Heart rhythm showdown: ablation may beat defibrillator for some patients
NCT ID NCT06294028
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at two ways to treat a fast, dangerous heart rhythm called ventricular tachycardia in people with coronary artery disease and relatively good heart function. One treatment uses a catheter to burn the tiny area causing the problem (radiofrequency ablation), and the other uses a small device implanted in the chest to shock the heart back to normal (defibrillator). The goal is to see which approach leads to fewer serious events like death or hospital visits over three years. About 268 adults with a history of heart attack and a preserved pumping ability will take part.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 268 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 90 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ischemic heart disease with history of infarction - LVEF\> 35% (measured by MRI) * sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia - without history of syncope or cardiac arrest - * having signed informed consent * affiliated to a social security system Exclusion Criteria: * transient regressive cause of ventricular tachycardia * recent myocardial infarction (\<2 months) * ventricular tachycardia by reentry from branch to branch * serious conduction disturbances (with indication of stimulation) * contraindication to the implantation of a defibrillator or to the performance of an ablation (life expectancy \<1 year, relevant comorbidities) * pregnancy * age \<18 years * Patient under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rangueil Hospital
RECRUITINGToulouse, France, 31059, France
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