Cardiac Arrhythmia
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Indication for ICD or CRT-D 18 years of older Capability to use either telemonitoring system throughout 12 months (Biotronik's Home Monitoring or Medtronic's CareLink)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Congenital heart disease Instable Medical condition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate whether telemonitoring can decrease the follow-up burden for ICD/CRT-D patients and clinic. Therefore, the number of interrogations will be assessed. Secondly the feasibility of telemonitoring will be tested by assessing the number of data-transmissions, patient compliance, ease of use and satisfaction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The first secondary objective will be to assess the value of asymptomatic events and alerts, as detected by telemonitoring. Early detection and resolution of silent events hold obvious promise in the advancement of patient care. In the second secondary objective, the potential cost benefit of telemonitoring will be assessed. Thirdly, the additional information acquired by telemonitoring will be assessed. The ICDs/CRT-Ds used in this study are equipped with several monitoring features, which are innovative but not (yet) implemented in current guidelines | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed