AI helps pacemaker find the sweet spot for failing hearts
NCT ID NCT07206602
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using artificial intelligence to guide a heart pacing procedure (left bundle branch area pacing) can improve heart function more than the standard approach. Researchers will compare AI-guided pacing to conventional pacing in 224 adults with heart failure. The main goal is to see if more patients have a significant increase in their heart's pumping ability after six months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Left bundle branch area pacing (a heart pacing procedure) with AI guidance
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective pacing method for heart failure patients, improving heart function and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply to all patients. The AI guidance may not significantly improve outcomes over standard pacing, and the procedure carries typical risks of heart device implantation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 224 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 * Age: 18 years or older. * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF): \<50% within 6 months prior to enrollment. * QRS Duration: Resting QRS duration ≥ 130 ms on ECG OR anticipated right ventricular pacing \> 40% OR device in place with right ventricular pacing \> 40% within 6 months prior to enrollment. * Medical Therapy: Optimized on guideline-directed medical therapy for heart failure. * AI-ECG probability of low LVEF: \>0.5 Exclusion Criteria * Age less than 18 years old * Inability to follow-up * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic in Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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