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Risk Stratification and Benefits With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) (BENEFIT)

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified April 2011 by St. Jude Medical.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Collaborators:
Northwestern University
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Information provided by:
St. Jude Medical
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00996086
First received: October 14, 2009
Last updated: April 4, 2011
Last verified: April 2011
  Purpose

This is an observational study to learn which patients benefit from CRT therapy and to track the clinical changes that help identify the risk-level of CRT patients.


Condition Intervention
Heart Failure
Ventricular Arrhythmias
Device: CRT device implant

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case-Only
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Risk Stratification and Benefits With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

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Further study details as provided by St. Jude Medical:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in 6-minute hall walk distance between baseline and subsequent follow-up [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Composite endpoint a. 6-minute hall walk distance b. NYHA Classification c. Quality of Life (Minnesota Living with Heart Failure, DASS, SF-36) [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • The occurrence of either death (all-cause) or first HF hospitalization. [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Quality of Life [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Change in echocardiographic variables including: a. Ejection Fraction b. Wall motion score c. Increase in TD velocity d. Yu index [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  • Cause-specific mortality [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

There is a genetic substudy that will evaluate the presence of certain protein markers.


Estimated Enrollment: 150
Study Start Date: February 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: January 2012
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
CRT device-recipients Device: CRT device implant
CRT device-recipients

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

All patients who undergo implantation of a market-approved St. Jude Medical CRT defibrillator (CRT-D) and a compatible lead system may be included in the study.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Meets current clinical indications for CRT-D therapy
  • Patient is 18 years old or older
  • Ability to independently comprehend and complete all QOL questionnaires
  • Patient has the ability to perform the 6-minute Hall Walk Test (6-MHW) with the only limiting factor being fatigue or shortness-of-breath
  • Ability to provide informed consent for a study and be willing and able to comply with the prescribed follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to successfully implant an intravascular lead and CRT-D device. (i.e. exclude epicardial leads) within 30 days of initial procedure.
  • Myocardial infarction in the last 3 weeks
  • Unstable angina in the last 3 weeks
  • Status 1 classification for cardiac transplantation
  • Currently participating in a clinical trial that includes an active treatment arm
  • Life expectancy of less than 12 months.
  • Recent (within 1 week) administration of Nesiritide™ or inotropes
  • Patients in whom revascularization is expected
  • Patient is pregnant
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00996086

Contacts
Contact: Jasmina Halilovic 408-522-6105 jhalilovic@sjm.com
Contact: Manish S Gupta 818 493 2608 mgupta@sjm.com

Locations
United States, Illinois
Northwestern University Recruiting
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
Contact: Alan Kadish, M.D.            
Contact: Karen Fachet, MS, RN     312.695.1914        
United States, Pennsylvania
Veterans' Adminstration Pittsburgh Healthcare System Recruiting
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240
Contact: Aala Shalaby, MD FACC     412-688-6176     Alaa.Shalaby@va.gov    
Sponsors and Collaborators
St. Jude Medical
Northwestern University
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Alan Kadish, M.D. Northwestern University
Principal Investigator: Alaa Shalaby, M.D. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Director, Clinical Studies, St. Jude Medical
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00996086     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: CRD 480
Study First Received: October 14, 2009
Last Updated: April 4, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases
Pathologic Processes

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