🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-05-07
Virtual E-health System for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (NCT03405740)
Virtual Integrated Reliable Transformative User-driven E-health System for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: Ratika Parkash
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This is a Canadian multicenter randomized controlled trial to assess remote patient management. Patients will be randomized to remote patient management with VIRTUES versus usual care, and will be stratified by RemoteView vs no RemoteView utilization, as well as by center.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Foothills Hospital — Calgary, Alberta
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (12 Sites)
- Foothills Hospital — Calgary, Alberta
- Victoria Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials — Victoria, British Columbia
- St. Boniface Hospital — Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Saint John Regional Hospital — Saint John, New Brunswick
- QEII HSC — Halifax, Nova Scotia
- St. Mary's General Hospital — Kitchener, Ontario
- London Health Sciences Center — London, Ontario
- Southlake Regional Health Centre — Newmarket, Ontario
- Montreal Heart Institute — Montreal, Quebec
- Hopital SacreCoeur — Montreal, Quebec
- Hopital Laval — Québec, Quebec
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke — Sherbrooke, Quebec
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.