Patient and Physician Survey Determinants of Appropriate ICD Utilization

Completed

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Systolic

In brief

To better understand the reasons for underutilization of defibrillator therapy in selected populations, the investigators propose a study to assess heart failure patient knowledge and attitudes toward device therapy. By carefully studying populations of patients with systolic heart failure, the investigators aim to identify the underlying reasons for implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) non-utilization in patients with symptomatic systolic heart failure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01514773

Run by

Todd M Koelling, MD

People needed

452

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%
• Previous diagnosis of heart failure with current NYHA Class II-III symptoms
• Established UMHS patient with at least two outpatient visits in the past two years to either Primary Care or Cardiology, OR, at least one inpatient admission in the past two years along with at least one outpatient visit within the past 13 months to Primary Care or Cardiology

You may not qualify if…

• Patients having undergone heart transplantation
• Patients having undergone placement of a left ventricular assist device
• Patients with congenital heart disease

Where it is running

• University of Michigan Health System — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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