View clinical trials related to Long QT Syndrome.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to further develop and evaluate a diagnostic procedure suitable for use in an inexpensive diagnostic instrument suitable for screening for Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) in the primary care environment.
The objectives of the protocol are to: (1) evaluate the uptake of cascade screening and preventative therapies after the implementation of a simplified screening process and (2) assess proband and family member perspectives about the return of research results and cascade screening for the KCNQ1 Thr224Met variant. The investigators will conduct a mixed methods study in the Old Order Amish community where the KCNQ1 variant is enriched over 100,000-fold compared to other populations. The intervention will offer free, mail-in, saliva-based genetic testing for family members of probands. The rate of uptake of testing and preventative therapy after the intervention is implemented (i.e. when 'simplified' free, mail-in, saliva-based testing was available) will be compared to data from before the intervention (i.e. when 'traditional' $50 blood-based testing was available to family members) when uptake was essentially zero. The primary outcome is the rate of uptake of cascade screening with the intervention ('simplified'). The secondary outcomes include: extent of disclosure of genotype results before and after the intervention, proportion of informed relatives who get screened before and after the intervention, and the uptake of appropriate preventative care (e.g. seeing a cardiologist and/or taking beta-blocker). The tertiary outcomes are demographic characteristics associated with uptake of cascade screening or uptake of preventative therapy. The investigators will also assess qualitative themes surrounding the return of results process and cascade screening using interviews.
This is a registry to examine genetic and clinical predictors of torsade de pointes events.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of oral eleclazine on mean daytime QTcF interval after 24 weeks of treatment with elecalzine in participants with long QT syndrome Type 3. During the single-blind treatment period (24 weeks), participants will receive eleclazine and/or eleclazine placebo. Following the single-blind treatment period, participants who have not permanently discontinued study drug will be eligible, at the discretion of the investigator, to continue receiving eleclazine during an open-label extension (OLE) phase.
This is a randomized, prospective clinical trial comparing 2 different types of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) leads in children and patients with congenital heart disease. ICD lead survival in this patient group is particularly suboptimal, and lead extraction is technically difficult and carries a substantial morbidity risk. Recently, improved ICD lead designs have been released and are currently being utilized in patients. The main aim of the study is to determine if either type of lead performs better in terms of implantation electrical characteristics, long-term survival without breaking, and ease of extractability.