Quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing following VT ablation

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Quality of Life and Psychosocial Well-Being Following VT Ablation, A Prospective Study

• IRAS ID

  154019

• Contact name

  Vivienne Ezzat

• Contact email

  vivienne.ezzat@bartshealth.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Barts Health JRMO

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  13-6192-BE, UHN, Toronto Research Ethics Board reference

• Duration of Study in the UK

  1 years, 9 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  To date, most research in people who have implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) has focused on the impact of having an ICD on quality of life, anxiety, and levels of depression. ICDs are medical devices implanted inside the body which can deliver an electric shock to stop dangerous heart rhythms and allow the heart to restart in a normal rhythm. Less research has been conducted on catheter ablation, an increasingly common method for treating ventricular tachycardias (VT), and the associated quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing with having this treatment. Catheter ablation is a minimally invasive procedure involving the placement of wires into the heart via a blood in the groin to ‘ablate’ (or cauterise) the area of the heart causing the problem. This study aims to better understand how treatments for VT influence health and well­being and will involve two groups of patients. One group consists of individuals who have an ICD and who are undergoing a VT ablation procedure. The other group consists of individuals who have an ICD and who are not undergoing an ablation procedure. Individuals who choose to participate will fill out one questionnaire package at the time of recruitment and one following a 6­ month period. Participants who agree to participate may complete the questionnaire during their hospital stay or at home. A self-­addressed, pre-­stamped envelope will be provided for the participant to post back the completed questionnaire. This study will provide further understanding of the quality of life and psychosocial well­being following a VT ablation procedure. It is our hope that the information learned from this study will help improve future informed decision making and care of patients with ICDs who may require a catheter ablation for treatment of their VT.

• REC name

  North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  17/NW/0382

• Date of REC Opinion

  13 Jun 2017

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion