NCT01993862

Same Day Discharge (SDD) After Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implant

Study Contact:

Study Phase:

Recruitment Status:

COMPLETED

NCT ID:

NCT01993862

Principal Investigator:

Study Type:

INTERVENTIONAL

Official Title:

Safety and Cost Effectiveness of Same Day Discharge After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implant Versus Next Day Discharge

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether it is safe to send patients home from the hospital on the same day following an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implant.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient has a St Jude Medical device that is compatible with Merlin.net (remote monitoring)
* Patient is receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention
* Patient lives within 50 miles of an emergency room or 24 hour urgent care
* Patient is able to sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient experiences a complication during or 4 hours after implantable cardioverter defibrillator procedure
* Physician elects to keep the patient in over night due to a change in medical condition or a pre-existing condition that requires administration of continuous blood thinners
* Physician is unable to program the implantable cardioverter defibrillator to collect all required information remotely from device
* Patient is pregnant

Disease(s) and\or Condition(s)

Heart Failure

Coronary Artery Disease

Primary Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Intervention/Treatment

- Type: OTHER
- Name: Same Day Discharge
- Description: Patients will send device data remotely to their physician on the day of discharge from the hospital and again 24 hours after discharge from the hospital.
- Arm Group Labels: Same Day Discharge

Sponsor

Abbott Medical Devices