Cardiac Disease and the Electrocardiogram in SCI Patients
Completed
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injury
In brief
The purpose of this three-year study is to determine the prevalence and incidence of the different types of cardiac disease and ECG abnormalities in SCI patients. Study goals are: (i) delineation of the specific types of heart disease that occur in the SCI population as manifested both pre-clinically and clinically and (ii) demonstration of their association with ECG findings. This will enable validation of scores and algorithms using the inexpensive and widely available ECG for the prevention of heart disease as well as it's early treatment and rehabilitation in SCI patients. The findings will be helpful in demonstrating what cardiological tests are appropriate for the mandated annual evaluation of SCI patients.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00013325
- Run by
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- People needed
- 800
- Starts
- 1999-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2002-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2009-01-21
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- VAMC, Palo Alto — Palo Alto, California, United States
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