Recipients of Implantable Pacemakers or Defibrillators
Conditions
Brief summary
Over the past year smartphones have developed from a niche product to a commoditized product and are now squeezing classic mobile phones out of market. According to a survey a quarter of the German population is making use of a smartphone at present. An interference between smartphones and the functionality of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators is rather unlikely but cannot entirely be excluded. A systematic study regarding a possible interference between smartphones and modern pacemaker- and ICD-system with a better shielding against external influence has not taken place so far. In this study the investigators intend to investigate any interference between different smartphones produced by different manufacturers and diverse cardiovascular implanted electronic devices.
Interventions
Sponsors
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Presence of an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator
Exclusion criteria
* Lead malfunction which can not reprogrammed * Battery depletion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Interference of smartphones with cardiac implantable electronic devices | acute study (no follow-up) | Interference testing will be performed during routine follow-up of pacemakers or defibrillators and potential interference will be recorded by ECG. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed