Study cz-151020071632
Study Name
Remote monitoring in long-term care for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
Clinical Trial Registry Identifier
cz-151020071632
Study First Received
15.10.2007 16:32
Sponsor
2Faculty of Health and Social Studies, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Principal Investigator
Ondrej Osmera
Information provided by
Ondrej Osmera
Purpose
The increasing number of patients with implantable cardiac devices raises the need for more efficient outpatient follow-up care. Remote monitoring (RM) can be widely used as an important part of care for the patients due to technological progress. Main objective is to evaluate the benefits of a continuous RM system using the BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring® (HM) system in comparison with standard outpatient follow-ups.
Primary endpoints
Planned and emergency visits, hospitalization ICD-related events, and delivered shocks and their appropriateness are primary endpoint
Secondary endpoints
None
Eligibility
Patients indicated for a single-chamber or dual-chamber ICD implantation for primary or secondary prevention accorging to the current guidelines.
Contacts and Locations
Ondrej Osmera, email: ondrej.osmera@seznam.cz, Department of Cardiology, Ceske Budejovice Hospital, Czech Republic
More Information
None.
Keywords
remote monitoring; Home Monitoring; implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; adequate shock therapy; out-patient follow-up
Status
Published
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