Status:

COMPLETED

Guided Placement of CRT-Leads

Lead Sponsor:

RWTH Aachen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Chicago

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In this open, prospective, randomized, parallel group, German-American, two-center, Phase I study the standard-approach CRT-implantation will be compared to a guided CRT-implantation after determining...

Detailed Description

Patients will be allocated to two groups with either 1. Guided implantation of the left ventricular lead 2. Empirical implantation of the left ventricular lead (current clinical standard) For Treatm...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Congestive heart failure,
  • Ejection fraction \<35%,
  • Complete left bundle branch block \>120ms,
  • NYHA II,III or IV

Exclusion

  • Patients not fulfilling the inclusion criteria or not capable/mental able to understand and follow the instructions;
  • Impaired kidney function (GFR \<30ml/min;
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

132 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00764075

Start Date

October 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2011

Last Update

July 7 2011

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Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 52074