Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Klinik für Herz- und Kreislauferkrankungen
München, Bavaria, 80636, Germany
Completed
NCT Number: NCT01819896
Safety of Smartphones Among Patients With Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
Over the past year smartphones have developed from a niche product to a commoditized product and are now squeezing classic mobile phones out of market. According to a survey a quarter of the German population is making use of a smartphone at present.
An interference between smartphones and the functionality of pacemakers or implantable defibrillators is rather unlikely but cannot entirely be excluded. A systematic study regarding a possible interference between smartphones and modern pacemaker- and ICD-system with a better shielding against external influence has not taken place so far. In this study the investigators intend to investigate any interference between different smartphones produced by different manufacturers and diverse cardiovascular implanted electronic devices.
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Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Presence of an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator
Exclusion criteria
- Lead malfunction which can not reprogrammed
- Battery depletion
Treatment and study plan
Pacemaker and defibrillator
DrugPrimary outcomes
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Interference of smartphones with cardiac implantable electronic devices
Time frame: acute study (no follow-up)
Interference testing will be performed during routine follow-up of pacemakers or defibrillators and potential interference will be recorded by ECG.
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2013
- Primary completion
- 2013
- Study completion
- 2015
- First posted
- Mar 28, 2013
- Registry last updated
- Feb 13, 2015
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