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Remote Programming of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device
Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Summary
Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, need to be regularly interrogated and reprogrammed to ensure proper functioning. While remote monitoring allows for partial interrogation at a remote location, full interrogation and changing the CIED parameters is only possible when the patient visits a cardiologist capable of performing device programming. This can be challenging for patients and may cause unnecessary delays, particularly in settings of limited resources, enforced physical distancing, and quarantines. We aim to investigate the efficacy and safety of remote programming.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2021-06-08
Completion Date
2022-04-04
Last Updated
2026-05-14
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Interrogation/programming
As the study investigates remote programming, we will describe two locations: local (patient side) and remote (expert side). Local support is defined by a physician or a technician under the direct responsibility of a nearby physician who connect the patient to the remote programming system. Similar to a conventional check-up, an external defibrillator will be located in the near vicinity of the patient. The patient will first be connected to the programmer as during a conventional follow-up. The programmer will then be connected to a local PC which captures the programmer VGA video output and controls the programmer through a mouse emulator. This local PC will be remotely controlled by the remote PC using Cisco Webex, a communication software used worldwide to support telemedicine.
Locations (1)
Bordeaux University Hospital
Pessac, France, France