Clinical trials: Defibrillation
Cardiac Arrest
Biphasic Defibrillation Study: Trial to Compare Fixed Versus Escalating Energy
This study will compare the effect of constant low-level energy [150 joules] to an escalating energy [200-300-360 joules] regimen of biphasic waveform defibrillation on multiple patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00212992
- Testing
- Fixed lower-energy defibrillation, Escalating higher-energy defibrillation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Pediatrics, Defibrillators, Implantable
Precise Measurement of Pediatric Defibrillation Thresholds
Patients who receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) usually undergo testing at the end of the ICD procedure to measure the amount of energy able to successfully defibrillate the heart (defibrillation threshold…
- Trial name
- NCT01043562
- Testing
- Defibrillator threshold testing, Observation of post-shock intrinsic cardiac rhythm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Dispatcher-Activated Neighborhood Access Defibrillation and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
The hypothesis of this study is Dispatcher-Activated Neighborhood Access Defibrillation and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (NAD-CPR) would improve survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA).
- Trial name
- NCT02010151
- Testing
- NAD-CPR
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 3,194 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation
Study of Normal Conditions of Use, Dosing, and Safety of Intravenous (IV) Administration of Vernakalant (MK-6621-049)
This non-interventional prospective study is a post-authorization safety study (PASS) of vernakalant conducted to collect information about normal conditions of use and appropriate dosing, and to quantify possible medically…
- Trial name
- NCT01370629
- Testing
- Vernakalant
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Denmark and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 2,015 people
- Sponsor
- Correvio International Sarl
Atrial Fibrillation Fluttering
Ankle - Brachial Index Measurement in Atrial Fibrillation
Consecutive patients with atrial fibrillation will be admitted to the hospital for electrical cardioversion. Ankle brachial index will be measured three times with oscillometric method and three times with doppler method.
- Trial name
- AFABI (NCT02986282)
- Testing
- ABI measurement using both doppler and oscillometric method
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Longitudinal Surveillance Study of the 4-SITE Lead/Header System
Post-approval studies of implanted leads provide an opportunity to observe and assess patient outcomes and technology performance in a real-world setting.
- Trial name
- LSS of 4-SITE (NCT01596595)
- Where
- 111 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,820 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation