The Influence of Psychological Factors on Health Outcomes in Patients Treated with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Prospective, Single-Center, Observational Study.

Completed

• Conditions: chronic heart failure; reduced cardiac output; 10019280

• Registration Number: NL-OMON35428
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 140

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged between 18-85 years and receiving a CRT-D device, according to the most recent guidelines.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with a history of psychiatric illness other than affective/anxiety disorders, with cognitive impairments (e.g. dementia), being treated with anti-inflammatory drugs other than low-dose aspirin, on dialysis or a creatinine level > 250 micromol/liter, with chronic systemic disease and treated with corticosteroids, chemotherapy, or colchicines, on the waiting list for heart transplantation, or with insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>(1) Health status/quality of life</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>(2) Mortality (both cardiac and non-cardiac)<br /><br>(3) Morbidity </p><br>