NCT00787683

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the cost-effectiveness and effectiveness of remote-monitoring compared to standard care in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
416

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2008

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

13 active sites

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 6, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 7, 2008

Completed
4.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2012

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

June 26, 2012

Status Verified

June 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

4.2 years

First QC Date

November 6, 2008

Last Update Submit

June 25, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Comparison of disease specific costs from a societal perspective.

    up to 24 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • Number of shocks

    up to 24 months

  • Hospital admissions

    up to 24 months

  • Cardiac events

    up to 24 months

  • Quality of life

    up to 24 months

  • Disease specific Costs from third party payers perspective

    up 24 months

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Home-monitoring

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients receive an additional home-monitoring (remote-monitoring) device (CardioMessengerII) following Biotronik Lumax ICD implantation. The device enables regular transmission and examination of ICD information via home-monitoring. Follow-up appointments in outpatient clinic are changed compared to standard care. While follow-up 1, 12, and 24 months after ICD implantation consist of outpatient clinic appointments, follow-up 3, 6, and 18 months after ICD implantation are conducted remotely.

Device: Home-monitoring provided by LUMAX ICD device and CardioMessenger II

Standard care

NO INTERVENTION

Patients randomised to the standard care group receive no home-monitoring device (CardioMessengerII) following Lumax ICD implantation. Patients have scheduled follow-up appointments at the ICD outpatient clinics at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after ICD implantation.

Interventions

All study participants receive an ICD of the Biotronik lumax family. Only participants of the intervention group receive the CardioMessengerII to allow for transmission of regular home monitoring messages. All study participants will be followed for 12 to 24 months (depending on the time of recruitment). The intervention and comparison to be investigated is home-monitoring vs. no home-monitoring. The intervention involves a combination of in-clinic consultations and regular use of home-monitoring services. As part of the modified follow-up schedule of intervention patients compared to standard care, follow-up in-clinic consultations 3, 6, and 18 months after ICD implantation will be replaced by home-monitoring follow-up.

Also known as: Home-monitoring, Remote-monitoring, Tele-monitoring, ICD, Biotronik, Lumax, CardioMessenger
Home-monitoring

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 80 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • The patient is willing/able to undergo the study protocol appointments and procedures/questionnaires
  • Indication for implantation of single chamber ICD or dual chamber ICD according to European guidelines

You may not qualify if:

  • Age \< 18 and \> 80 years
  • Expected non-compliance
  • Known drug or alcohol abuse
  • Life expectancy \< 1 year
  • NYHA classification IV
  • Participation in another clinical study
  • Participation in another telemonitoring concept
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding woman
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • No mobile phone use possible in patient residence

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (13)

Asklepios Hospital Barmbeck in Hamburg

Hamburg, Hamburg, 22291, Germany

Location

Hospital Bremerhaven

Bremerhaven, Lower Saxony, 27574, Germany

Location

MH-Hannover

Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany

Location

University Hospital Aachen

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 52074, Germany

Location

Cardiological Practice

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 53127, Germany

Location

St. Vincenz Hospital Paderborn

Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, 33098, Germany

Location

University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein

Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, 23538, Germany

Location

Hospital Bad Berka

Bad Berka, Germany

Location

Hospital Coburg

Coburg, Germany

Location

University Hospital Göttingen

Göttingen, 37099, Germany

Location

Heart Centre Bodensee Konstanz

Konstanz, Germany

Location

University Hospital Münster

Münster, Germany

Location

Academic Teaching Hospital Villingen of the University of Freiburg

Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Zabel M, Muller-Riemenschneider F, Geller JC, Brachmann J, Kuhlkamp V, Dissmann R, Reinhold T, Roll S, Luthje L, Bode F, Eckardt L, Willich SN; MONITOR-ICD investigators. Rationale and design of the MONITOR-ICD study: a randomized comparison of economic and clinical effects of automatic remote MONITORing versus control in patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Am Heart J. 2014 Oct;168(4):430-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2014.04.021. Epub 2014 Jun 13.

Study Officials

  • Markus Zabel, Prof., MD

    Medical Faculty, University of Göttingen, Germany

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PD, Dr.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 6, 2008

First Posted

November 7, 2008

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion

December 1, 2012

Study Completion

December 1, 2012

Last Updated

June 26, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-06

Locations