Patient and Partner Intervention After an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

In brief

The goal of this study is to compare a patient only to a patient+partner intervention on recovery outcomes of patients and partners after Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) implantation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01252615

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

301

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-26

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• first ICD implantation due to either primary or secondary prevention of SCA
• intimate partner (spouse, lover, or life partner) living at the same residence and willing to participate
• able to read, speak, and write English
• access to telephone for 1 year after ICD implantation

You may not qualify if…

• clinical co-morbidities that severely impair cognitive and physical functioning at telephone screening
• Short BLESSED score > 6
• age less than 21 years
• AUDIT-C score > 4 for alcohol use
• ASSIST 2.0 score > 4 for daily non-medical use of opiates or hallucinogens,

Where it is running

• Cynthia M. Dougherty — Seattle, Washington, United States

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