Barriers to Use of Remote Monitoring in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cardiac Patients; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

Treatments: Behavioral: Teaching Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02361333

1208010730

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a teaching intervention can help increase the use of remote monitors in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Received a Medtronic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) at Yale Electrophysiology, between January 2007 and June 2012
• ICD is compatible with Carelink, Medtronic's remote monitoring system

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years of age
• From a vulnerable population
• Incompetent/suffers from dementia
• Non-English speaking

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Teaching Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be taught how to install and use a remote monitor.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Teaching Intervention

No Intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients will not be taught how to install and use a remote monitor