A Feasibility Study on Prediction of an ICD Shock by ICD-derived Data (PREDICT-ICDS)

Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Ventricular Fibrillation; Sudden Cardiac Arrest; Ventricular Tachycardia

Treatments: Device: ICD

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01822145

PREDICTICDS01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary hypothesis is that an ICD shock may be predicted days in advance by a combined score derived from different data obtainable from the ICD

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age ≧ 18 and ≦ 80
2. Patients have documented spontaneous and sustained ventricular arrhythmias in the last six months prior to the enrollment
3. Patients who are in sinus rhythm, have dual-chamber ICD or CRT-D implanted at least one month before enrollment
4. Patients who are in atrial fibrillation, have single-chamber ICD or CRT-D implanted at least one month before enrollment
5. Patients who are compliant to CareLink follow-up

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who are pregnant
2. Patients who are incapable of giving consent to the study
3. Patients who have a life-expectancy of less than 2 years

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

ICD recipients

Description:

ICD recipients with documented cardiac arrest or ventricular arrhythmias

Treatment:

Device: ICD