Shock or no shock? new study tests if meds alone can save older heart patients

NCT ID NCT05373940

First seen Mar 29, 2026 · Last updated Apr 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times

Summary

This study looks at whether heart failure medication alone works as well as medication plus an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for people aged 70 and older. The goal is to see if avoiding the device can still keep patients alive just as long. About 730 participants with weak hearts will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and followed for 4 years.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • CHU Amiens-Picardie-Site sud

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    Amiens, 80054, France

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  • CHU Brest - Hôpital La Cavale Blanche

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    Brest, 29200, France

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  • CHU Grenoble Alpes

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    La Tronche, 38700, France

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  • CHU Poitiers

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    Poitiers, 86021, France

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  • CHU Strasbourg

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    Strasbourg, 67200, France

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  • CHU de Nantes

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    Nantes, 44093, France

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  • CHU de Rouen

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    Rouen, 76000, France

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  • Centre Cardiologique du Nord

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    Saint-Denis, 93207, France

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  • Centre Hospitalier d'Aix en provence

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    Aix-en-Provence, 13616, France

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  • Clinique Pasteur

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    Toulouse, 31076, France

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  • Groupement d'Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille

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    Lomme, 59462, France

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  • Hôpital Bichat - Claude Bernard

    RECRUITING

    Paris, 75014, France

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  • Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière

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    Paris, 75013, France

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  • Hôpital Pontchaillou

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    Rennes, 35033, France

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  • Hôpital Trousseau

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    Tours, 37170, France

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  • Hôpital de Brabois

    RECRUITING

    Nancy, 54710, France

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  • Hôpital de La Timone

    RECRUITING

    Marseille, 13385, France

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  • Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou

    RECRUITING

    Paris, , 75015, France

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  • HôpitalHenri Mondor

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    Créteil, 94000, France

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