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QoL Between CIEDs With and Without Rate Adaptive Pacing

Taiwan74 participantsStarted 2016-02-01

Plain-language summary

Clinical implantable electronic devices, such as permanent pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy are used in current daily practice for patients with bradycardia, ventricular arrhythmia, or heart failure. The rapid progress of permanent pacemaker function is growing to replace human's degenerating electrophysiology of heart. The ability of physical work is an important cornerstone of quality of life. In daily activities, rate response to higher rate is importance for patients with bradycardia who can not accelerate their heart rate. And rate-adapting pacing of permanent pacemaker is a design to increase heart rate pacing according to physical activity or emotional activity. Patients with rate-adaptive pacing will get more cardiac output and overcome the physical activity such as stair climbing. But there are few studies to evaluate whether the rate-adaptive pacing of permanent pacemaker will improve the quality of life in people with bradycardia. The aim of this study is to compare turn-on with turn-off this function (DDDR vs DDD) whether rate-adaptive pacing will improve quality of life in patients with permanent pacemakers.

Who can participate

Age range

20 Years – 100 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * sick sinus syndrome for permanent dual-chamber pacing * pacemakers are implanted for ≥30 days with no complications. Exclusion Criteria: * (1) patient or legal representative could not provide written informed consent * (2) unwillingness or inability to return for follow-up visits or reason to believe that adherence to follow-up visits wound be irregular, * (3) current or scheduled enrollment in other, conflicting studies, * (4) concomitant disease or other medical condition likely to result in death within 6 months, and

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
2What does this trial's phase tell us about how much is already known about its safety and benefit?
3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
4What are the known and possible risks or side effects I should weigh, and how would they be monitored?
5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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Questions for the trial coordinator

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1What does taking part actually involve week to week — how many visits, where, and how long does each one take?
2What costs are covered by the study, and what might I have to pay for myself, including travel, parking, or time off work?
3What happens during screening, and what happens if the study team confirms I don't meet the criteria after those tests?
4Who pays for the scans, blood work, and other tests the trial requires — the study, my insurance, or me?
5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Short-Form 36 Questionnaire

Timeframe: 3 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04383392

SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-06-01

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