N/A
N=388
Safety of Screening Procedures With Hand-held Metal Detectors Among Patients With Implanted Cardiac Rhythm Devices
Electromagnetic Interference
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01369706 ↗Enrolled (actual)
388
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Electromagnetic Interference — 0 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Hand-held metal detector (Device)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
- Primary completion
- Dec 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Electromagnetic Interference |
— | — |
Summary
Patients with implanted pacemaker (PM) or cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) systems are restrained in daily life by possible electromagnetic interference (EMI). Case reports suggest EMI between PM or ICD systems and hand-held metal detectors that are intensively used as part of security screening processes in e.g. airport controls.
The objective was to determine the safety of screening procedures for ferrous materials with regard to possible in vivo EMI between hand-held metal detectors and PM and ICD systems.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients presenting for routine pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator control
- appropriate PM/ICD function
Exclusion Criteria
- atrial or ventricular sensing abnormalities that could not be avoided by reprogramming of device parameters
- low battery status of the device such as elective replacement indicator (ERI)
- intrinsic heart rate > 120 beats per minute (bpm)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01369706). 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.