# Programmed Ventricular Stimulation to Risk Stratify for Early Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation to Prevent Tachyarrhythmias Following Acute Myocardial Infarction (PROTECT-ICD)

> **NCT03588286** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Western Sydney Local Health District** · enrollment: 1058 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Sudden Cardiac Death

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Electrophysiology study (EPS)
- **OTHER:** Standard Care
- **PROCEDURE:** Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03588286
- **Lead sponsor:** Western Sydney Local Health District
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2014-02-27
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12-06
- **Final completion:** 2029-12-06
- **Target enrollment:** 1058 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03588286

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03588286, "Programmed Ventricular Stimulation to Risk Stratify for Early Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation to Prevent Tachyarrhythmias Following Acute Myocardial Infarction (PROTECT-ICD)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-15 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03588286. Licensed CC0.

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