Clinical trials: Defibrillators
Implantable Defibrillator
Confirmatory Clinical Trial of the Evera MRI System for Conditionally-safe MRI Access
The purpose of the Evera MRI™ study is to confirm safety and efficacy of the Evera MRI ICD (Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) System in the clinical MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) environment when subjects receive MRI…
- Trial name
- NCT02117414
- Testing
- MRI scan sequences of the head and chest regions, Waiting Period Visit
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Belgium and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Clinically Indicated Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Cardiac Devices
Patients with implanted cardiac devices who meet appropriate entrance criteria undergo clinically indicated Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging Studies using an established safety protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT01130896
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,509 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Implantable Defibrillator User
Plexa ICD Lead Registry
The purpose of this registry is to confirm the long-term safety and reliability of BIOTRONIK's Plexa ICD lead.
- Trial name
- NCT03103503
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 901 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik, Inc.
Device Replacement, Elective Replacement (ERI)
REPLACE: Implantable Cardiac Pulse Generator Replacement Registry
The objective of this study is to prospectively estimate the all-cause complication rates at 6-months for patients undergoing generator replacement due to elective replacement indicator (ERI), advisory, or upgrade without a…
- Conditions
- Device Replacement, Elective Replacement (ERI), Device Advisory, Device Upgrade
- Trial name
- REPLACE (NCT00395447)
- Testing
- Straight-forward Device Replacement, Device Replacement with Upgrade
- Where
- 71 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,744 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik, Inc.
Defibrillators, Implantable, Tachycardia, Ventricular
Catheter Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Shock Prophylaxis in Defibrillator Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) provide a shock or pacing therapy to bring back a normal heart beat when a patient experiences a dangerous abnormal heart rhythm such as ventricular tachycardia (VT).
- Trial name
- CEASE-VT (NCT01097330)
- Testing
- Ablation, Amiodarone
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Ventricular Tachycardia
Low Energy Therapy to Convert Ventricular Tachycardias
The LEVER study is a prospective, unblinded, non-randomized, first in human feasibility study that will assess and characterize early safety and effectiveness of low energy therapies in converting monomorphic ventricular…
- Trial name
- LEVER (NCT02891863)
- Testing
- LEVER Acute Study System
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ENABLE MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
The objective of this study is to collect data to confirm the safety and effectiveness of the Image Ready™ MR (Magnetic Resonance) Conditional Defibrillation System when used in the 1.5T (Tesla) MRI environment under the labeled…
- Trial name
- ENABLE-MRI (NCT02652481)
- Testing
- ImageReady MR Conditional Defibrillation System
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardiomyopathies
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use in the VA System
Despite being a proven life-saving intervention in appropriately selected individuals, multiple studies continue to demonstrate low implantation of defibrillators in potential candidates.
- Trial name
- NCT01217827
- Testing
- Clinical Reminder
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Ventricular Tachycardia
Pilot Study of Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
The purpose of this pilot trial is to determine the feasibility of a large, multi-center randomized clinical trial aimed to test whether a treatment strategy of percutaneous catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is…
- Trial name
- CALYPSO (NCT01576042)
- Testing
- amiodarone, sotalol, Biosense Webster's NAVI-STAR Thermo-Cool
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Failure
CareLink® Network Evaluation
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the value of the Medtronic CareLink® Network in clinical practice in the country specific healthcare setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01023022
- Testing
- Medtronic CareLink® Network
- Where
- 10 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial
The purpose of the study is to see how effective a drug called ranolazine is in reducing the risk of ventricular arrhythmia and death in people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
- Conditions
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- RAID (NCT01215253)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- 90 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Post-operative Pain
A Trial Assessing The Association Between Type Of Local Anesthesia Treatment And Postoperative Pain In Patients In Having Undergone Arrhythmia Surgery
The goal of the proposed study is to investigate the relationship between two standard treatments, lidocaine or a mixture of lidocaine and bupivacaine, and 1) postoperative pain, and; 2) narcotic use following pacemaker or…
- Trial name
- NCT01300377
- Testing
- Bupivacaine / Lidocaine, Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
Educational Videos to Address Racial Disparities in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy
VIVID is a prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial in African American patients that will to evaluate: (1) the effect of an educational video on knowledge of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and implantable cardioverter…
- Trial name
- VIVID (NCT02819973)
- Testing
- Educational Video1, Educational Video 2, Usual Care 3
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tachycardia, Congestive Heart Failure
MADIT-CRT: Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
The MADIT-CRT trial is designed to determine if combined implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)-cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT-D) will reduce the risk of mortality and heart failure (HF) events by approximately 25%, in…
- Trial name
- MADIT-CRT (NCT00180271)
- Testing
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,820 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Secondary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
S-ICD® System Post Approval Study
The purpose of the S-ICD Post Approval Study is to document long term safety and effectiveness outcomes associated with the implantation of the SQ-RX pulse generator and Q-TRAK electrode in a commercial clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT01736618
- Testing
- S-ICD System
- Where
- 87 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,766 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Cardiac Arrhythmia
SJM MRI Diagnostic Imaging Registry (IDE)
This study is a prospective, non-randomized, multi-center study of subjects implanted with an SJM pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices who are clinically…
- Trial name
- NCT02807948
- Testing
- Pacemaker, ICD, or CRT device
- Where
- 58 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Anxiety, Depression
Psychological Support for Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
About 30% of patients survive a cardiac arrest, and the majority of these receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) for prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD).
- Trial name
- NCT00152763
- Testing
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Usual Cardiac Care (UCC)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Tachyarrhythmia
Full Automaticity and Remote Follow-up
With the expansion of Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) primary prevention indications, the number of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) implants has increased significantly in the recent years.
- Trial name
- NCT01526629
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Congestive Heart Failure
Effect of Posture on Left Ventricular (LV) Transvenous Lead Capture Thresholds (EXPECT)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in a patient's position affect LV capture thresholds in a clinically significant way.
- Trial name
- EXPECT (NCT01520714)
- Testing
- Medtronic 4195 active fixation LV lead and Medtronic passive fixation LV lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
Next Generation INCEPTA Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT-D) Field Following Study
This study has 2 purposes: The first purpose of the study is to test a new family of Boston Scientific Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators ("ICDs") and cardiac resynchronization therapy ICDs ("CRT-Ds") and show how well these…
- Trial name
- NOTICE-HF (NCT01227785)
- Testing
- INCEPTA ICD or CRT-D
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Guidant Corporation