Electric heart boost: new device shows promise for failing hearts

NCT ID NCT04662034

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a small device that delivers gentle electrical currents to the heart in 70 people with severe heart failure. Participants received either the device plus standard medications or medications alone. The main goal was to see if the device improved the heart's pumping ability after 6 months.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

dilated cardiomyopathy familial dilated cardiomyopathy left ventricular failure systolic heart failure Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Bellvitge University Hospital

    Barcelona, Spain

  • Clinical Center of Serbia

    Belgrade, Serbia

  • Clinical Hospital Center Bezanijska Kosa

    Belgrade, Serbia

  • Clinical Hospital Dubrava

    Zagreb, 10000, Croatia

  • Diagnostic and Consultative Center Neoclinic Ead

    Sofia, 1408, Bulgaria

  • German Heart Center Charité

    Berlin, 13353, Germany

  • HNA Homolce Hospital

    Prague, Czech Republic, 15030, Czechia

  • Heart Center Dresden

    Dresden, Germany

  • Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

    Kamenitz, 21204, Serbia

  • Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Dedinje

    Belgrade, Serbia

  • Medical University Hannover

    Hanover, Germany

  • Polish-American Heart Clinic

    Bielsko-Biala, 43316, Poland

  • St. Luke´s Hospital

    Thessaloniki, Greece

  • Universitaetsspital Basel

    Basel, 4031, Switzerland

  • University Clinic

    Banja Luka, 78000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Clinic Sarajevo

    Sarajevo, 71000, Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • University Clinic Skopje

    Skopje, 1000, North Macedonia

  • University Hospital Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

  • University Hospital Wroclaw

    Wroclaw, Poland

  • Vivantes Humbold Clinic

    Berlin, 13509, Germany