Study Type
Observational
completed
The TOF-LIFE study is a large, multicentre, international, prospective cohort study to determine the association between baseline cardiac morphology, surgical repair technique (VSD closure and managing the RVOT), and RV physiology and morphology at two years.
Primary outcomes will be obtained from echocardiogram studies: indexed RV diastolic dimension, RV/LV diastolic diameter ratio, RV function and LV function, residual RVOT obstruction, and pulmonary insufficiency.
TOF-LIFE Slides - Download PDFStudy Design
International multi-centre inception cohort study
NO. of Countries
12
NO. of Sites
20
NO. of Participants
1137
Study Period
2015 - 2021
Sponsor
PHRI
Richard Whitlock
Scientist
Richard Whitlock
Scientist
Richard Whitlock is Associate Chair, Research, and a Professor at the Department of Surgery, McMaster University. He was awarded the inaugural Canada Research Chair in Cardiovascular Surgery in 2020.
As well as being a PHRI Scientist, Richard is a cardiac surgeon and intensive care physician at Hamilton Health Sciences. His clinical focus is on aortic valve intervention and aortic surgery. He is a lead investigator for the CIHR funded studies SIRS, LAAOS III, and TRICS III, which have established a network of more than 120 centres to address important questions in his field.
He has published more than 90 articles in referred journals. Medically qualified at the University of Toronto, Richard received his specialist training in cardiac surgery and critical care medicine at McMaster University. In 2012, he received his PhD in clinical epidemiology.
Jessica Vincent
Program Director
Jessica Vincent
Program Director
Jessica Vincent has more than 15 years’ experience in coordinating and managing large, international clinical trials. As Associate Program Manager, she oversees interventional trials, registries, and observational research studies in the areas of perioperative medicine, cardiac surgery, and digital health.
She holds an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree from Queens University, and a Master of Clinical Epidemiology Degree from the University of Newcastle.
Ingrid Copland
Senior Research Coordinator
Ingrid Copland
Senior Research Coordinator
Ingrid Copland has been working in research for McMaster University since 1991. She has been at PHRI for 23 years where she has coordinated large, international, industry and investigator initiated trials. Since 2014 she has been with the perioperative and surgery department coordinating observational, drug and device trials.
