Role of New Diagnostic Tool in Device (ICD / PM) Associated Infections (DIRT)

German Heart Center Munich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Biomarkers in Device Associated Infections

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01619267

GER-EP-008

Details and patient eligibility

About

Infections related to implantable pacemakers or cardioverters defibrillators are sometimes difficult to be diagnosed. Diificulties in the diagnosis include a low sensitivity of standard markers of inflammation such as C-reactive protein or white blood cell count and the diagnosis is mainly based on the clinical presentation. The observational DIRT-study evaluates if new biomarkers may be more suitable to support a diagnosis of device associated infections than the currently available ones.

Enrollment: 103 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• device associated infections

Exclusion criteria

• malignancy
• cytostatic or immunomodulating therapy

Trial design

103 participants in 2 patient groups

device associated infection

Description:

patients with proven device associated infection

control group

Description:

patients without device associated infection