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Cardiac Arrhythmia Telemetry; Conventional vs HeartWatch

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Diagnostic/Monitoring Devices Related to Adverse Incidents
Interventions
Device: HeartWatch
Registration Number
NCT06164808
Lead Sponsor
HelpWear Inc.
Brief Summary

Heart rhythm disorders are common and significantly impact the lives of those affected and their families. The main problems can be categorized as: a) atrial fibrillation or AF and atrial flutter, b) supra-ventricular tachycardia or SVT, c) excessively slow heart beats (i.e., bradycardia or pauses) and d) ventricular arrhythmias. These problems can be difficult to detect with currently available monitoring options as they are all worn for shorter terms or are an invasive implantable option. The HeartWatch is a longer term monitoring system that is worn on the upper arm, allows users to create a tag and pairs with an app on a smartphone allowing for correlation of symptoms.

Detailed Description

Patients who are being referred to wear a holter monitor will be approached to wear a HeartWatch simultaneously. This will allow collection of signals on both devices and to compare the accuracy of signals between the Heartwatch vs Holter monitor. It will also examine the reliability of autodetect algorythms between the devices. We will also collect information to compare the amount of adverse events between the various systems and the patient preference of those systems.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
205
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 22 years of age at time of consent
  • Clinically indicated for a Holter monitor test
  • Able to wear the HeartWatch on the left bicep for the study duration
  • Able to follow the protocol
  • No functional implantable pacemaker or defibrillator
  • Left bicep circumference >/= 22 cm and </= 45 cm
  • Provision of written-informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known allergy to any component of the Holter monitor
  • Known allergy to any component of the HeartWatch
  • Inability to wear the HeartWatch on the left arm for the study period due to pre-existing medical condition (3.g., functional AV fistula in left arm, prior carcinoma with lymph node dissection or lymphedema, known blood clot of recurrent blood clots in the left arm, chronic neuropathic pain in left arm, ...)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Implanted functional Pacemaker or Defibrillator
  • Left bicep circumference < 22 cm
  • Left bicep circumference < 45 cm

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Active device engagementHeartWatchAll subjects will wear either the Holter monitor and the HeartWatch.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
QRS signal detectionFor the duration of time that the patient wears the Holter monitor and the HeartWatch, 24-48 hours

Compare QRS detection accuracy with HeartWatch data vs. the Holter monitor lead I signal

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ECG PR interval assessmentFor the duration of time that the subject wears the holter vs the HeartWatch (24-48 hours).

Assess the comparability of paired, 10-minute averaged PR intervals measured from the HeartWatch vs. the Holter lead I reference signal.

ECG QRS interval assessmentFor the duration of time that the subject wears the holter vs the HeartWatch (24-48 hours).

Assess the comparability of paired, 10-minute averaged QRS intervals measured from the HeartWatch vs. the Holter lead I reference signal.

ECG strip evaluationFor the duration of time that the subject wears the holter vs the HeartWatch (24-48 hours).

Compare the overall agreement of the HeartWatch vs. Holter data in providing interpretable ECG strips data for all symptomatic (patient tagged) events and all cardiologist-verified non-normal rhythms identified by cardiology technologists (Holter).

ECG interval assessmentFor the duration of time that the subject wears the holter vs the HeartWatch (24-48 hours).

Assess the comparability of paired, 10-minute averaged heart rate corrected QT (QTc) intervals measured from the HeartWatch vs. the Holter lead I reference signal.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Foothills Medical Centre University of Calgary

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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