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Heart device patients may soon get full-body MRI scans without worry
NCT ID NCT06038123
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether Medtronic SureScan pacemakers and defibrillators are safe during 3.0T MRI scans anywhere on the body. 64 adults with these devices received an MRI scan and were followed for one month. The goal was to see if any serious problems occurred, such as device malfunction or heart rhythm issues.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Medtronic SureScan CIED system (pacemaker or defibrillator)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that people with these heart devices can safely undergo 3.0T MRI scans without restrictions on which body part is scanned.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 64 participants. Results may not apply to all patients or other device brands. MRI-related risks like device malfunction or heart rhythm issues remain possible.
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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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64 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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.
- 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: * Subjects who were implanted an SureScan system CIED over 6 weeks at the time of signing ICF. * Subjects who are able and willing to undergo elective MRI scanning without sedation. * Subjects who were implanted an SureScan system CIED in the pectoral region. * Subjects who are geographically stable and available for follow-up at the study site for the length of the study. * Subjects who are at least 18 years of age (or older, if required by local law). Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who require a legally authorized representative to obtain informed consent. * Subjects with abandoned or capped leads. * Subjects who require an indicated MRI scan, other than those specifically described in the China CIED 3.0T MRI performance study, before the 1-month post-MRI follow-up. * Subjects with a non-MRI compatible device (such as neurostimulators) or material implant (e.g., non-MRI compatible sternal wires, neurostimulators, biostimulators, metals or alloys). * Subjects with medical conditions that preclude the testing required by the CIP or limit study participation. * Subjects who are enrolled or intend to participate in another clinical trial (of an investigational drug or device, new indication for an approved drug or device, or requirement of additional testing beyond standard clinical practice) during the SureScan study. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials is only allowed when documented pre-approval is obtained from the Medtronic study manager. * Female patient who is pregnant, or of childbearing potential and not on a reliable form of birth control. Women of childbearing potential are required to have a negative pregnancy test within seven (7) days prior to device implant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
Zunyi, Guizhou, China
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Nanfang Hospital Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Shanghai Tongren Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Shanxi Cardiovascular Hospital
Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University
Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China
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