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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01905007
Other study ID # CUH-09-087
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 4
First received February 24, 2012
Last updated July 17, 2013
Start date December 2010
Est. completion date December 2014

Study information

Verified date July 2013
Source The Cooper Health System
Contact Andrea M. Russo, MD
Phone 856-968-7096
Email russo-andrea@cooperhealth.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of this study is to compare the composite outcome of total mortality and operative complications in patients who do not undergo defibrillation testing to those who do undergo defibrillation testing at the time of initial ICD implantation.


Description:

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are the most effective treatment for the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). At the time of ICD implantation, ventricular fibrillation (VF) is typically induced to demonstrate effective arrhythmia termination by the implanted device. Although defibrillation threshold (DFT) testing with induction of VF at time of ICD insertion is currently considered the "standard of care," and instructions for usage of devices approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) include labeling with DFT testing, the value of defibrillation testing with modern-day devices has been questioned. Defibrillation testing can be associated with serious complications and may add to the cost of the procedure.

It is hypothesized that patients who do not undergo defibrillation testing will have outcomes similar to those who do undergo defibrillation testing at the time of initial implantation. This pilot study is being performed to determine the feasibility of performing a larger, multi-center clinical trial with longer follow-up to investigate whether or not defibrillation testing will have any impact on overall mortality, implant complications, or long-term first shock efficacy during clinical follow-up.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 100
Est. completion date December 2014
Est. primary completion date December 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Age = 18 years

- Initial ICD implantation (single, dual, or CRT) for a standard Class I or Class II indication according to the ACC/AHA/HRS practice guidelines

- Anticipated life expectancy >6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

- Contraindications to defibrillation testing as determined by the managing physician*

- ICD replacement implants

- Right-sided pectoral implants

- Abdominal implants

- Chronic oral amiodarone therapy (for >6 weeks and continued need for amiodarone)

- Inability to give informed consent

- Contraindications to defibrillation testing include the following: hemodynamic instability, LA thrombus, atrial fibrillation without adequate anticoagulation, LV thrombus, recent CVA or TIA, severe unrevascularized coronary artery disease or unstable angina, severe aortic stenosis, inotropic dependence, patient refusal, other patient-specific medical conditions that are deemed as contraindications, as determined by the implanting physician.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Defibrillation testing
Defibrillation testing at initial ICD implantation

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Cooper University Hospital Camden New Jersey
United States University of Washington Seattle Washington

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
The Cooper Health System Medtronic, University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (6)

Birnie D, Tung S, Simpson C, Crystal E, Exner D, Ayala Paredes FA, Krahn A, Parkash R, Khaykin Y, Philippon F, Guerra P, Kimber S, Cameron D, Healey JS. Complications associated with defibrillation threshold testing: the Canadian experience. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Mar;5(3):387-90. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.11.018. Epub 2007 Nov 28. — View Citation

Blatt JA, Poole JE, Johnson GW, Callans DJ, Raitt MH, Reddy RK, Marchlinski FE, Yee R, Guarnieri T, Talajic M, Wilber DJ, Anderson J, Chung K, Wong WS, Mark DB, Lee KL, Bardy GH; SCD-HeFT Investigators. No benefit from defibrillation threshold testing in the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 12;52(7):551-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.04.051. — View Citation

Mainigi SK, Cooper JM, Russo AM, Nayak HM, Lin D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Hsia HH, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Verdino RJ. Elevated defibrillation thresholds in patients undergoing biventricular defibrillator implantation: incidence and predictors. Heart Rhythm. 2006 Sep;3(9):1010-6. Epub 2006 Jun 15. — View Citation

Pires LA, Johnson KM. Intraoperative testing of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: how much is enough? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2006 Feb;17(2):140-5. — View Citation

Russo AM, Sauer W, Gerstenfeld EP, Hsia HH, Lin D, Cooper JM, Dixit S, Verdino RJ, Nayak HM, Callans DJ, Patel V, Marchlinski FE. Defibrillation threshold testing: is it really necessary at the time of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion? Heart Rhythm. 2005 May;2(5):456-61. — View Citation

Swerdlow CD, Russo AM, Degroot PJ. The dilemma of ICD implant testing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2007 May;30(5):675-700. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Composite all-cause mortality and operative complications The composite endpoint of implant complications and mortality rates will be compared in the DFT vs. no DFT groups. Procedure-related complications will be defined as those occurring within 90 days post-implantation and mortality will be measured at 2 year follow-up Yes
Secondary 1st shock efficacy for clinical occurrence of ventricular tachycardia (VT)/VF The efficacy of 1st shock therapy for VT/VF will be compared between the DFT and no DFT groups. 2 years Yes
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