Characterization of Arrhythmia-induced Cardiomyopathy

NCT ID: NCT05662293

Last Updated: 2025-03-04

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

2700 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-06-10

Study Completion Date

2027-01-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of the this observational study is to gather clinically available data on patients presenting with a suspicion for arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AiCM) at the University Hospital Basel.

Detailed Description

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Current studies indicate that AiCM is an under-recognized and an underestimated clinical entity and its prevalence is poorly documented. This project consists of a retrospective longitudinal cohort and case-control study followed by a prospective observational cohort study.

The retrospective pilot study (1200 patients) is to define the incidence of AiCM in patients who presented to the University Hospital of Basel with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction before or after the diagnosis of an arrhythmia suggestive to lead to an AiCM.

The prospective study part (1500 patients) is to evaluate the predictors of adverse events and re-hospitalizations in patients with a suspicion of AiCM. The diagnosis of AiCM will be established using a "goldstandard diagnosis": 2 independent cardiologists will adjudicate the diagnosis based on all data from the initial hospital stay and follow-up including ECG, laboratory measurements, vital signs, echocardiography, coronary angiography, stress testing and other cardiovascular diagnostic steps. The most likely diagnosis will be chosen among a list of comprehensive, pre-selected choices. In cases of disagreement of the two reviewers, diagnosis will be discussed with a third senior physician and decision made.

In order to optimize the care of patients with AiCM, the researchers intend to determine the prevalence of AICM, evaluate diagnostic criteria that allow an early diagnosis of AICM, and evaluate the current therapeutic management and prognosis of patients with AICM.

Conditions

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Cardiomyopathy Arrhythmia-induced Cardiomyopathy (AiCM)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients with arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (retrospective/prospective)

retrospective cohort and case-control study followed by a prospective observational cohort study.

Data collection: Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) assessment questionnaire (prospective part)

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection: Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) assessment questionnaire (prospective part). The assessment will be done via mail, letter or phone

Data collection: Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire (prospective part)

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection: Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire (prospective part). The questionnaire "EQ-5D-5L questionnaire" will be used to assess quality of life.

Data collection (retrospective study)

Intervention Type OTHER

Anonymized search and review of patients electronic health records of the University Hospital of Basel for patients with a reduced LVEF and a concomitant (±1year or after any observation of a reduced LVEF in imaging) diagnosis of arrhythmia known to be causing AiCM.

Data collection (prospective study database)

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection on alcohol consumption, family history, rhythm disorder, hospitalizations, cardiac assessments, adverse events at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years.

Interventions

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Data collection: Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) assessment questionnaire (prospective part)

Data collection: Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) assessment questionnaire (prospective part). The assessment will be done via mail, letter or phone

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection: Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire (prospective part)

Data collection: Quality of Life (QoL) Questionnaire (prospective part). The questionnaire "EQ-5D-5L questionnaire" will be used to assess quality of life.

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection (retrospective study)

Anonymized search and review of patients electronic health records of the University Hospital of Basel for patients with a reduced LVEF and a concomitant (±1year or after any observation of a reduced LVEF in imaging) diagnosis of arrhythmia known to be causing AiCM.

Intervention Type OTHER

Data collection (prospective study database)

Data collection on alcohol consumption, family history, rhythm disorder, hospitalizations, cardiac assessments, adverse events at baseline, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years and 5 years.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnostic or suspicion of AiCM as presence of specified keyword in patient's file or as screened by colleagues of the internal medicine or cardiology clinics
* Signed study consent


* Patients with a reduced left-ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF ≤50%) or a reduction of 15% in the ejection fraction (EF) between two echocardiographies and a concomitant diagnosis of any arrhythmia likely to lead to AiCM within one year before or after diagnosis of the reduced LVEF from 2010-2021

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient's active refusal of the general consent of the University Hospital Basel
* Age \<18 years old
* Life expectancy \<1 year (palliative, terminal cancer)

Retrospective part


* Age \< 18 years old
* Patient's active refusal of the general consent of the University Hospital Basel
* Acute event clearly leading to an acutely reduced LVEF (massive type I myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock from a coronary or myocardial etiology, septic shock leading to toxic myopathy, hypovolemic shock with reduced EF, cardiac arrest and/or need for resuscitation).
* Patients with life expectancy \<1 year (palliative, terminal cancer)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Patrick Badertscher, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Basel, Department of Cardiology

Locations

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University Hospital Basel, Department of Cardiology

Basel, , Switzerland

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Switzerland

Central Contacts

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Patrick Badertscher, MD

Role: CONTACT

+41 61 556 58 23

Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, MD-PhD

Role: CONTACT

+41 61 328 76 44

Facility Contacts

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Patrick Badertscher, MD

Role: primary

+41 61 556 58 23

Teodor Serban, Dr. med.

Role: backup

+41 77 911 39 08

Other Identifiers

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2021-00873; kt22Badertscher2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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