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Non-invasive Detection of Driveline Infections in Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device

Netherlands70 participantsStarted 2024-02-12

Plain-language summary

The aim of this single center observational study is to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive imaging methods, including smartphone photography and infrared thermography, for detecting of DLIs in LVAD patients in terms of severity, extent and natural healing process.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 99 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients age 16 years or older, implanted with an LVAD, followed at Erasmus MC, with access to a smartphone with a built-in camera, who have signed an informed consent for data collection. Exclusion Criteria: Known cognitive problems, like dementia etc., non-cardiac disease or cardiac diseases resulting in a life expectancy less than 1 years, inability to read or sign the informed consent form.

What they're measuring

Extent and severity of driveline infections in LVAD patients using non-invasive imaging

Timeframe: 26 weeks

Driveline exit healing process and risk of infection of the LVAD driveline

Timeframe: 26

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06867887

SponsorErasmus Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-12-31

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