Remote Patient Management of CIEDs - Brady Devices

Launched by RATIKA PARKASH · Aug 15, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring the use of remote monitoring for patients with pacemakers. Remote monitoring allows doctors to check your pacemaker's performance and your heart health from a distance, without needing you to come into the clinic every time. Although this technology is commonly used around the world, in Canada, it has mostly been used for a different type of heart device called an implantable defibrillator. This study aims to see how effective and safe it is to use remote monitoring just for pacemaker patients, while still allowing for in-person visits when necessary.

To join the study, you need to be between 65 and 74 years old, have a Medtronic or Abbott pacemaker that can be monitored remotely, and have access to a smartphone or tablet. You should also be able to give your consent to participate. Participants will use a patient-friendly electronic platform to keep track of their health and will have the opportunity for regular check-ins with their healthcare team. This study hopes to show that remote monitoring can be a better, more cost-effective way to manage pacemaker care while ensuring that patients receive timely support.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with a Medtronic or Abbott pacemaker capable of remote monitoring.
• • Able to provide consent.
• • Age \>/= 18 years
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • No access to a family physician or general practioner
• • Participation in the RPM CIED pilot study
• • Unreliable automated capture verification function by the device in pacemaker-dependent patients