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Remote Patient Management of CIEDs

Cardiac Arrhythmia

This is a Canadian multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess remote patient management. Patients will be randomized to remote patient management with VIRTUES versus usual care, and will be stratified by RemoteView vs no RemoteView utilization, as well as by center.

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Participation Requirements

  • Sex:

    ALL

  • Eligible Ages:

    18 and up

Participation Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with a Medtronic, Abbott or Boston Scientific defibrillator/CRT-D capable of remote monitoring with Carelink, Merlin or Latitude.
2. Able to provide consent.
3. Age \>/= 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No family physician or general practitioner
2. Inability to be referred to a specialist
3. Currently followed more than every 6 months by a Heart Function Clinic
4. Participation in another randomized clinical trial that impacts outcome
5. Unreliable automated capture verification by device in pacemaker dependent patient

Study Location

St. Boniface Hospital
St. Boniface Hospital
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Rebecca Fromm

London Health Sciences Center
London Health Sciences Center
London, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Cheryl Litchfield

Hopital Laval
Hopital Laval
Québec, Quebec
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Paule Banville

[email protected]
418-656-8711 ext : 2132
Victoria Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials
Victoria Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

May Woodburn

[email protected]
250-595-0400
St. Mary's General Hospital
St. Mary's General Hospital
Kitchener, Ontario
Canada

Contact Study Team

Primary Contact

Mary Radyk

Hopital SacreCoeur
Hopital SacreCoeur
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Ann Langlois

Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John Regional Hospital
Saint John, New Brunswick
Canada

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Primary Contact

Jessica Gallager

Southlake Regional Health Centre
Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario
Canada

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Primary Contact

Annette Jones

[email protected]
519 941 2410
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Stephanie McMahon

1 844 721-6094
Foothills Hospital
Foothills Hospital
Calgary, Alberta
Canada

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Primary Contact

Marcello Tonelli

QEII HSC
QEII HSC
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

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Primary Contact

Jennifer Thurlow

[email protected]
902 473-4841
Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal Heart Institute
Montreal, Quebec
Canada

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Primary Contact

Jean-Claude Tardif

[email protected]
:514 376-3330
Study Sponsored By
Nova Scotia Health Authority
Participants Required
More Information
Study ID: NCT03405740