Tiny sensor in lung artery could keep heart failure patients out of hospital
NCT ID NCT06779552
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a small wireless sensor placed in the lung artery can help doctors manage heart failure better. The sensor measures pressure in the lung artery and sends readings to a doctor, who can then adjust medications early to prevent flare-ups. The study will enroll 1000 people with heart failure who have had a recent hospital stay or high blood markers. Half will get the sensor plus standard care, and half will get standard care alone. Researchers will compare how often each group ends up in the hospital and how long they live.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CardioMEMS HF System (a wireless pressure sensor implanted in the lung artery)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give doctors a way to monitor heart failure remotely and adjust treatment early, reducing hospital visits and improving survival.
- What could go wrong
- This is a real-world study, not a tightly controlled experiment, so results may be less clear. The device requires a procedure to implant, which carries risks like infection or bleeding.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2032
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population will include Heart Failure patients in the United States implanted with the CardioMEMS PA pressure sensor and HF patients being managed without PA pressure-monitoring.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: 1. Subject implanted with a CardioMEMS pressure sensor (treatment arm only) 2. Subject \>=18 years of age at time of implant 3. Subject has a history of acute decompensated HF or HF-related congestion defined by at least one of the following qualifying event types: HF hospitalization, elevated BNP/NT-proBNP Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has history of heart transplant or durable mechanical circulatory device 2. Subject hospitalized with cardiogenic shock or sepsis 3. Subject received prior PA pressure sensor implant (control arm only)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Abbott
RECRUITINGPleasanton, California, 94588, United States
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