Enrollment
Recruitment started in March 2011 and was completed in January 2017. During this period 849 analyzable patients were randomized.
Duration of the study
In November 2019 the median follow-up of 48 months was reached.
Participating centers
Patients were randomized in 39 centers in the Netherlands, Germany, The United Kingdom, Denmark and the United States of America. All centers had qualified cardiology departments with facilities for ICD implantation and had ample experience with both TV- and S-ICD implantation. Implantations and follow up visits wer performed under routine protocols.
Results
Results of the study were presented at HRS2020Science. The presentation is available here. The data are published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Results can also be found here.
The PRAETORIAN trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01296022).