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VDD ICD (experimental group) for Cardiovascular Disease (Dx-AF Trial)

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Led By Eugene Crystal, MD, FRCP(C)
Research Sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up during the entire time of follow up - 3 years
Awards & highlights

Dx-AF Trial Summary

This trial will compare two different ICD systems on their ability to detect silent AFib in patients without a history of AFib.

Eligible Conditions
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Arrhythmia
  • Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

Dx-AF Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~during the entire time of follow up - 3 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and during the entire time of follow up - 3 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Atrial Fibrillation or atrial flutter lasting at least 6 minutes
Secondary outcome measures
Cardiac tamponade
Need for any ICD lead repositioning or replacement
New pericardial effusion
+2 more

Dx-AF Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: VDD ICDExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
VDD ICD - A single-lead ICD system with the ability to sense atrial rhythm from the floating electrode (a VDD-ICD known as the DX) - Experimental group
Group II: VVI ICDActive Control1 Intervention
VVI ICD - Single chamber ICD system - Control group

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Unity Health TorontoLead Sponsor
536 Previous Clinical Trials
447,341 Total Patients Enrolled
Applied Health Research CentreOTHER
22 Previous Clinical Trials
70,848 Total Patients Enrolled
Biotronik Canada IncIndustry Sponsor
4 Previous Clinical Trials
1,684 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Increasing Detection of Sub-Clinical Atrial Fibrillation in Defibrillator Patients With the Use of a VDD-ICD Lead
2017. "Increasing Detection of Sub-Clinical Atrial Fibrillation in Defibrillator Patients With the Use of a VDD-ICD Lead". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03110627.
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