Arrhythmia Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Pilot Study on the Effects of Digital Music Players on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemakers in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease
Unlike phones, which are commonly held to the ear, music is now available via portable MP3 players and they can be held almost anywhere. Thaker et al state that Apple iPods cause pacemaker interference in 50% of their patients, with over-sensing in 20% of patients, telemetry interference in 29% of patients and pacemaker inhibition in 1.2% of patients. The mean age for their sample was 76.1 years +/- 8.6 years. We anticipate that a higher proportion of teenagers and children who have pacemakers use portable MP3 players than in the elderly adult population.We will include the first 100 patients with pacemakers and ICDs who consent for the prospective observational study a single tertiary care center. We intend to conduct a descriptive study, tabulating the number of times that a pacemaker or ICD has changes in the sensing thresholds, pacing thresholds, telemetry interference or pacemaker inhibition when exposed to a series of portable MP3 players at various distances. In addition, we will describe the nature and quantitative differences of those changes.
Since pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been used, there
have been questions about what external sources interference could alter their functioning
or event recording properties. Because these devices are often intended to be life-saving,
their proper functioning is of critical importance.
The literature documents a number of common sources of possible interference. Interference
with MRI and electrocautery have been observed (1, 2). Outside the hospital, store security
devices and personal digital assistants (PDAs) have been evaluated (3, 4). In 1997, Hayes et
al published a randomized, prospective trial concluding that cellular telephones impacted
the functioning of pacemakers, but that they did not seem to have any effect at any
significant distance (5). They showed that a phone being used at the ear was sufficiently
far away to prevent a health risk and recommended that phones not be put in shirt pockets or
used near the device.
Unlike phones, which are commonly held to the ear, music is now available via portable MP3
players and they can be held almost anywhere. Thaker et al state that Apple iPods cause
pacemaker interference in 50% of their patients, with over-sensing in 20% of patients,
telemetry interference in 29% of patients and pacemaker inhibition in 1.2% of patients (6).
The mean age for their sample was 76.1 years +/- 8.6 years. We anticipate that a higher
proportion of teenagers and kids who have pacemakers use portable MP3 players than in the
elderly adult population.
Design Prospective observational study a single tertiary care center.
Subjects
The electrophysiology department at Children's Hospital, Boston follows a large number of
patients with pacemakers and ICDs. Approximately 15 patients are seen each week in clinic
for routine pacemaker evaluation.
Entry Criteria We will include the first 100 patients with pacemakers and ICDs who consent
for the prospective trial.
1. Consent for participation
2. Active pacemaker/ICD, which is functioning appropriately at the time of interrogation
based on internal diagnostics and the judgment of an appropriate clinician
(electrophysiology nurse, fellow and/or attending.
3. Normally functioning leads and thresholds at the time of interrogation based on
internal diagnostics and the judgment of an appropriate clinician (electrophysiology
nurse, fellow and/or attending.
Variables
Primary Outcome Change in pacemaker sensing thresholds, pacing thresholds, telemetry
interference or pacemaker inhibition.
Methods
Study investigators will first obtain informed consent from each patient or family and,
where appropriate, assent from the child.
At the conclusion of their routine clinic visit, each patient will have his or her pacemaker
attached to the appropriate proprietary interrogation system for their pacemaker device. We
will then monitor the pacemaker/ICD system while placing a series of portable music devices
at various distances from the pacemaker/ICD system: (1) 2cm, (2) 30cm, (3) 100cm. At each
distance the pacemaker will be re-interrogated for changes in pacemaker sensing thresholds,
pacing thresholds, telemetry interference or pacemaker inhibition. At the end of the testing
process, the devices will be removed from near the patient and the device will be
interrogated again to assure that the device is at the appropriate clinical settings.
Risks
We believe that there are no more than minimal risks associated with this study. The
principle intervention is the placement of a music device near the pacemaker/ICD during the
time of pacemaker monitoring. We consider this risk to be similar to the risks encountered
by many patients who are currently using portable music devices outside the hospital. In
addition, we do not expect any permanent change in the pacemaker or ICD settings, thresholds
or functioning.
Statistical Issues
Hypothesis Our hypothesis is that the close approximation of portable MP3 players interfere
with the appropriate sensing and recording of pacemakers and ICDs.
Sample Size and Power Calculations We intend to conduct a descriptive study, tabulating the
number of times that a pacemaker or ICD has changes in the sensing thresholds, pacing
thresholds, telemetry interference or pacemaker inhibition when exposed to a series of
portable MP3 players at various distances. In addition, we will describe the nature and
quantitative differences of those changes.
Because we do not intend to do comparisons for significance against a control group, we have
chosen 100 patients as a reasonable sample size for evaluating possible changes in
pacemaker/ICD function.
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Observational Model: Case-Crossover, Time Perspective: Prospective
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