The study will be a randomized comparison of percutaneous suture-mediated closure (SMC) versus manual compression with a superficial figure-of-eight suture (MC) for large bore venous access used for leadless pacemaker implantation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Vascular closure with a commercially available SMC device.
Manual Compression with Figure of Eight Suture (control).
UMass Chan Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Time to Hemostasis
Time from sheath pull to hemostasis.
Time frame: During the procedure.
Time to discharge eligibility
Time from sheath pull to eligibility for discharge.
Time frame: Periprocedurally, from day 0 up to discharge; typically 0-1 days but up to the time of hospital discharge.
Major access related complications
Composite and individual access related complications
Time frame: 0 and 30 days
Minor access related complications
Composite and individual access related complications
Time frame: 0 and 30 days
Patient reported outcomes
Patient reported outcomes of both a pain and satisfaction ascertained by a questionnaire reported as a total/composite score of all questions, as well as the score for each individual question on the questionnaire (rated on a likert scale).
Time frame: 0 and 30 days
Costs
Direct and indirect procedure and peri-procedural cost data
Time frame: 0 and 30 days
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