Safety Acceptability and Benefits of Tracking Cardiac Pacemakers by Carelink Express (SAFECARE)

January 8, 2024 updated by: University Hospital, Brest
Follow-up strategy for patients implanted with a pacemaker.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Terminated

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This study seeks to verify that a follow-up strategy for patients implanted with a mono- or double-chamber pacemaker, stimuli-dependent or not, for 2 years, by means of data transmissions of the devices by Carelink Express during the usual consultations with the treating cardiologist significantly reduces the number of unnecessary consultations in the implant centers (without any change in treatment or pacemaker programming) compared to the usual follow-up mode recommended for this type of device.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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50

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Brest, France, 29200
        • CHRU Brest
      • Lorient, France, 56322
        • CH Lorient

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Any patient implanted with a Medtronic brand AAI (R), VVI (R) and DDD (R) cardiac pacemaker, allowing transmission via Carelink Express (Medtronic)
  • and accepting inclusion in the study.
  • The patient should be followed by a city cardiologist participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age <18 years
  • Pregnant or likely to become pregnant during the study
  • Patient with an unstable medical condition, NYHA Class IV Heart Failure
  • Presence of psychiatric illness, depression, anxiety disorder
  • Presence of diseases, other than heart disease, responsible for a reduction in life expectancy for the duration of the study.
  • Patient unable to follow protocol (respond to questionnaires)
  • Change of residence planned during the study
  • Participation in an interventional and therapeutic clinical study; Patient participation in an observational study is permitted.
  • Patient not signed consent form
  • Patient under legal protection

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Device Feasibility
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Active Group
A single visit 1 to 3 months after implantation then followed by the attending cardiologist.
Device: Follow-up by Carelink express
Followed by the cardiologist exclusively using Carelink Express during the study period: a single visit 1 to 3 months after implantation, then followed by the cardiologist and interrogation of the stimulator by Carelink Express
Other: Control Group
A first visit 1 to 3 months after implantation and then every 6 months or every year according to the recommendations of pacemaker follow-up (ie 2 or 4 systematic visits during the follow-up of 2 years).
Other: Follow-up according to the usual recommendations
According to follow-up recommendations for pacemakers, a visit is planned every 6 months if the patient is dependent on the stimulator (either visits to M6, M12, M18 and M24) or annually if the patient is not dependent on the stimulator (visits to M12 and M24).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
At least one unnecessary consultation during two years of follow-up
Time Frame: 2 years
The primary outcome measure will be at least one unnecessary consultation during two years of follow-up (apart from the first mandatory consultation in all patients)
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Occurrence of a serious adverse event
Time Frame: 2 years
Comparison of the number of serious adverse events during follow-up in each arm (total mortality, hospitalizations for cardiac event, occurrence of a rhythmological event or related to the implanted device)
2 years
In-depth sociological study carried out through questionnaires and individual interviews
Time Frame: 2 years
A more in-depth study will be conducted through questionnaires and individual interviews, developed by sociologists, on representative samples of the two arms of the study (based on age, gender and type of domicile - Individual or collective housing - representative of the populations implanted in 2016) followed at a distance in terms of acceptability, impact on everyday life and the doctor-patient relationship. A survey will also be conducted with attending cardiologists to assess their acceptability of this type of follow-up.
2 years
Quality of life
Time Frame: 2 years
Quality of life questionnaires will be submitted to patients
2 years
The medical economic evaluation to measure the efficiency of the device Carelink Express allowing patients' tele-monitoring implanted by a pacemaker
Time Frame: 2 years

The main analysis will be a comparative cost study based on the following assumption: the direct costs of patient support are different from the direct costs of care for patients undergoing conventional monitoring, in particular in terms of the number Follow-up consultations and transport (COMPAS study: Mabo, 2011).

The complementary study will be a cost-utility analysis based on a utility measure obtained by the EQ-5D questionnaire.
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University Hospital, Brest

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Jacques Mansourati, Professor, University Hospital, Brest

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 26, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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November 13, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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November 13, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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April 13, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 2, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 4, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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January 10, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 8, 2024

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2024

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • SAFECARE

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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