Can feedback to doctors prevent heart device failures in veterans?
NCT ID NCT05062434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test whether giving heart specialists detailed feedback about the pacemaker and defibrillator leads they use can improve safety for veterans. Researchers will share national data on lead failure rates with 12 VA doctors and track whether they switch to more reliable models. The goal is to reduce the chance of device failure, but this is a very early, small study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- academic detailing and audit and feedback intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help doctors choose safer heart device leads for veterans, reducing device failures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (12 doctors) and only measures short-term changes. It may not lead to lasting improvements or apply to other settings.
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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 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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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: * Department of Veterans Affairs-based cardiac electrophysiologists who implant cardiovascular implantable electronic devices at three Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) Exclusion Criteria: * Not willing to participate in the study
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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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San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, 94121-1563, United States
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