New pacing technique aims to cut heart failure risk
NCT ID NCT07279870
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a newer pacing method called Conduction System Pacing (CSP) against standard right ventricular pacing in 1,260 adults with heart block. The goal is to see if CSP reduces heart failure events, hospitalizations, and need for additional procedures, while also improving quality of life and being cost-effective. Participants are randomly assigned to one of the two pacing approaches.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Conduction System Pacing (CSP) procedure vs. standard Right Ventricular (RV) pacing procedure
- What this could lead to
- If CSP works better, it could become the new standard for pacing, reducing heart failure hospitalizations and improving daily life for people with heart block.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial but still early in testing. CSP is a newer, more complex procedure that may not always be successful or could have higher risks during implantation.
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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 1,260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2031
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: * Adult patients with AV block in either sinus rhythm (SR) or permanent atrial tachycardia/atrial fibrillation (AT/AF), or with slow AV conduction during AT/AF, or undergoing AV node ablation + ventricular stimulation * male and female * acquired informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Class I indication to Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) or to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) * Ejection Fraction \< 35% * Life expectancy \< 2 years * Participation in another clinical trial which might impact on the study outcome * Pregnancy, except as "In the event of an ongoing pregnancy, the doctor and patient will jointly assess, on a case-by-case basis and in the best interests of the patient, whether to propose participation in the study (random assignment to one of the two stimulation techniques) or to proceed as per clinical practice (assignment to one of the two stimulation techniques by the doctor). A screening log file of all eligible patients will be recorded, detailing the reason/s for non-randomization."
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
14 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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APSS Trento - Ospedale S. Maria del Carmine di Rovereto
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTrento, Italy
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ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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Azienda Ospedal iera "Card. G. Panico"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBari, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria della Misericordia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPerugia, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Univeritaria di Palermo - Policlinico Giaccone
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPalermo, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della Carità di Novara
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovara, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico "G. Rodolico -San Marco"
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCatania, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Ferrara
RECRUITINGFerrara, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParma, Italy
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Azienda Sanitaria locali di Asti Ospedale Cardinal Massaia
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovara, Italy
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Città delle Salute e della Scienza di Torino. Dipartimento Cardiovascolare e Toracico
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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IRCCS AOUBO Policlinico di Sant'orsola
RECRUITINGBologna, 40138, Italy
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Ospedale di Rovigo Aulss 5 Polesana
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRovigo, Italy
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Policlinico Casilino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, Italy
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