New antibiotic pouch aims to stop infections in heart device patients
NCT ID NCT06854081
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is tracking 100 adults who receive an EluPro antibiotic-eluting envelope during implantation of a heart device (like a pacemaker). The envelope slowly releases antibiotics to prevent infection. Researchers are monitoring complication rates in real-world use to see how safe and effective it is.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EluPro Antibiotic-Eluting BioEnvelope (a mesh pouch that releases antibiotics around a heart device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the EluPro envelope helps prevent infections in people with implanted heart devices, leading to safer procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove the envelope works better than standard care. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 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.
Who is studied
Up to 100 participants who will receive a EluPro Antibiotic-Eluting BioEnvelope during their CIED procedure
- 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: * Patient is undergoing implantation of EluPro with either a de novo CIED implantation or has an existing CIED and is undergoing CIED replacement or upgrade. * Patient is willing to comply with scheduled follow-up and study-related visits. * Patient is 18 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. * Patient agrees to provide written informed consent and use of PHI. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has a prior history of CIED infection, other prosthetic device infection, or endovascular infection, including endocarditis, in the past 12 months. * Patient is exhibiting signs or symptoms consistent with any type of active infection (including but not limited to pneumonia, urinary tract, cellulitis, or bacteremia). * Patient has Stage 4 or 5 kidney disease (eGFR \<30 ml/min). * Patient requires long-term vascular access for any reason. * Patient is undergoing implantation of a CIED that does not fit completely into EluPro, preventing closure of the bioenvelope to secure the CIED. * Patient is currently on chronic immunosuppressive agents or ≥20mg/day of Prednisone or equivalent. * Patient has known allergy to minocycline or rifampin or their derivatives, or any other known contraindications to the implantation of EluPro. * Patient is participating in another clinical study that could impact the outcome and documented pre-approval from the study sponsor has not been obtained. * 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 7 days prior to device procedure.
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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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Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Tallahassee Research Institute
Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
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UC San Diego Health
La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
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