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Clinical Trials/NCT00282620
NCT00282620UnknownPhase 4

The Adjuvant Magnesium Trial (AdMag): Assessment if the Impact of Oral Magnesium on ICD Firing and Quality of Life

Hartford Hospital1 site in 1 country240 target enrollmentStarted: January 1, 2006Last updated:
Conditions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
240
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Cumulative occurrence of ICD shocks and patient perceived quality of life at baseline, 3,6,9, and 12 months

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study is being conducted to see if magnesium can reduce the number of shocks patients with ICDs experience and to see if magnesium supplementation improves patients quality of life.

Detailed Description

Not all ICD shocks are for ventricular arrhythmias. Some patients receive shocks when they have arrhythmias in the atria (top chambers of the heart). These are called inapproriate shocks, but the pain is similar to the pain patients feel with an appropriate shock (a shock for a ventricular arrhythmia). This study is being conducted to determine if taking magnesium can reduce the number of shocks patients with ICDs experience and to see if magnesium supplementation improves patients quality of life. Magnesium's impact of the electrocardiogram (ECG) and intracellular magnesium concentrations will also be studied.

Comparison: Magnesium compared to placebo in patients with ICDs to evaluate the number of ICD shocks and patient perceived quality of life.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •newly implanted ICD or recent ICD shock (within 6 months) -

Exclusion Criteria

  • •inability to swallow, a non-cardiac disease with a survival prognosis of less than 12 months, hypermagnesemia, a creatinine clearance less than 30mL/min, lactic acidosis or systemic acidosis syndrome, or previous intolerance to magnesium L-lactate.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cumulative occurrence of ICD shocks and patient perceived quality of life at baseline, 3,6,9, and 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in QTc interval in the total population and the subgroup receiving class III antiarrhythmics at baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12 months.
  • Intracellular magnesium concentrations at baseline, 3 and 12 months
  • Incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias, ventricular arrhythmias, and sinus tachycardias at baseline, 3,6,9,12 months.
  • Ventricular fibrillation cycle length and the variability in VFCL at baseline, 3,6,9,12 months
  • Adverse events at basline, 3,6,9,12 months. Total Hospital Costs and Cost-effectiveness.

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (1)

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