Pacemaker tweak may boost heart performance in small study
NCT ID NCT07624552
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether individually adjusting the timing (atrioventricular delay) of a pacemaker improves heart function in 39 adults with conduction system pacing. Researchers used echocardiography to optimize settings and measured changes in heart strain, pumping ability, and blood flow. The goal was to see if this extra step provides benefits beyond standard pacing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Echocardiography-guided atrioventricular delay optimization (a pacemaker programming adjustment)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that fine-tuning pacemaker settings improves heart function beyond standard pacing alone.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 39 participants. Results may not apply to all patients, and the benefits may be modest or not clinically significant.
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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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39 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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 to 80 years
- 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 between 18 and 80 years * Permanent conduction system pacing implantation for atrioventricular block * At least 1 month elapsed since device implantation * Sinus rhythm at the time of enrollment * Left ventricular ejection fraction \>40% * Adequate echocardiographic image quality for comprehensive assessment * Ability and willingness to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Permanent or persistent atrial fibrillation * Significant valvular heart disease * Active malignancy * Severe systemic illness with limited life expectancy * Sinus node dysfunction requiring alternative pacing strategies * Inadequate echocardiographic image quality * Inability to comply with study procedures * Refusal to participate in the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Health Sciences Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Bursa, Yıldırım, Turkey (Türkiye)
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