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Cardioverter DefIbriIlator PlacEMent for priMary Prevention of Sudden cArdiac Death in Patients Older Than 70 Years

RecruitingNAAges 70 Years - anyAllAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The primary objective of DILEMMA study is to assess whether the "heart failure optimal therapy alone (HFOT)" strategy is non inferior to the "HFOT+ICD" strategy in terms of overall survival 48 months after randomization, in patients ≥ 70 years with an ICD indication for primary prevention of SCD whether there is an indication for cardiac resynchronization therapy or not.

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥70 years old, * Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35%, assessed by echocardiography, single-photon emission computed tomography and radionuclide ventriculography and/or cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) (assessed at inclusion or within the 6 weeks prior to inclusion). * NYHA class II or III * Heart failure HFOT ≥ 3 months (Possible exceptions : possibility of including patients who do not tolerate the maximum dose or who do not tolerate all four therapeutic classes, as well as the possibility of not waiting for three months when one of the classes is discontinued or when dosage adjustments are made due to poor tolerance ...) * Providing informed consent * Affiliated to a French Health Insurance system. Exclusion Criteria: * Enrolled in or planning to enroll in a conflicting interventional trial (trial evaluating the interest of ICD or modifying HFOT outside the last ESC Guidelines) * Prior unstable sustained ventricular arrhythmia requiring external cardioversion * Myocardial infarction within the 40 days * Coronary artery intervention (catheter or surgical) within 90 days * History of syncope in the previous 6 months * Advanced cerebrovascular disease (cerebrovascular disease with functional repercussions or effect on the patient's autonomy) * Cognitive impairment leading to the incapacity of consent * Any disease other than cardiac disease (e.g. cancer, uremia, liver failure), associated with a likelihood of survival less than 1 year. * Patient under tutorship, curatorship, or legal safeguard * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision (prisoner)
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What it tests

  • ICD implantation
  • No ICD implantation
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Where

19 sites
Centre Hospitalier d'Aix en provence
Aix-en-Provence, France
CHU Amiens-Picardie-Site sud
Amiens, France
CHU Brest - Hôpital La Cavale Blanche
Brest, France
HôpitalHenri Mondor
Créteil, France
CHU Grenoble Alpes
La Tronche, France
Groupement d'Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille
Lomme, France
Hôpital de La Timone
Marseille, France
Hôpital de Brabois
Nancy, France

…and 11 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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