New heart mapping technique could sharpen ablation accuracy
NCT ID NCT05296954
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study explores whether a high-density mapping system can precisely locate the tiny heart structures responsible for a common type of fast heartbeat called AVNRT. Researchers will map the hearts of 20 people—half with the condition and half without—using a special catheter and computer system. The goal is to see if this detailed map can guide doctors to the exact spot for treatment, potentially making future ablation procedures safer and more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors more accurately target the source of certain fast heartbeats during ablation, potentially improving success rates and reducing complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 20 participants. It is not testing a treatment, so it may not lead to any direct patient benefit. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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: Group 1: Patients without heart disease presenting with reciprocal tachycardia by intra-nodal reentry. Group 2: Control subjects, without nodal tachycardia, without heart disease, and admitted for ablation of atrial fibrillation or ventricular extrasystoles on a healthy heart and with a 3D system. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of underlying structural heart disease or history of atrial ablation or atrial tachycardia * Minor or protected patient * Patient under guardianship, curatorship or safeguard of justice
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Toulouse
RECRUITINGToulouse, France
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