Optimal Pharmacological Therapy In Implantable Defibrillator Patients (OPTIC)

Connolly, Stuart, M.D.400 enrolled

Overview

This is an open parallel design randomized trial of amiodarone plus a beta blocker vs a beta blocker alone vs sotalol for the prevention of ICD shocks in patients receiving an ICD for spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

400

Conditions

Ventricular Tachycardia

Interventions

amiodarone beta blocker sotalolDRUG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: spontaneous or inducible ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation - Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

ICD shock for any cause

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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