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Optimal Pharmacological Therapy In Implantable Defibrillator Patients (OPTIC)

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: Connolly, Stuart, M.D.
St. Jude Medical
Information provided by: Connolly, Stuart, M.D.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00257959
  Purpose

This is an open parallel design randomized trial of amiodarone plus a beta blocker vs a beta blocker alone vs sotalol for the prevention of ICD shocks in patients receiving an ICD for spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation


Condition Intervention Phase
Ventricular Tachycardia
Drug: amiodarone beta blocker sotalol
Phase IV

Genetics Home Reference related topics:   Brugada syndrome    short QT syndrome   

ChemIDplus related topics:   Amiodarone    Amidox    Amiodarone hydrochloride    Sotalol    Sotalol hydrochloride   

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by Connolly, Stuart, M.D.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • ICD shock for any cause

Estimated Enrollment:   400
Study Start Date:   January 2001
Estimated Study Completion Date:   October 2004

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation -

Exclusion Criteria:

-

  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00257959

Locations
Canada, Ontario
McMaster University    
      Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sponsors and Collaborators
Connolly, Stuart, M.D.
St. Jude Medical

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Stuart Connolly     Hamilton Health Sciences    
Principal Investigator:     Stuart Connolly     Hamilton Health Sciences    
  More Information


Publications of Results:

Study ID Numbers:   1
First Received:   November 22, 2005
Last Updated:   July 26, 2006
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00257959
Health Authority:   Canada: Ethics Review Committee

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Heart Diseases
Tachycardia
Tachycardia, Ventricular
Amiodarone
Sotalol
Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vasodilator Agents
Pathologic Processes
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Therapeutic Uses
Enzyme Inhibitors
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Agents
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Pharmacologic Actions

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