Tiny lung sensor could keep heart failure patients out of the hospital
NCT ID NCT04089059
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a small sensor placed in the lung artery to help doctors monitor heart failure patients remotely. 738 people with advanced (NYHA Class III) heart failure took part. The goal was to see if using the sensor could reduce hospitalizations and deaths compared to a target goal. The sensor sends pressure readings so doctors can adjust treatment early.
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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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738 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2028
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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria 1. Subject has given written informed consent 2. Male or female, at least 18 years of age 3. Diagnosis and treatment of HF (regardless of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)) for ≥ 3 months and NYHA Class III HF at time of Screening 4. Subjects should be on stable, optimally titrated medical therapy for at least 30 days, as recommended according to current American Heart Association (AHA)/American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines as standard-of-care for HF therapy in the United States, or current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for HF treatment in Europe, with any intolerance documented. 5. HF related hospitalization, HF treatment in a hospital day-care setting, or urgent outpatient clinic HF visit for IV diuretics within 12 month (last hospitalization should be 30 days before Screening/Enrollment) and/or N-terminal pro B-type Natriuretic Peptide (NT proBNP) at time of Screening/ Enrollment defined as: 1. Subjects with LVEF ≤ 50%: NT-proBNP ≥ 1500 pg/mL. 2. Subjects with LVEF \> 50%: NT-proBNP ≥ 800 pg/mL . Thresholds for NT-proBNP (for both LVEF ≤ 50% and LVEF \> 50%) will be corrected for body mass index (BMI) using a 4% reduction per BMI unit over 25 kg/m2 6. Subjects should be on diuretic therapy 7. Subjects who are physically able to hold the myCordella™ Patient Reader unit (approximate weight 1.3lb) against the ventral thoracic surface for up to 2 minutes per day while in a seated position, as well as dock and undock the myCordella™ Patient Reader 8. Subjects with sufficient eyesight, hearing, and mental capacity to respond to the myCordella™ Patient Reader's audio/visual cues and operate the myCordella™ Patient Reader 9. Subject has sufficient Cellular and/ or Wi- Fi Internet coverage at home 10. Subject agrees to return to the treating Investigator for all scheduled follow up visits and can return to the hospital for follow up Exclusion Criteria 1. Intolerance to all neuro-hormonal antagonists (i.e., intolerance to ACE-I, ARB, ARNI, and beta-blockers) due to hypotension or renal dysfunction 2. ACC/AHA Stage D refractory HF (including having received or currently receiving pharmacologic circulatory support with inotropes) 3. Subjects with history of recurrent pulmonary embolism ( ≥2 episodes within 5 years prior to Screening Visit) and/or deep vein thrombosis (\< 3 month prior to Screening Visit) 4. Subjects who have had a major cardiovascular (CV) event (e.g. myocardial infarction, stroke) within 3 months of the Screening Visit 5. Unrepaired severe valvular disease 6. Subjects with significant congenital heart disease that has not been repaired and would prevent implantation of the Cordella PA sensor or mechanical/tissue right heart valve(s) 7. Subjects with known coagulation disorders 8. Subjects with a hypersensitivity or allergy to platelet aggregation inhibitors including aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor; or patients unable to take dual antiplatelet or anticoagulants for one-month post implant 9. Known history of life threatening allergy to contrast dye 10. Subjects whereby RHC is contraindicated 11. Subjects with an active infection at the Sensor Implant Visit 12. Subjects with a Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) \<25 ml/min or who are on chronic renal dialysis 13. Implanted with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)-Pacemaker (CRT-P) or CRT-Defibrillator (CRT-D) for less than 90 days prior to screening visit 14. Received or are likely to receive an advanced therapy (e.g. mechanical circulatory support or lung or heart transplant) in the next 12 months 15. Subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding 16. Subjects who are unwilling or deemed by the Investigator to be unwilling to comply with the study protocol, or subjects with a history of non-compliance 17. Severe illness, other than heart disease, which would limit survival to \<1 year 18. Subjects whose clinical condition, in the opinion of the Investigator, makes them an unsuitable candidate for the study 19. Subjects enrolled in another investigational trial with an active treatment arm 20. Subject who is in custody by order of an authority or a court of law
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ascension Sacred Heart
Pensacola, Florida, 32504, United States
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Ascension St Vincent's
Birmingham, Alabama, 35235, United States
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Ascension St Vincent's
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46260, United States
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Austin Heart
Austin, Texas, 78756, United States
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Baptist Health South Florida
Miami, Florida, 33176, United States
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Baylor - Round Rock
Round Rock, Texas, 78655, United States
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Baylor - Temple
Temple, Texas, 76508, United States
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Baylor/Texas Heart
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Brigham and Women's Hospital (Mass General Brigham)
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Cardiovascular Center OLV Aalst
Aalst, Belgium
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Centra Care Heart Center
Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Weston, Florida, 33331, United States
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Craig Cardiovascular Center
Gonzales, Texas, 78155, United States
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Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, California, 92270, United States
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Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601, United States
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Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Heart Centers of Illinois
Palos Park, Illinois, 60464, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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Houston Methodist
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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Kaiser San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94118, United States
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Kaiser Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California, 95051, United States
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Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, California, 92354, United States
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Medstar
Baltimore, Maryland, 21239, United States
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Methodist Healthcare System
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States
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Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 11794, United States
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New York Presbyterian Queens
Queens, New York, 11355, United States
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Northwestern
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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OSF Healthcare
Peoria, Illinois, 61107, United States
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Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Oregon Health Science Portland
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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PRISMA Health- Upstate
Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States
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PRISMA Midlands - Palmetto
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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Penn Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Penn State Health
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Phoenix Cardiovascular Research Group/Insight
Phoenix, Arizona, 85018, United States
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Piedmont Athens
Athens, Georgia, 30600, United States
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Providence Health Care
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Queens Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, United States
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Sanford
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57105, United States
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Sentara Healthcare
Norfolk, Virginia, 22191, United States
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South Denver Cardiology
Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States
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St. Lukes/ Mid-American Heart Institute
Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
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Stony Brook University Med Center
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Tennova Healthcare (Turkey Creek Medical Center)
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37934, United States
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The Valley Hospital
Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States
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Thomas Jefferson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Thomas Jefferson Abington
Abington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States
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Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States
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U of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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UCSD
San Diego, California, 92037, United States
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UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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USF Health
Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States
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University Hospital Galway
Galway, Ireland
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University Of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States
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University of Iowa Medical Center
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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University of Texas/Hermann Memorial
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98196, United States
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Valley Health System/Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, Virginia, 22601, United States
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Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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ZNA Middlheim
Antwerp, Belgium
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Ziekenhuis- Oost Limburg
Genk, Belgium
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