New compression device aims to stop bleeding in heart implant patients

NCT ID NCT05292326

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a medical device called PacePress in 122 patients at high risk of bleeding who were getting a heart device implant. The device uses controlled compression to prevent hematomas and other bleeding complications. The trial was terminated early, so its effectiveness is not fully known.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

PacePress device (electronically-controlled compression site)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a safer way to prevent bleeding and hematomas after heart device implantation, reducing hospital stays and complications.

What could go wrong

The trial was terminated early, so results are limited. It is a small, early-stage study, and the device may not prove better than standard care.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Hematoma Hemorrhage Pathologic Processes

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Cardiology Clinic, Medical University of Warsaw

    Warsaw, 02-091, Poland

  • Clinical Department of Cardiology, the National Medical Institute of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration

    Warsaw, 02-507, Poland

  • Department of Cardiology / 1st Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases

    Zabrze, 41-800, Poland

  • Electrocardiology Clinic, Medical University

    Lodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 92-213, Poland

  • I Cardiology Clinic, Medical University in Poznań

    Poznan, 61-848, Poland

  • I Clinic for Cardiac Arrhythmias National Institute of Cardiology Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński National Research Institute

    Warsaw, Poland

  • Wolski Hospital, Cardiology Ward

    Warsaw, 01-211, Poland