Trial Outcomes & Findings for OptiVol® Care Pathway (NCT NCT00847288)

NCT ID: NCT00847288

Last Updated: 2013-05-03

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

1682 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

1 year

Results posted on

2013-05-03

Participant Flow

The recruitment period of OptiVol Care Pathway Study was from April 2, 2009 to March 7, 2011.

There were 1682 enrollments from 106 study centers. 1668 of those enrollments met the inclusion criteria for the study and thus were randomized. Fourteen did not meet the inclusion criteria and were excluded before randomization.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Overall Study
STARTED
841
827
Overall Study
COMPLETED
811
780
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
30
47

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

OptiVol® Care Pathway

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
n=841 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
n=827 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Total
n=1668 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age Continuous
68.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.8 • n=99 Participants
67.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.6 • n=107 Participants
68.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.7 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
238 Participants
n=99 Participants
224 Participants
n=107 Participants
462 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
603 Participants
n=99 Participants
603 Participants
n=107 Participants
1206 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
749 participants
n=99 Participants
621 participants
n=107 Participants
1370 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black
53 participants
n=99 Participants
98 participants
n=107 Participants
151 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
American Indian
5 participants
n=99 Participants
2 participants
n=107 Participants
7 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
4 participants
n=99 Participants
8 participants
n=107 Participants
12 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hawaiian
2 participants
n=99 Participants
2 participants
n=107 Participants
4 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic
20 participants
n=99 Participants
69 participants
n=107 Participants
89 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Multiple
0 participants
n=99 Participants
3 participants
n=107 Participants
3 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
3 participants
n=99 Participants
4 participants
n=107 Participants
7 participants
n=206 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Available
5 participants
n=99 Participants
20 participants
n=107 Participants
25 participants
n=206 Participants
Height
68.2 inches
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.0 • n=99 Participants
68.1 inches
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.2 • n=107 Participants
68.1 inches
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.1 • n=206 Participants
Weight
196.5 lbs
STANDARD_DEVIATION 45.9 • n=99 Participants
196.1 lbs
STANDARD_DEVIATION 48.8 • n=107 Participants
196.3 lbs
STANDARD_DEVIATION 47.4 • n=206 Participants
Systolic blood pressure
118.6 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.0 • n=99 Participants
122.7 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.1 • n=107 Participants
120.6 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.2 • n=206 Participants
Diastolic blood pressure
69.2 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.1 • n=99 Participants
72.4 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.7 • n=107 Participants
70.8 mmHg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.5 • n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

Population: All patients enrolled in the study, who have eligible study device, signed inform consent, signed HIPAA, and have at least one OptiVol threshold crossing post the start date, were included in this analysis.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
n=639 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
n=605 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Compare the Time to Initiation of Clinical Action Prompted by an OptiVol Threshold Crossing Between Monthly and Quarterly Review of Cardiac Compass Trends With OptiVol
8.9 months
Interval 7.2 to 9.9
12.4 months
Interval 12.0 to 13.1

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

Population: For each component, the subject needs to have baseline and 6 (or 12) month measurements to calculate the changes. Subjects included for the each component are as following: Maintenance (or Confidence): 720 and 675 for monthly and quarterly arms at 6 mo, respectively, 640 and 588 at 12 mo. Management, 166 and 141 at 6 mo, 166 and 104 at 12 mo.

There are 3 summary scale scores for the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index (SCHFI) form: self-care maintenance score (Section A), management score (Section B), and confidence score (Section C). Each scale score is standardized to a 0 to 100 range, with 0 indicating the worst and 100 indicating the best performance for each scale score. Here, changes in each scale score between 6 month follow-up and baseline and between 12 month follow-up and baseline are the secondary outcome measures. Specifically, change at 6 (or 12) month follow-up is calculated as a scale score at 6 (or 12) month follow-up subtracts that at baseline. These changes range from -100 to 100 with 0 indicating no change at all, -100 indicating maximum decrease and 100 indicating maximum increase that is possible from baseline for a self-care scale score.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
n=720 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
n=640 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Maintenance (6 mo)
1.94 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 13.31
-0.77 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 13.65
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Management (6 mo)
-1.72 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 24.33
-1.05 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 22.99
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Confidence (6 mo)
-1.19 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 20.71
-2.46 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 20.96
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Maintenance (12 mo)
1.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 13.16
-1.42 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.73
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Management (12 mo)
-2.32 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 24.96
-4.17 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 25.27
Compare Changes in Subject Self-care Over Time in the Monthly Review Arm vs. Quarterly Review Arm
Confidence (12 mo)
0.32 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 21.64
-1.74 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 22.65

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

The binary outcome of having clinical actions taken (Yes/No) is recorded within one month interval for the monthly review group, and within three months interval for the quarterly review group. To make the endpoints of both groups comparable, data from monthly review group are converted as they were collected quarterly. For example, the month 1, 2 and 3 visits of monthly review group are combined as one visit. If there is at least one action taken in any of these three monthly visits, the action taken variable for the combined visit will be recorded as 'yes'. Unscheduled visits in both groups are lumped to the next quarterly time point.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
n=3065 visits
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
n=2732 visits
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Identify Patient Groups Who Are More Likely to Have Clinical Actions Triggered by Monthly Rather Than Quarterly Reviews
0.26 percentage of visits with action
Interval 0.24 to 0.28
0.19 percentage of visits with action
Interval 0.17 to 0.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 year

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Monthly Review Arm
n=813 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the monthly review arm will have their device data reviewed monthly
Quarterly Review Arm
n=780 Participants
Patients enrolled at centers that are assigned to the quarterly review arm will have their device data reviewed every 3 months
Compare the Time to Initiation of Clinical Action With or Without an OptiVol Threshold Crossing Between Monthly and Quarterly Review of Cardiac Compass Trends With OptiVol
9.0 months
Interval 7.2 to 10.8
13.2 months
Interval 12.6 to 16.3

Adverse Events

Monthly Review Arm

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Quarterly Review Arm

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

OptiVol Care Pathway Clinical Team

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management

Phone: 1-800-328-2518

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER