Clinical trialNCT01977703CompletedInterventional

Prospective Randomized Evaluation of an Ultra Conservative Approach to Implantable Defibrillator (ICD) Programming in Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD).

SponsorVanderbilt University Medical CenterEnrollment80Heart Failure

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Summary

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We propose to study a strategy empirically applied for the past 6 months at a high volume LVAD center (Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute). This utilizes an ultra conservative device programming strategy to maximize battery longevity, avoid inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy, improve quality of life through reduction in overall shock burden, and potentially avoid unnecessary device generator changes prior to transplant. Avoiding CIED (cardiac implantable electronic device) change out device procedures prior to transplant is desirable.

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Investigators

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Christopher Ellis, MD
Vanderbilt University
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

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Start: 31 Oct 2013
Primary completion: 31 Dec 2016
Completion: 31 Dec 2016
Last update posted: 16 Aug 2017
Registered enrollment: 80
Registry id: NCT01977703

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