Study of Paced QRS Duration as a Marker of Sudden Cardiac Death

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Sudden Cardiac Death

In brief

The purpose of the study is to determine whether prolonged paced QRS duration is a marker of sudden cardiac death in subjects with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01948206

Run by

Pocono Medical Center

People needed

100

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2016-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• 18 years old or older
• Male or female
• Subjects followed in the ICD clinic at Pocono Medical Center who have undergone ICD implantation within 3 years prior to the date of enrollment, and those who undergo ICD implantation during the enrollment period, whether for primary prevention or for secondary prevention based on standard indications will be included in the study.
• Patients with single chamber, dual chamber and biventricular devices manufactured by all three major vendors (Boston Scientific, St Jude Medical and Medtronic) will be considered.

You may not qualify if…

• Life expectancy of less than one year
• Severe reaction to the adhesive material on ECG patches

Where it is running

• Pocono Medical Center Physicians Associates-Cardiology — East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

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