New study aims to find safest route for pacemaker implants
NCT ID NCT07273929
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares three methods for inserting the wires (leads) of pacemakers or defibrillators during first-time implantation. The three techniques are: cutting down to a vein in the shoulder, using ultrasound to guide a needle through the skin, or using a special ultrasound probe placed inside the incision. The goal is to see which method is most successful and has the fewest complications. The trial will involve 900 adults across multiple centers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this trial could establish a standard, safer method for implanting pacemakers and defibrillators, reducing complications like collapsed lung or bleeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a procedure comparison, not a new treatment. Even if one technique proves better, it may not be suitable for all patients or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 900 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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: * Age ≥ 18 years * First implantation of a pacemaker or defibrillator (single or double chamber) or implantation of a lead in the left branch area in the case of a venticular lead. * Informed consent signed by the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Implantation of an intra-cardiac triple-chamber electronic device (cardiac resynchronisation) * Prior impossibility of venous access * Pregnant, parturient or breast-feeding women * Persons deprived of their liberty by judicial or administrative decision * Persons under psychiatric care * Persons admitted to a health or social establishment for purposes other than research * Adults under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) * Persons not affiliated to a social security scheme or beneficiaries of a similar scheme * Patients participating in other research that may interfere with this study
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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
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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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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CH Annexy-Genevois, site Annecy
Metz, 74000, France
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CHU Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU de Saint Etienne - Hôpital Nord
Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42800, France
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Hôpital F. MITTERRAND
Dijon, 21000, France
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Hôpital privé Jacques Cartier
Massy, 91300, France
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Lyon-Croix Rousse
Lyon, 69004, France
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Lyon-Louis Pradel
Lyon, 69500, France