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Improve Sudden Cardiac Arrest study - to demonstrate that primary prevention patients with one or more additional risk factors are also at a risk of lifethreatening arrhythmias and would receive similar benefit from an implantable pacemaker devices.

IMPROVE SCA study - IMPROVE SCA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/07/004803
Enrollment
4219
Registered
2014-07-31
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Patient group: â?¢ EF 30%, NYHA Class I, 40 days Post-MI â?¢ EF 35%, NYHA Class II/III, Ischemia/Non-Ischemia â?¢ EF 40%, NSVT, 40 days Post-MI

Interventions

Intervention1: Market-Released Medtronic ICD or CRT-D Device & Medtronic CareLink® Monitor and CareLink® Network: Subjects who enroll in the study and proceed with a device implant must be implanted

Sponsors

India Medtronic Pvt Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Subject has a Class I indication for implantation of an ICD according to the ACC/AHA/HRS or ESC Guidelines ï?· Subject (or subjectâ??s legally authorized representative) is willing and able to sign and date the Patient Informed Consent Form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Subject is ï?· Subject with any exclusion criteria as required by local law (e.g., age, pregnancy, breast feeding) ï?· Subject is enrolled in a concurrent study that has not been approved for concurrent enrollment by the Medtronic Clinical Trial Leader ï?· Subject has any contraindication for ICD/CRT-D

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Demonstrate that appropriate VT/VF therapy rates (shock and ATP) for subjects meeting 1.5 prevention criteria implanted with a Medtronic device (ICD/CRT-D) are equivalent (within 30%) to rates in subjects meeting secondary prevention criteria.Timepoint: 12 month and 24 month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Compare the mortality rates for patients meeting 1.5 prevention criteria between those implanted with a device (ICD/CRT-D) and those not implantedTimepoint: Follow ups at every 6 - month after implant

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactHaresh Sachanandani

India Medtronic Pvt. Ltd.

haresh.g.sachanandani@medtronic.com7738096120

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026