New flowchart could reduce ICU time and pacemakers after TAVR
NCT ID NCT05417464
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a simple flowchart to help doctors monitor and manage heart conduction problems after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The goal was to see if this approach could safely reduce the need for intensive care and permanent pacemakers. Researchers followed 250 patients and tracked serious conduction issues and pacemaker use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Use of a flowchart for screening, monitoring, and management of conductive disorders
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this strategy could reduce the need for intensive care and pacemakers after TAVR, leading to shorter hospital stays and lower costs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The flowchart is a management tool, so it cannot cure or directly treat heart disease. Results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.
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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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250 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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: * Any patient who benefits from femoral TAVR regardless of the type of valve. * Age ≥ 18 years old. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who require CICU monitoring for a reason other than conduction disorders * Patients with pacemaker or defibrillator * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patient refusing or unable to give consent: patient under guardianship or curator, mentally retarded, dementia, language barrier * Patient not affiliated with an SS scheme * Patient under judicial protection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital
Montpellier, France, 34295, France
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