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Pacemaker tweak may lower blood pressure in early test
NCT ID NCT05345925
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This small, completed study tested whether special pacing signals from a pacemaker could help control blood pressure in people with slow heartbeats. Five adults who needed a pacemaker or similar device took part. Researchers measured blood pressure and heart function during brief periods of the special pacing and compared them to standard pacing.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cardiac neuromodulation therapy (CNT) pacing signals delivered by a pacemaker device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new way to manage blood pressure in people who already need a pacemaker.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, short-term study with only 5 participants. It only measured immediate effects, not long-term safety or benefits. The results may not apply to everyone.
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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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5 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- 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.
- 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: * Subject is ≥ 18 years of age. * Subject is indicated for an implant or a replacement with a planned upgrade of a device capable of pacing (pacemaker, ICD, CRT-P, CRT-D). * Subject is willing and able to comply with the study procedures. Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is dependent on 100% ventricular pacing. * Subject has symptoms of heart failure, NYHA Class III or greater * Subject has an ejection fraction of 25% or less * Subject's systolic blood pressure is less than 100 mmHg on the day of implant * Subject has decompensated heart failure * Subject has significant (\>2+) valvular regurgitation or any valvular stenosis. * Subject has permanent atrial fibrillation * Subject has atrial fibrillation on the day of the study. * Subject has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, or interventricular septal thickness ≥15 mm * Subject is on dialysis * Subject has a history of prior neurological events (stroke or TIA) within the past year or a neurological event (stroke) at any prior time that has resulted in residual neurologic deficit. * Subject has a history of autonomic dysfunction * Patient cannot receive heparin for any reason (such as a history of Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)) * Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding * Subject cannot or is unwilling to provide informed consent.
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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, Jagiellonian University
Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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