Health Economic Evaluation of Remote Follow up for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Patients
NCT ID: NCT01075516
Last Updated: 2021-03-03
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COMPLETED
209 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2009-12-31
2013-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Standard Follow Up
ICD patients followed through periodic in-hospital visits
No interventions assigned to this group
Remote Follow Up
ICD patients followed with remote transmitters (Merlin@Home) that periodically communicate correct system functioning
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients able to be followed in the same centre during all the study
* Patients with age \> 18
* Patients able to understand and to answer to EuroQoL Group 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) Questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients unable to connect Merlin@home transmitters with Website Merlin.net (i.e.without telephonic analogic line or Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)/Universal Mode Telecommunication System (UMTS) connection)
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Abbott Medical Devices
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Massimo Santini, Prof.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma, Italy
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera S.Gerardo
Monza, Monza (MB), Italy
Casa di Cura Pederzoli
Peschiera del Garda, VR, Italy
Ospedale Careggi
Florence, , Italy
Ospedale Luigi Sacco
Milan, , Italy
Ospedale Monaldi
Napoli, , Italy
Ospedale San Filippo Neri
Roma, , Italy
Countries
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References
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Wilkoff BL, Auricchio A, Brugada J, Cowie M, Ellenbogen KA, Gillis AM, Hayes DL, Howlett JG, Kautzner J, Love CJ, Morgan JM, Priori SG, Reynolds DW, Schoenfeld MH, Vardas PE; Heart Rhythm Society; European Heart Rhythm Association; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association; European Society of Cardiology; Heart Failure Association of ESC; Heart Failure Society of America. HRS/EHRA expert consensus on the monitoring of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs): description of techniques, indications, personnel, frequency and ethical considerations. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jun;5(6):907-25. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.04.013. No abstract available.
Morichelli L, Ricci RP. Remote monitoring of implantable devices: the European experience. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Jul;6(7):1077-80. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.030. Epub 2009 Feb 24. No abstract available.
Ricci RP, Morichelli L, Santini M. Remote control of implanted devices through Home Monitoring technology improves detection and clinical management of atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2009 Jan;11(1):54-61. doi: 10.1093/europace/eun303. Epub 2008 Nov 16.
Marzegalli M, Lunati M, Landolina M, Perego GB, Ricci RP, Guenzati G, Schirru M, Belvito C, Brambilla R, Masella C, Di Stasi F, Valsecchi S, Santini M. Remote monitoring of CRT-ICD: the multicenter Italian CareLink evaluation--ease of use, acceptance, and organizational implications. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Oct;31(10):1259-64. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01175.x.
Ricci RP, Morichelli L, Santini M. Home monitoring remote control of pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients in clinical practice: impact on medical management and health-care resource utilization. Europace. 2008 Feb;10(2):164-70. doi: 10.1093/europace/eum289. Epub 2008 Jan 16.
Seto E. Cost comparison between telemonitoring and usual care of heart failure: a systematic review. Telemed J E Health. 2008 Sep;14(7):679-86. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2007.0114.
Clark RA, Inglis SC, McAlister FA, Cleland JG, Stewart S. Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ. 2007 May 5;334(7600):942. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39156.536968.55. Epub 2007 Apr 10.
Lunati M, Gasparini M, Santini M, Landolina M, Perego GB, Pappone C, Marzegalli M, Argiolas C, Murthy A, Valsecchi S; InSync ICD Italian Registry Investigators. Follow-up of CRT-ICD: implications for the use of remote follow-up systems. Data from the InSync ICD Italian Registry. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Jan;31(1):38-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00923.x.
Ricci RP, D'Onofrio A, Padeletti L, Sagone A, Vicentini A, Vincenti A, Morichelli L, Cavallaro C, Ricciardi G, Lombardi L, Fusco A, Rovaris G, Silvestri P, Guidotto T, Pollastrelli A, Santini M. Rationale and design of the health economics evaluation registry for remote follow-up: TARIFF. Europace. 2012 Nov;14(11):1661-5. doi: 10.1093/europace/eus093. Epub 2012 Apr 27.
Ricci RP, Vicentini A, D'Onofrio A, Sagone A, Vincenti A, Padeletti L, Morichelli L, Fusco A, Vecchione F, Lo Presti F, Denaro A, Pollastrelli A, Santini M. Impact of in-clinic follow-up visits in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: demographic and socioeconomic analysis of the TARIFF study population. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2013 Nov;38(2):101-6. doi: 10.1007/s10840-013-9823-5. Epub 2013 Sep 21.
Ricci RP, Vicentini A, D'Onofrio A, Sagone A, Rovaris G, Padeletti L, Morichelli L, Fusco A, De Vivo S, Lombardi L, Denaro A, Pollastrelli A, Colangelo I, Santini M. Economic analysis of remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electronic devices: Results of the Health Economics Evaluation Registry for Remote Follow-up (TARIFF) study. Heart Rhythm. 2017 Jan;14(1):50-57. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.09.008. Epub 2016 Sep 8.
Other Identifiers
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CR 09 021 IT RC
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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