Clinical trials: Arrhythmias
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Clinical Investigation of the Medtronic EnTrust™ Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Model D153ATG
People who have a dangerously fast heart beat, or whose heart is at risk of stopping beating, may be in need of an electronic device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).
- Trial name
- NCT00273195
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Austria and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Arrythmias
Air Pollution and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Community based studies have shown increased cardiovascular mortality associated with acute exposures to particulate air pollution.
- Trial name
- NCT00015574
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Arrhythmia
SOFA: Study on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ventricular Arrhythmia
The objective of the SOFA trial is to investigate whether supplemental intake of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) from fish oil can reduce the recurrence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in patients with an…
- Trial name
- NCT00110838
- Where
- 27 sites in Austria, Belgium and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences
Sinus Arrhythmia
Identification of Gene Polymorphism in Patients With Sick Sinus Syndrome in Chinese Population in Taiwan
Background: Sinus node dysfunction is a major cause of bradycardia necessitating pacemaker implantation. Evidences of genetic study supported that some genes involved in the pacemaker current or renin-angiotensin system were…
- Trial name
- NCT00314223
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmia
A Randomized Trial of the Ostial Versus the Extra-Ostial Ablation Strategy for Atrial Fibrillation
Both segmental, ostial and circumferential, extra-ostial pulmonary vein (PV) isolation have been proven effective in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT00192972
- Testing
- Catheter ablation (pulmonary vein isolation)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Atrial Fibrillation, Hypertension
Irbesartan for the Prevention of Atrial Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrical Remodeling in Patients With Hypertension and Permanent Pacemakers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether irbesartan will reduce the rate of recurrent atrial high rate episodes and the development of clinical sustained atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertension and permanent…
- Trial name
- NCT00225667
- Testing
- Irbesartan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connolly, Stuart, M.D.