Can heart MRI be safe for patients with old or broken wires? a new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07679009
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether cardiac MRI is safe and helpful for people who have abandoned, fractured, or permanently implanted heart wires (leads). Researchers will monitor patients during and after the scan to check for any problems and see how well the images work for diagnosis. The goal is to improve care for a group that is often excluded from MRI scans.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cardiac MRI (CMR)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could expand safe access to cardiac MRI for patients with certain heart leads, improving diagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 20 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There is a risk of lead heating or movement during MRI.
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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 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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: * Individuals 18 years and older * Individuals with abandoned, fractured endocardial * Individuals with permanent epicardial pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads Exclusion Criteria: Within 6 weeks post device implantation, unless more urgent clinical needs dictate an earlier scan; * Pregnant individuals * Individuals with severe claustrophobia * Individuals with other known contraindications for MRI, as determined by study doctor
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Baylor Scott and White Vascular Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75226, United States