Heart pacing study aims to Fine-Tune electrical signals
NCT ID NCT03008291
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how a special pacing method called His bundle pacing affects the heart's electrical activity in 80 people with bradycardia (slow heart rate) or heart failure. Researchers will take extra measurements during standard pacemaker implantation to see if this technique can normalize electrical conduction. The goal is to better understand how to pace the heart more naturally.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- His bundle pacing and left bundle area pacing (procedures)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better pacing techniques that improve heart function in people with heart failure or slow heart rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, small study (80 participants) focused on measurements, not treatment outcomes. The findings may not lead to direct benefits or apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Oct 2016
- 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.
Who is studied
Subjects will be recruited from the heart clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
- 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: HF Group * Clinically recommended to undergo PM, CRT-P, or CRT-D implantation or HIBP/LBAP (including HIBP/LBAP for patients with HF, for patients who have failed CRT implant or patients who are CRT non-responders) * Any QRS duration * LVEF ≤ 50% AV Block/Bradycardia Group * Recommended to undergo dual chamber pacemaker implantation * Any AV block or Sinus Bradycardia Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Pregnant
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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