Pacemaker showdown: which type helps heart failure patients most?
NCT ID NCT07430553
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to find out which type of specialist pacemaker works best for people with heart failure and a delay in how the heart's lower chambers beat together. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to one of three pacing methods and followed for six months. Researchers will track symptoms, heart function, and rhythm problems to see which approach offers the most benefit.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 60 people
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- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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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: Patients referred/scheduled for a CRT procedure (new implant or upgrade) who have: * Symptomatic heart failure (NYHA II-IV) * Reduced ejection fraction (LVEF≤40%) * Prolonged QRS duration (≥130ms) and left bundle branch block ECG morphology or very prolonged QRS duration (\>150ms) and non-left bundle branch block ECG * Optimal medical therapy for HF Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent * \<18 years old * Pregnant patients (with female patients of childbearing age requiring a negative urine BHCG)
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Locations
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Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
RECRUITINGLondon, Greater London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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