New study tracks heart valve damage from pacemaker leads
NCT ID NCT07342036
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to measure how often a heart valve leak (tricuspid regurgitation) develops or worsens after getting a pacemaker or defibrillator with a lead that crosses the valve. About 200 adults who need their first device will have heart ultrasounds before and after the procedure, plus checkups at 6 and 12 months. The goal is to better understand this complication and improve future care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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
patients who have been indicated to have a new cardiac device with a transvalvular probe implanted for any given indication
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * medically indicated for pacemaker, ICD- or CRT implantation * No previous diagnosis of severe tricuspid regurgitation on enrollment * No existing transvalvular device (must be first implantation) * No other diagnosed severe valvular heart disease * Not previous diagnosis with pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension * No previous diagnosis of structural disease of the right ventricle (i.e. ACM, cardiac sarcoidosis, carcinoid...) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to give consent * Under the age of 18 years * Relevant pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension according to decision of the heart-team (sPAP echo \>70 mmHg) * Severe tricuspid valve regurgitation (Grade 3 or worse) on enrollment * Patients who have undergone Lead-explantation * Exisiting valvular heart disease requiring treatment according to the decision of the heart-team. These patients may be enrolled in the study following treatment. * Previous tricuspid valve surgery * Patients with congenital heart disease (i.e. tetralogy of fallot, Ebstein's anomaly,...) * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Life expectancy \< 12 months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW
RECRUITINGBad Oeynhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 32545, Germany
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