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In-depth Interviews of Patients With ICDs

NCT07258602 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2025-12-02

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Summary

Although ICDs are effective in preventing sudden cardiac death, they can also profoundly affect patients' and partner/caregivers' emotional well-being, social relationships, and daily functioning. Previous phases of the QoL-ICD project used patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and support group discussions to identify key domains affecting quality of life: patient education, physical health, psychological and social well-being, and end-of-life awareness. However, these methods have limitations in capturing the full depth and context of lived experience.

To complement and expand on these findings, this study uses in-depth, semi-structured interviews to explore how ICD patients and their partners interpret and navigate these challenges in their own words. Interviews provide a richer understanding of personal experiences, unmet needs, and barriers to care that are not easily measurable through questionnaires alone. Including both patients and their partners offers insight into relational dynamics and caregiving perspectives.

The primary objective of this study is to explore the lived experiences of ICD patients and their partners across four key domains:

* Patient education and information provision
* Physical health and activity
* Psychological and social well-being
* End-of-life considerations

Conditions

  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Interventions

OTHER

semi-structured interview

Patients with an ICD and partner/caregivers will be invited for semi-structured interviews interviews to explore how ICD patients and their partners/caregivers interpret and navigate these challenges in their own words. Interviews provide a richer understanding of personal experiences, unmet needs, and barriers to care that are not easily measurable through questionnaires alone. Including both patients and their partners offers insight into relational dynamics and caregiving perspectives.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-04
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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