Status:

COMPLETED

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Congenital Heart Defects

Lead Sponsor:

Competence Network for Congenital Heart Defects

Conditions:

Congenital Heart Defects

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The objective of this multicentre prospective therapeutic study is to evaluate the effects of CRT on the right and left ventricular function of patients with CHD in the medium and long term. Patients ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with congenital heart defects
  • Heart failure of the Morphologically right or left system ventricle with an absolute ejection fraction of \< 40% in the failed ventricle
  • NYHA classes II-IV
  • Optimal drug therapy for heart failure according to the ESC guidelines
  • QRS interval ≥ 120 ms (demonstrated in at least two relevant ECG derivations, depending on existing bundle branch block symptoms)
  • Patients with chronic stimulation of the subpulmonary ventricle by a 1- or 2-ventricle pacemaker, which also meets the above-mentioned criteria
  • Patients with morphologically right ventricle in system position and significant insufficiency of the systemic atrioventricular valve, if they also meet the criteria listed above

Exclusion

  • PTCA, cardiomyoplasty or myocardial infarction / unstable angina pectoris or cerebral insult within the 6 weeks preceding the planned cardiac resynchronisation therapy
  • Patients with pulmonary hypertension / Eisenmenger's syndrome
  • Life expectancy \< 1 year due to a non-cardiac disease
  • Anticipated poor compliance by the patient
  • Pregnancy and breastfeeding
  • Known or persistent abuse of prescription medicines, recreational drugs or alcohol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00450684

Start Date

May 1 2007

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

October 10 2014

Active Locations (16)

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1

AKH Wien, Klinische Abteilung für Pädiatrische Kardiologie

Vienna, Austria, A-1090

2

Universitätsklinikum Münster, Klinik für angeborene (EMAH) und erworbene Herzfehler

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, D-48149

3

Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik für Pädiatrische Kardiologie

Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, D-06120

4

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, AÖR, Klinik für Kinderkardiologie

Aachen, Germany, D-52074