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Heart Failure, CongestivePhase 2/3NCT00387803

Safety and Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy With Defibrillation

A Phase 2/3 study testing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillation in people with Heart Failure, Congestive and Ventricular Fibrillation, run by Boston Scientific Corporation at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study was to determine if cardiac resynchronization therapy when combined with defibrillation is safe and effective in the treatment of symptomatic heart failure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillation
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
581 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Feb 1998to Aug 2001
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Symptomatic heart failure
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction <= 35%
  • QRS width >= 120 ms
  • Indicated for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Who cannot join

  • Indicated for a pacemaker
  • Atrial tachyarrhythmias

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Multiple locations

    Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55112

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About this study

Official title: VENTAK CHF/CONTAK CD Biventricular Pacing Study

The purpose of this study was to determine if cardiac resynchronization therapy when combined with defibrillation is safe and effective in the treatment of symptomatic heart failure.

Read the detailed description

Patients enrolled received a device with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and defibrillation. Patients were randomized to CRT on or off for up to six months and evaluated for mortality, hospitalization, and functional outcomes including exercise capacity, quality of life, symptomatic status, and echocardiographic analysis.

Being tested
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillation
Medical subject headings
Heart Failure, Ventricular Fibrillation, Tachycardia, Ventricular

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with DefibrillationDevice

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Composite of all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and ventricular tachyarrhythmia

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Peak VO2

  2. NYHA Class

  3. Six minute walk distance

  4. Quality of life

  5. Echocardiographic measures

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Oct 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 1998
  3. Study completionAug 2001

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
581 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00387803
Sponsor's protocol ID
Clinicals0010
Status last verified
Jan 2007
First submitted
11 Oct 2006
Last updated
25 Jan 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Higgins SL, Hummel JD, Niazi IK, Giudici MC, Worley SJ, Saxon LA, Boehmer JP, Higginbotham MB, De Marco T, Foster E, Yong PG. Cardiac resynchronization therapy for the treatment of heart failure in patients with intraventricular conduction delay and malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Oct 15;42(8):1454-9. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)01042-8.

    PubMed 14563591

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillation in people with Heart Failure, Congestive and Ventricular Fibrillation, run by Boston Scientific Corporation at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Composite of all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization, and ventricular tachyarrhythmia. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00387803, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2007.

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