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Model 4968 CAPTURE EPI® STERIOD-ELUTING BIPOLAR EPICARDIAL PACING LEAD Post-approval Study

Medtronic Model 4968 CapSure Epi® Steroid-Eluting Bipolar Epicardial Pacing Lead Post-approval Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01076361
Acronym
4968
Enrollment
370
Registered
2010-02-26
Start date
1999-09-30
Completion date
2010-09-30
Last updated
2014-10-27

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

Conditions

Arrhythmia, Heart Failure

Keywords

Epicardial, Pacing Lead

Brief summary

The Medtronic CapSure Epi Lead Post-approval Study will assess long-term safety of the 4968 lead. This study is part of the Medtronic System Longevity Study.

Detailed description

The Medtronic CapSure Epi Lead Post-approval Study is being conducted as part of the requirements to satisfy the PMA conditions of approval for the Model 4968 lead. 100 subjects (adult and pediatric) with a 4968 lead will be followed for a minimum of five years to assess the long-term safety of the leads.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Medtronic
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Provision of written informed consent and/or authorization for access to and use of health information by subjects or appropriate legal guardians as required by an institution's Investigational Review Board, Medical Ethics Board, or Research Ethics Board * Availability of implant, follow-up, and product-related event data * Implanted with a Model 4968 Capsure Epi Lead

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects receiving an implant of a Medtronic lead at a non-participating center and the implant data and current status cannot be confirmed within 30 days after implant * Subjects who are, or will be inaccessible for follow-up at a 4968 Post-approval study center * Subjects implanted with a Medtronic cardiac therapy device whose predetermined enrollment limit for that specific product has been exceeded * Subjects with

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Survival Probability of the Model 4968 Lead Based on Lead-related ComplicationsThe requirement to satisfy the PMA condition of Approval of model 4968 was to have 100 participants followed for a minimum of 5 years to assess the long-term safety.The survival analysis takes into account: Enrolled participants, lead follow-up time, and adjudicated lead related complications. The life-table method was used to analyze lead survival probability.

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

All enrolled patients with at least 1 Model 4968 lead implanted

Participants by arm

ArmCount
All Enrolled Patients
All patients who were enrolled and implanted with a Model 4968 Lead
370
Total370

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall Study22 leads were excluded from analysis21

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAll Enrolled Patients
Age, Customized
0 - 12 Years
155 participants
Age, Customized
13 - 19 Years
49 participants
Age, Customized
20 + Years
145 participants
Age, Customized
Unknown
21 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
5 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic or Latino
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Reportable per Local Laws/Regulations
2 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
1 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity not collected
345 participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
16 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
138 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
232 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 349
serious
Total, serious adverse events
30 / 349

Outcome results

Primary

Survival Probability of the Model 4968 Lead Based on Lead-related Complications

The survival analysis takes into account: Enrolled participants, lead follow-up time, and adjudicated lead related complications. The life-table method was used to analyze lead survival probability.

Time frame: The requirement to satisfy the PMA condition of Approval of model 4968 was to have 100 participants followed for a minimum of 5 years to assess the long-term safety.

Population: 22 Model 4968s (in 21 participants) was not available for analysis

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Model 4968 Lead Survival ProbabilitySurvival Probability of the Model 4968 Lead Based on Lead-related Complications92.3 percentage of Model 4968 Leads

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026