CHOICE-ICD: online education and support for people with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

CHOICE-ICD is a co-designed eHealth intervention that combines written information, short patient videos, animations, games/quizzes and a virtual reality application to teach people about living with an ICD. The program was developed with patients, family members, clinicians and an international advisory group, then optimized through user testing. In a pilot randomized design, about 128 patients awaiting or recently implanted with an ICD (or CRT-D) in Belfast and Glasgow will be offered the resource to use for three months alongside usual care. Key outcomes are feasibility and acceptability, including recruitment, consent and randomization rates, and questionnaire completion at baseline, 3 and 6 months to inform a future effectiveness trial.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with heart failure awaiting or with an ICD (no time restriction on implantation)
* No cognitive impairment

Caregivers:

* Have contact with the patient at least 5 times per week.
* Be physically and mentally capable of participation (self-assessment)

Healthcare professionals:

* Daily care of patients with heart failure and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
* Involved in the care of a patient using the Choice-ICD intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients, judged by their Cardiologist as physically or mentally unsuitable to complete the study.
* Patients or caregivers lacking capacity to give consent.
* Patients who have known pregnancy
* Caregivers who's patient is unwilling to take participate

Where it's running

• Golden Jubilee National Hospital
  Glasgow, United Kingdom Recruiting
• Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
  Belfast, County Antrim, United Kingdom Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Loreena M Hill, PhD — Ulster University
• Study coordinator: Loreena M Prof Loreena M Hill, PhD
• Email: l.hill@ulster.ac.uk
• Phone: +44 7841037404

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.