Tiny heart monitor tracks dangerous rhythms in cancer patients
NCT ID NCT05643235
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is for people starting a type of cancer drug called BTK inhibitors, which can sometimes cause irregular heartbeats. Researchers will implant a small heart monitor under the skin to watch for these heart rhythm problems continuously for up to 5 years. The goal is to learn how often these problems happen and how best to manage them. About 50 participants will be enrolled.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Medtronic LINQ-2 Insertable Cardiac Monitor (ILR)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show that continuous heart monitoring helps catch and manage irregular heartbeats early in patients taking BTK inhibitors, potentially preventing serious complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study (50 participants) with no control group. It is designed to gather data, not to test a treatment, so it may not lead to direct changes in care. The device itself carries minor risks like infection or discomfort.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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: * \>18yo * Willing to sign and date consent form, * Willing to be remotely monitored * Initiating BTK inhibitor for approved condition (i.e. CLL, Waldenstrom's, etc) * Willing to have Medtronic cardiac monitor inserted to allow at minimum 24 hours continuous monitoring prior to initiating BTK inhibitor Exclusion Criteria: * Documented AF/VA in past 12 months * Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) in past year * Has current implanted pulse generator, defibrillator, pacemaker, or resynchronization device * heart surgery within past 90 days * Myocardial Infarction within past 90 days * Patient is taking an anti-arrhythmic or anticoagulant * has concomitant condition that precludes safe participation in study (substance abuse, etc) * Enrollment in separate study that could confound results of this study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwell (Northshore University/Long Island Jewish Hospitals)
RECRUITINGNew Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States
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