard implantable cardioverter defibrillator
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease
MYOHEART™ (Myogenesis Heart Efficiency and Regeneration Trial)
The MyoCell™ implantation using the MyoCath™ delivery catheter system may have the potential to add a new dimension to the management of post-infarct deterioration of cardiac function in subjects with congestive heart failure.
- Conditions
- Congestive Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00054678
- Testing
- MyoCell™, MyoCath™
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bioheart, Inc.
Heart Failure
TRI-V Heart Failure (HF) Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Study
It's the aim of this study to investigate the impact of Right Ventricular (RV) lead position (RV-apex, His bundle area, RV-apex+His bundle area) in combination with individually optimized Left Ventricular (LV) lead placement and…
- Trial name
- TRI-V (NCT00746135)
- Testing
- Device Implantation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Heart Diseases
Efficacy and Safety Study of Azimilide on the Incidence of Cardiovascular Hospitalizations/Emergency Department Visits or Cardiovascular Death in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) (SHIELD-2)
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Azimilide on the incidence of cardiovascular hospitalizations, cardiovascular emergency department visits or cardiovascular death in patients with Implantable Cardioverter…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Trial name
- SHIELD-2 (NCT01464476)
- Testing
- Azimilide Dihydrochloride
- Where
- 138 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Heart Failure, Tachycardia, Ventricular
Optisure Lead Post Approval Study
The purpose of this post approval study is to characterize the chronic performance of the SJM Optisure family of HV leads in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02235545
- Testing
- St. Jude Medical Optisure Lead
- Where
- 60 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 1,735 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Monitoring of Fluid Status in Heart Failure Patients by Intrathoracic Impedance Measurement (HomeCARE II)
The new BIOTRONIK implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) family Lumax 540 is capable of measuring the intrathoracic impedance on a daily basis and transmission of impedance trend data via the Home Monitoring technology.
- Trial name
- HomeCARE II (NCT00711360)
- Testing
- Intrathoracic impedance measurement
- Where
- 28 sites in Germany, Spain and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Cardiac Resynchronization, Biventricular Pacemakers, Artificial
Assessment of Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk After CRT-D Replacement for Patients With Primary Prevention Indication
Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to reduce heart failure (HF), hospitalizations and death in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <35% and wide QRS.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Resynchronization, Biventricular Pacemakers, Artificial, Cardioverter-Defibrillators, Implantable, Device Replacement
- Trial name
- BioCONTINUE (NCT02323503)
- Testing
- CRT-D device replacement
- Where
- 37 sites in Belgium, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 289 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Congestive Heart Failure, Atrial Arrhythmia, Atrial Tachyarrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation
Clinical Investigation of the Medtronic Concerto™ Device
Heart failure is a progressive disease that decreases the pumping action of the heart. This may cause a backup of fluid in the heart and may result in heart beat changes.
- Trial name
- NCT00268320
- Testing
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy+Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Austria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure