Status:
COMPLETED
Quick ICD Study: Is Extensive Electrophysiological Testing Before, During and After ICD-Implantation Still Necessary ?
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Scientific Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
Guidant Corporation
Conditions:
Cardiac Arrest
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the strategy of implanting an ICD with or without EPS before, during and after ICD-implantation in a randomised controlled trial, using a combined endpoint of ...
Detailed Description
Usually, EPS before and during ICD-implantation is performed to allow risk stratification, to test serial antiarrhythmic drugs, to find suitable ablation sites in patients with hemo-dynamically stable...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- structural heart disease and survived cardiac arrest or hemodynamically unstable VT (bpm \> 200/min)
Exclusion
- conditions, which make a secondary cause for cardiac arrest probable or are not compatible with a single chamber ICD; co-morbidity, prior ICD PM, or EPS
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
September 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00180362
Start Date
May 1 2004
End Date
September 1 2004
Last Update
February 23 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Allg. Krankenhaus St. Georg
Hamburg, Germany, D-20099