New pacing method may help more heart failure patients
NCT ID NCT01260402
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two different methods of pacing the left side of the heart in people with severe heart failure. The goal was to see if pacing from inside the heart (endocardial) works better than the usual method from outside (epicardial). Only 6 adults took part, and the main focus was on immediate improvements in heart pumping strength.
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Study facts
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- 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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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2011
- Finished
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Jul 2015
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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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: * Adult (aged 18 or above) * Cardiac insufficiency of whatever cause (ischemic or non-ischemic) * Left ventricular ejection fraction \<35% * NYHA Class III or IV with optimal medical treatment * QRS duration \> 120 ms * Sinus rhythm * Patient must have signed informed consent * Patient must be registered in the national health care system Exclusion Criteria: * Aged under 18 * Patient with a mitral or aortic prosthesis * Patient with contraindication to anti-coagulants * Pregnant women * Participation in another study * Patient with contraindication for left ventricle catheterization by retrograde aortic approach , as a severe aortic stenosis requiring surgery, or an ascending aorta aneurism
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cardiologic Hospital Haut l'évêque
Pessac, 33604, France
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