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Exercise in Chronically Paced Children

NCT00374608 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2012-06-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the exercise capacity of patients with complete heart block who are chronically being paced from the right ventricle. Also, we hope to correlate the level of uncoordinated contraction with the patients exercise capacity. We will enroll patients with complete heart block as diagnosed by standard electrocardiographic means and now have a permanent pacemaker. All patients we approach for this study will receive an echocardiogram to assess their heart function. As part of the echocardiogram, they will also receive a Tissue Synchronization Imaging (TSI) evaluation to assess the level of uncoordinated contraction they have. The patients will then be subjected to a cardiac exercise stress test which will involve them running on a treadmill until they cannot continue while data is collected regarding their heart's response to exercise. All portions of the study are noninvasive, which means they work from probes and monitors outside the body.

Conditions

  • Congenital Diseases
  • Complete Heart Block
  • Pacemaker

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

    collaborator OTHER

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patricio A Frias, MD · Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-07-31
Completion
2009-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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