Can heart monitors catch hidden irregular heartbeats before they strike?
NCT ID NCT07816458
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Researchers are testing whether continuous heart monitoring can lower unplanned hospital visits in adults with heart failure who have never shown signs of atrial fibrillation. One group receives a small monitor implanted under the chest skin, another uses a handheld device for weekly home readings, and a third receives standard care. The trial compares these approaches to see which, if any, helps detect irregular heartbeats early enough to prevent urgent cardiac care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- heart rhythm monitoring using an implantable loop recorder or a portable home ECG device
- What this could lead to
- If monitoring works, doctors could catch atrial fibrillation earlier in heart failure patients and prevent some unplanned hospital visits.
- What could go wrong
- The monitors may detect irregular heartbeats that never cause problems, leading to unnecessary worry or treatment. The trial may also show that extra monitoring does not reduce hospital visits compared with standard care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 258 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Adult patients with HF and no history of documented AF on electrocardiogram (ECG) are eligible. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with CIED such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resyn-chronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D), or pacemaker. * Documented AF before inclusion * Admission to hospices or palliative care * Inability to communicate in Dutch or English. * Participant is under age of 18 years old * Participant is pregnant * Mental disorders that, according to the treating physician, make participation unsafe
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medisch Spectrum Twente
Enschede, 7512 KZ, Netherlands
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