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iPod and Other MP3 Players on ICDs and Pacemakers in Children
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Children's Hospital Boston, October 2007
Sponsored by: Children's Hospital Boston
Information provided by: Children's Hospital Boston
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00542854
  Purpose

Unlike phones, which are commonly held to the ear, music is now available via portable MP3 players and they can be held almost anywhere. Thaker et al state that Apple iPods cause pacemaker interference in 50% of their patients, with over-sensing in 20% of patients, telemetry interference in 29% of patients and pacemaker inhibition in 1.2% of patients. The mean age for their sample was 76.1 years +/- 8.6 years. We anticipate that a higher proportion of teenagers and children who have pacemakers use portable MP3 players than in the elderly adult population.We will include the first 100 patients with pacemakers and ICDs who consent for the prospective observational study a single tertiary care center. We intend to conduct a descriptive study, tabulating the number of times that a pacemaker or ICD has changes in the sensing thresholds, pacing thresholds, telemetry interference or pacemaker inhibition when exposed to a series of portable MP3 players at various distances. In addition, we will describe the nature and quantitative differences of those changes.


Condition Intervention
Heart Block
Bradycardia
Tachycardia
Arrhythmia
Device: MP3

Genetics Home Reference related topics: Brugada syndrome short QT syndrome
MedlinePlus related topics: Arrhythmia Children's Health Heart Diseases
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Case-Crossover, Prospective
Official Title: A Pilot Study on the Effects of Digital Music Players on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators and Pacemakers in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease

Further study details as provided by Children's Hospital Boston:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Change in pacemaker sensing thresholds, pacing thresholds, telemetry interference or pacemaker inhibition. [ Time Frame: 10 minutes ]

Biospecimen Retention:   None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment: 100
Study Start Date: October 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2008
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
MP3
4 different brands of MP3 players will be tested at 3 distances from pacemakers and ICDs.
Device: MP3
4 different brands of MP3 players will be tested at 3 distances from ICD/pacemaker site in children and adults with congenital heart disease.

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   4 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

Children and adults with congenital heart disease who have an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children and adults with congenital heart disease who have an implanted pacemaker or defibrillator

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age less than 4 or inability to communicate adequately with study team
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00542854

Contacts
Contact: Charles Berul, MD 617-355-6432 charles.berul@cardio.chboston.org

Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Children's Hospital Boston Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Hospital Boston
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Charles Berul, MD Children's Hospital Boston
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: CHB-07-08-0308
Study First Received: October 10, 2007
Last Updated: October 10, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00542854  
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Children's Hospital Boston:
arrhythmia
pacemaker
defibrillator
electromagnetic interference

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Heart Diseases
Heart Block
Tachycardia
Bradycardia
Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Pathologic Processes
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009