Clinical trials: Cardiac Death
Myocardial Infarction
EMPACT-MI: A Study to Test Whether Empagliflozin Can Lower the Risk of Heart Failure and Death in People Who Had a Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
This is a study in adults who had a heart attack (myocardial infarction). The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called empagliflozin helps to lower the chances of having to go to the hospital for heart…
- Trial name
- NCT04509674
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- 439 sites in United States, Argentina and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 6,522 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Sudden Cardiac Death, Left Ventricular Dysfunction
LifeVest Safety and Efficacy in Real Life Settings in France
This post-market study is a prospective observational study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the LifeVest in real-life settings.
- Conditions
- Sudden Cardiac Death, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Cardiac Event, Cardiac Arrythmias
- Trial name
- WEARIT-FR (NCT03319160)
- Testing
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1,164 people
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Atrioventricular Block
Systemic Lupus Erythematous and Heart Conduction Disorders
Connective tissue diseases have been related to heart conduction disorders. The anti-Ro/SSA antibodies are thought to have a pathogenic role, and they most prevalent in systemic lupus erythematous (SLE).
- Conditions
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Atrioventricular Block, Sudden Death
- Trial name
- NCT02162992
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Educational Videos to Improve Patient Decision Making and Race Disparities in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Use
The investigators will examine whether an educational video increases patient knowledge about heart failure and the risk of sudden cardiac arrest and leads to greater satisfaction with information provided as compared to usual…
- Trial name
- VIVID-01 (NCT00918125)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The Intrepid Clinical Engineering Study
The purpose of this research study is to collect clinical data to validate a software update for 12-lead electrocardiogram monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT05636332
- Testing
- 12 lead Electrocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heartstream US LLC
Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest
Pre-arrival Instructions Effect on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
The investigators hypothesized that pre-arrival instructions would increase the likelihood of bystanders performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT02007499
- Testing
- Pre-Arrival Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure
Six Months Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren Therapy on Top of Standard Therapy, on Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
This study evaluated the effect of early initiation of aliskiren therapy, compared to standard therapy, in the reduction of cardiovascular death and heart failure re-hospitalization events within 6 months, in congestive heart…
- Trial name
- ASTRONAUT (NCT00894387)
- Testing
- Aliskiren
- Where
- 308 sites in United States, Argentina and 22 more
- Volunteers
- 1,639 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation
Pediatric Lead Extractability and Survival Evaluation (PLEASE)
This is a randomized, prospective clinical trial comparing 2 different types of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads in children and patients with congenital heart disease.
- Conditions
- Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Long QT Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00335036
- Testing
- ICD lead implant, Thin leads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 748 people
- Sponsor
- Charles Berul
Sudden Cardiac Death
POWER (Pulse Width Optimized Waveform Evaluation Trial)
The objective of this study is to compare the ULV (Upper Limit of Vulnerability)/DFT (Defibrillation Threshold) efficacy between the 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5 ms membrane time constant based biphasic defibrillation waveforms.
- Trial name
- NCT00311181
- Testing
- Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction
Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry
This study explores the hypothesis that wearable defibrillators can impact mortality by reducing sudden death during the first three months after a heart attack in persons with high risk for life-threatening arrhythmias.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Dysfunction, Sudden Death, Ventricular Tachycardia
- Trial name
- VEST (NCT01446965)
- Testing
- wearable defibrillator
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Intermittent Auscultation Using Handheld Doppler: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Perinatal Outcomes in Uganda
A novel handheld Doppler has been developed which is rugged and is powered only by a hand crank. This study aims to test the use of this Doppler versus the Pinard horn to monitor the fetal heart rate in labour in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02273037
- Testing
- Fetal heart rate Doppler, Partograph
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Myocardial Infarction, Death
Relation Between NLR and IMR in STEMI Patients
The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been proven to be reliable inflammatory marker for atherosclerotic process and predictor for clinical outcomes in patients with various cardiovascular diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02828137
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Inha University Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Arrest
The Jewel IDE Study
The Jewel IDE Study: A Clinical Evaluation of the Jewel P-WCD in Subjects at High Risk for Sudden Cardiac Arrest. ("JEWEL")
- Trial name
- NCT05201495
- Testing
- Jewel Patch Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (P-WCD)
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Element Science, Inc.
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial
The Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT) is a randomized clinical trial investigating whether taking low-dose methotrexate reduces heart attacks, strokes, or death in people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic…
- Trial name
- CIRT (NCT01594333)
- Testing
- Methotrexate
- Where
- 470 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,786 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death
SJ4 Post Approval Study in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Patients
The purpose of this study is to characterize the chronic performance of the St. Jude Medical SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 leads.
- Conditions
- Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00940888
- Testing
- SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,701 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
ASSURE WCD Clinical Evaluation - Conversion Efficacy Study
A multicenter single arm open label evaluation of the ASSURE Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator (WCD) defibrillation waveform in adult cardiac patients
- Trial name
- ACE-CONVERT (NCT04132466)
- Testing
- Defibrillation using the ASSURE wearable cardioverter defibrillator therapy delivered via a waveform delivery test system
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Kestra Medical Technologies, Inc.
Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Study (Reduction in Recurrent Major CV Disease Events)
Main Study (CACZ885M2301): The purpose of the pivotal phase of this trial was to test the hypothesis that canakinumab treatment of patients with myocardial infarction (MI) at least one month prior to study entry and elevated…
- Trial name
- CANTOS (NCT01327846)
- Testing
- Canakinumab, Standard of care
- Where
- 1,131 sites in United States, Argentina and 38 more
- Volunteers
- 10,066 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Hemodynamic Effects of Standard Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Active Compression Decompression CPR With an Inspiratory Impedance Device, and Standard CPR With an Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator During Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
More than 300,000 Americans experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annually, with overall survival rates averaging less than 5%.
- Trial name
- NCT01325870
- Testing
- ACD-CPR, ITPR, S-CPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Heart Failure (HF)
Phase 4 Study to Demonstrate Prognostic Usefulness of AdreView™ Scintigraphy for Identifying Subjects With Heart Failure Who Will Experience Death During 60 Months Follow-up.
This aim of the study is to investigate the prognostic usefulness of AdreView™ imaging to identify those subjects with New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II or III HF who will die during 60 months of follow-up from the date…
- Trial name
- NCT02127307
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 964 people
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Chronic Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Aliskiren and Aliskiren/Enalapril Combination on Morbidity-mortality in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
The study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of both aliskiren monotherapy and aliskiren/enalapril combination therapy as compared to enalapril monotherapy, on morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure…
- Trial name
- ATMOSPHERE (NCT00853658)
- Testing
- Enalapril, Aliskiren
- Where
- 806 sites in United States, Argentina and 42 more
- Volunteers
- 7,064 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals