Primary Outcome Measures: | |
1. |
Rate of recruitment [ Time Frame: through study completion, expected at 10 months to 1 year ]
Assessment of rate of recruitment per month |
2. |
Composite of inappropriate shock and ICD related complications [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Rate of inappropriate shocks and ICD related complications across the patients over a 12 month period. |
Secondary Outcome Measures: | |
1. |
All- cause mortality [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
% of patients who die |
2. |
MACE events [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Major Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE), defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting and/or any valve surgery. |
3. |
Appropriate shocks and patients with appropriate shocks [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Rate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist |
4. |
Inappropriate shocks and patients with inappropriate shocks [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Rate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist |
5. |
Complications [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
individually, defined as infections, bleedings, thrombotic events, pneumothorax, perforation/tamponade, lead reposition and lead- or device failures |
6. |
Cardiac decompensation [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Measured by admissions for Heart failure or unplanned outpatient appointments. |
7. |
Crossovers to the other arm [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Amount of patients moving from SICD to TV group and visa versa over 12 month period. |
8. |
Appropriate shock treatment in ATP or monitor zone [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Rate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist |
9. |
Quality of life assessed by SF-36 survey [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Scores for the different domains are converted and pooled using a scoring key, for a total score indicating a range of low to high QOL. |
10. |
Quality of life assessed by EQ5D survey [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Scores for the different domains are converted and pooled using a scoring key, for a total score indicating a range of low to high QOL. |
11. |
Cardiac (pre-) syncope events [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
rate of patients with these events over a 12 month period |
12. |
Time to successful therapy [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Time in months or days from implant to date of succesful therapy |
13. |
First shock conversion efficacy [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
% of first shocks that cardiovert ventricular arrhythmia |
14. |
Implant procedure time [ Time Frame: Procedure duration- average of 2 hours expected ]
Duration of implant from needle to skin to skin closure. |
15. |
Hospitalization rate [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
Rate of patient hospitalisation for cardiac and non-cardiac causes over a 12 month period. |
16. |
Fluoroscopy time [ Time Frame: Procedure duration- average of 2 hours expected ]
Amount of fluoroscopy required to complete implant procedure, expected fluoroscopy time of approximately 1 minute per patient. |
Other Outcome Measures: | |
1. |
Drop out rate [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
% of patients that do not complete the sudy |
2. |
Data Quality [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
% of data completed |
3. |
Eligibility of SICD [ Time Frame: 12 months ]
% Of patients referred for recruitment was SICD screening making patients illegible. Either Yes or no. |