New heart device tested in humans for first time
NCT ID NCT06840509
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early study tests the safety and performance of a new implantable defibrillator (the CorSky ICD) in 52 people who need one for heart failure or dangerous fast heart rhythms. Participants will be followed for 12 months to check for device-related problems. The device is programmed to each person's medical needs.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CorSky ICD or CRT-D device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new, safe option for implantable defibrillators that help control dangerous heart rhythms in people with heart failure.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study (52 people) focused only on safety and device function. It does not test whether the device improves health outcomes, and device-related complications are 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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
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: * Standard indication for ICD or CRT-D therapy according to clinical guidelines * Planned for de novo implantation of an ICD/CRT-D, or upgrade/exchange from existing ICD/CRT-D or pacemaker implant * Ability to understand the nature of the study * Willingness to provide written informed consent * Ability and willingness to perform all on-site follow-up visits at the study site Ability and willingness to use the CardioMessenger and acceptance of the BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring concept Exclusion Criteria: * For VR-T DX and CRT-DX: Permanent atrial tachyarrhythmia * For VR-T DX and CRT-DX: Patients requiring atrial pacing * Planned for His-Bundle-Pacing * Planned cardiac surgical procedures or interventional measures other than the study procedure within the next 12 months * Pregnant or breast feeding * Age less than 18 years * Participation in another interventional clinical investigation according to the definition given below 2,3 * Life-expectancy less than 12 months
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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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Princess Alexandra Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
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