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N/A N=4,132

Medtronic Shock-Less Study on Physician Utilization of Shock Reduction Programming

Cardiovascular Disease

Enrolled (actual)
4,132
Serious AEs
Results posted
Jul 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Shock Reduction Programming Adoption — 13.6; 6.8; 9.0; 3.5 percentage of participants — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type
Observational
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Therapy Programming Report (TPR) (Behavioral)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex
All
Sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Primary completion
Mar 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Change in Shock Reduction Programming Adoption
13.6; 6.8; 9.0; 3.5; 9.5; 3.2 <0.0001 sig
SECONDARY
Lead Integrity Alert (LIA) Performance
30.4; 8.7; 8.7; 8.7; 8.7; 4.3
SECONDARY
Reasons for Inappropriate Shocks
56.4; 29.5; 6.9; 6.0; 0.5; 0.7
SECONDARY
Actions Taken Following a Shock
28; 23; 12.4; 6.7; 2.6; 0.7
SECONDARY
Barriers to Utilization of Shock Reduction Programming
51.9; 7.4; 3.7; 3.7; 37
SECONDARY
Relationship of Subject Characteristics and Geographical Regions With Shock Reduction Programming Utilization
31.6; 30.2; 31.1; 31.2; 40.3; 11.1

Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine whether periodic therapy programming reports illustrating physician usage of shock reduction programming can increase utilization of recommended programming guidelines for defibrillators.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject (or subject's legally authorized representative) is willing and able to sign and date the Patient Consent Form (PCF) and authorization for access to and use of health information, if applicable
  • Subject has been implanted with a Medtronic market released ICD or CRT-D device (US/Canada - Concerto®/Virtuoso® or newer model; AsiaPacific, Israel, Latin America - EnTrust™, InSync Sentry®, or Concerto®/Virtuoso® or newer model) within the past 30 days
  • Subject has commercially released RA (if applicable), RV, and LV (if applicable) leads

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject is enrolled in a concurrent study that has not been approved for concurrent enrollment by the Medtronic Clinical Trial Leader
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00856349). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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