Zapping heart trouble without surgery: new trial tests Non-Invasive radiation
NCT ID NCT05047198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new, non-invasive radiation treatment against the standard catheter procedure for ventricular tachycardia, a dangerous fast heartbeat. About 244 adults with heart failure and an implanted defibrillator will be randomly assigned to one of the two treatments. The goal is to see which approach better prevents death, shocks from the defibrillator, and further heart rhythm problems.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 244 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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55 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient aged ≥55 years of age 2. Cardiomyopathy (Left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 35% and ICD in situ) AND 3. Recurrent VT events despite previous CA OR 4. VT events requiring intervention and PAINESD score ≥ 15 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with NYHA Class IV heart failure \&/ or with LVAD in situ 2. Patients not expected to live for more than one year for any reason 3. Patients who have previously received thoracic radiotherapy 4. Patients who are enrolled in another randomized clinical trial 5. Patients who are unable or unwilling to provide informed consent 6. Patients aged ≤54 years of age 7. Pregnancy (all women of child bearing age and potential will have a negative β-HCG test before enrollment) 8. Breastfeeding 9. Women of childbearing age who refuse to use a highly effective and medically acceptable form of contraception (IUD, sterilization, birth control implant or birth control pill) throughout the study.
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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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University of Ottawa Heart Institute
RECRUITINGOttawa, Ontario, K1Y 4W7, Canada
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