Study checks if testing heart devices during replacement is worthwhile
NCT ID NCT04206371
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 143 people who had a defibrillator (ICD) replaced to see if testing the device's ability to deliver a shock is safe and useful. The test involves briefly inducing a fast heart rhythm under anesthesia. The goal was to check for device problems, like abnormal shock impedance, that might need fixing. The study did not test a new treatment but aimed to improve how doctors manage ICD replacements.
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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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143 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: * Patients with an ICD (VR or DR) or CRT-D undergoing generator replacement. * Consent for participation * Affiliation to the French social security system Exclusion Criteria: * Atrial Fibrillation without effective anti-coagulation treatments. * Severe Aortic valve stenosis * Stroke occurred in the previous month * Hemodynamic instability contraindicating the high energy shock * Contraindication for anesthesia * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Communication difficulties or neuropsychiatric disorder * Patients under protection of the adults (guardianship, curators or safeguard of justice)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Caen
Caen, Normandy, 14000, France
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CHU de Toulouse-Hôpital Rangueil
Toulouse, Occitanie, 31400, France
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CMC Ambroise Paré
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France Region, 92200, France
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Centre Hospitalier Henri Duffaut
Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 84902, France
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Hôpital Privé du Confluent
Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44277, France
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Hôpital Trousseau
Chambray-lès-Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37170, France
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Institut Lorrain du Coeur et des Vaisseaux Louis Mathieu-CHU de Nancy-Hôpitaux de Brabois
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, Grand Est, 54500, France