NCT01378572

Brief Summary

With the present study the investigators intend to identify the morphologic and electrophysiologic substrate markers of increased arrhythmic risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy undergoing implantation of a defibrillator for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. Moreover, the investigators also aim to identify if there is any electrophysiological substrate modification at the time of the first arrhythmic event in these patients. To this aim, the investigators will prospectively correlate electroanatomic mapping and cardiac magnetic resonance findings with arrhythmic events, in order to identify substrate markers of increased arrhythmic risk in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, who are therefore more likely to benefit from a defibrillator implantation. Furthermore, electroanatomic mapping will be repeated at the time of the first arrhythmic event and compared with that at baseline, in order to evaluate any electrophysiological substrate changes.

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Geographic Reach
2 countries

3 active sites

Status
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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2009

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 21, 2011

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 22, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

June 22, 2011

Status Verified

June 1, 2011

First QC Date

June 21, 2011

Last Update Submit

June 21, 2011

Conditions

Keywords

ICDsudden cardiac deathmapping

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Arrhythmic Event

    ICD shock on rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation or effective antitachycardia pacing.

    2 years

  • Change in Arrhythmogenic Substrate

    Change in the arrhythmogenic substrate in patients who will experience an arrhythmic event compared to a matched control group who will remain free from arrhythmic event.

    2 years

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Heart failure events

    2 years

  • Death

    2 years

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (NYHA II-III heart failure, left ventricular ejection fraction \<=35%) undergoing prophylactic ICD implantation.

You may qualify if:

  • Males and females ≥18 year-old with full capacity.
  • A New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II or III chronic, stable congestive heart failure (CHF).
  • A left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of no more than 35 percent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Age \<18 years or diminished capacity.
  • Patients with LVEF ≥ 35% or asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction.
  • Patients with NYHA class IV CHF.
  • Patients with history of ventricular arrhythmias causing pre-syncope or syncope, cardiac arrest or a spontaneous episode of sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) (≥30 seconds at rates of \>100 bpm), unless these occurred within 48 hours of a myocardial infarction.
  • Females who are pregnant or have childbearing potential and are not using reliable methods of contraception.
  • Patients with history of restrictive, infiltrative, or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; constrictive pericarditis; congenital heart disease; surgically correctable valvular disease; and/or inoperable obstructive valvular disease.
  • Patients with reversible nonischemic cardiomyopathy such as acute viral myocarditis, alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy, peripartum cardiomyopathy, Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
  • Patients with mechanical or biologic prosthetic cardiac valves.
  • Patients with history of a major psychiatric disorder, active alcohol/drug abuse, or noncompliance.
  • Coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention (balloon and/or stent angioplasty) within the past 90 days prior to enrollment.
  • Myocardial infarction within the past 90 days prior to enrollment.
  • Angiographic evidence of coronary disease sufficient to be a candidate for coronary revascularization and likely to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery and/or percutaneous coronary intervention and likely to undergo such a procedure in the foreseeable future.
  • Presence of any disease, other than the patient's cardiac disease, associated with a reduced likelihood of survival for the duration of the study, including but not limited to cancer, uremia (blood urea nitrogen \>70 mg/dl or creatinine \>3.0 mg/dl), respiratory failure, hepatic failure, etc.
  • Contraindication to cardiac magnetic resonance evaluation

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Centro Cardiologico Monzino

Milan, 20138, Italy

RECRUITING

Policlinico "A. Gemelli"

Rome, 00168, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiomyopathy, DilatedDeath, Sudden, Cardiac

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CardiomegalyHeart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesCardiomyopathiesLaminopathiesGenetic Diseases, InbornCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesHeart ArrestDeath, SuddenDeathPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Pasquale Santangeli, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 21, 2011

First Posted

June 22, 2011

Study Start

November 1, 2009

Last Updated

June 22, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-06

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