PREFER (Pacemaker Remote Follow-Up Evaluation and Review)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Bradycardia, Arrhythmia

In brief

The purpose of the study is to compare remote pacemaker follow-up to current standard of care follow-up. The study will compare the rate of first diagnosis of clinically actionable events between patients who utilize the Medtronic Carelink® Network (Remote arm) versus patients who are followed via routine office visits augmented by transtelephonic monitoring (TTM)(Control arm).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00294645

Run by

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

People needed

980

Starts

2004-04-01

Expected to finish

2008-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-10-19

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient has been previously implanted with a dual-chamber or single-chamber EnPulse®, Kappa 900®, or Adapta® device
• Patient agrees to complete all required follow-up transmissions and in-office visits
• Patient is capable of operating the TTM monitor and Medtronic CareLink monitor

You may not qualify if…

• Patient is an immediate candidate for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)

Where it is running

• Study site — Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
• Study site — Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
• Study site — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Study site — Ormond Beach, Florida, United States
• Study site — Safety Harbor, Florida, United States
• Study site — Springfield, Illinois, United States
• Study site — Des Moines, Iowa, United States
• Study site — Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
• Study site — Bangor, Maine, United States
• Study site — Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States
• Study site — Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
• Study site — Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
• Study site — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Study site — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
• Study site — Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
• Study site — Jackson, Mississippi, United States
• Study site — Kansas City, Missouri, United States
• Study site — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Study site — Great Falls, Montana, United States
• Study site — Omaha, Nebraska, United States
• Study site — Reno, Nevada, United States
• Study site — Ocean City, New Jersey, United States
• Study site — Paterson, New Jersey, United States
• Study site — Towaco, New Jersey, United States
• Study site — Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States

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