Heart failure patients get a High-Tech watchdog: implanted sensor aims to cut hospital visits
NCT ID NCT06783335
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will compare two groups of people with chronic heart failure: those who receive the Cordella PA Sensor System (an implanted device that monitors pressure in the lung artery) and those who get standard medication alone. Researchers will track about 2,150 participants for two years to see if the device reduces deaths and hospitalizations related to heart failure. The goal is to see if real-time pressure monitoring helps doctors adjust treatment earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cordella PA Sensor System (implantable device that monitors pressure in the pulmonary artery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the Cordella device helps people with chronic heart failure live longer and avoid hospital stays.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by differences between groups. 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 2,150 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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Dec 2030
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
Patients with NYHA III chronic HF
- 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 for Cordella PA Sensor System Cohort: * Received Cordella PA Sensor System implant between 10/1/2024-12/31/2029 * Documented chronic heart failure with NYHA Class III symptoms * On guideline-directed medical therapy based on ejection fraction status: * For reduced EF (≤40%): At least one fill of ACE/ARB/ARNI, MRA, BB, or SGLT2i, and one fill of a loop diuretic * For preserved EF (\>40%): At least one fill of a loop diuretic * Has continuous health insurance enrollment for 12 months prior to implant Inclusion Criteria for Standard of Care Control Cohort: * Two or more encounters with diagnosis codes for chronic systolic and/or diastolic heart failure * Documented ejection fraction reading within 6 months (+ or -) of second heart failure encounter * On guideline-directed medical therapy based on ejection fraction status: * For reduced EF (≤40%): At least one fill of ACE/ARB/ARNI, MRA, BB, or SGLT2i, and one fill of a loop diuretic * For preserved EF (\>40%): At least one fill of a loop diuretic * Has continuous health insurance enrollment for 12 months prior to study entry Exclusion Criteria: * No implanted pulmonary artery sensor or monitoring at any time (Standard of Care Control Cohort only) * Record of temporary mechanical circulatory support during baseline period * Diagnosis of cardiogenic shock during baseline period * Receiving palliative care/hospice during baseline period * Record of end-stage renal disease during baseline period * Unable to take dual antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulants for one month post implant (Cordella Cohort only)
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Conditions
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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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Endotronix
RECRUITINGNaperville, Illinois, 60563, United States
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