Wireless pacemaker shows promise in large trial
NCT ID NCT04559945
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new type of pacemaker that doesn't need wires (leads) to connect to the heart. It was implanted directly into the heart in over 1,200 people with slow heart rhythms. The goal was to see if it is safe and works well. The study found that most patients had no serious complications and the device performed as expected.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aveir VR Leadless Pacemaker System (a small, wire-free pacemaker implanted directly in the heart)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer, less invasive option for people with slow heart rhythms, reducing complications from traditional pacemaker leads.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but results may not apply to all patients. Risks include device-related serious adverse events, and long-term performance beyond the study period is still being monitored.
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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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1,276 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Finished
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Sep 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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: 1. Subject must have one of the clinical indications before device implant in adherence with Medicare, ACC/AHA/HRS/ESC single chamber pacing guidelines including: * Chronic and/or permanent atrial fibrillation with 2° or 3° AV or bifascicular bundle branch block (BBB block), including slow ventricular rates (with or without medication) associated with atrial fibrillation; or * Normal sinus rhythm with 2° or 3° AV or BBB block and a low level of physical activity or short expected lifespan (but at least one year); or * Sinus bradycardia with infrequent pauses or unexplained syncope with EP findings; and 2. Subject is ≥18 years of age; and 3. Subject has a life expectancy of at least one year; and 4. Subject is not enrolled in another clinical investigation; and 5. Subject is willing to comply with clinical investigation procedures and agrees to return for all required follow-up visits, tests, and exams; and 6. Subject has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions and has provided a signed written informed consent, approved by the IRB/EC; and 7. Subject is not pregnant and does not plan to get pregnant during the course of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has known pacemaker syndrome, has retrograde VA conduction, or suffers a drop in arterial blood pressure with the onset of ventricular pacing; or 2. Subject is allergic or hypersensitive to \< 1 mg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (DSP); 3. Subject has a mechanical tricuspid valve prosthesis; or 4. Subject has a pre-existing endocardial pacing or defibrillation leads; or 5. Subject has current implantation of either conventional or subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device; or 6. Subject has an implanted vena cava filter; or 7. Subject has evidence of thrombosis in one of the veins used for access during the procedure; or 8. Subject had recent cardiovascular or peripheral vascular surgery within 30 days of enrollment; or 9. Subject has an implanted leadless cardiac pacemaker or 10. Subject is implanted with an electrically-active implantable medical device with stimulation capabilities (such as neurological or cardiac stimulators).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Amsterdam Academic Medical Centre (AMC)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ascension St. John Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States
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Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
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CHRU Albert Michallon
Grenoble, France
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CHRU Hopital de Pontchaillou
Rennes, France
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Cardiac Arrhythmia & Pacemaker Center
Roslyn, New York, 11576, United States
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Centro Cardiologico Monzino
Milan, Italy
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Cone Health Medical Group HeartCare
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27401, United States
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Foothills Medical Centre
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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HSC, Eastern Health
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada
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Honor Health
Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States
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Hopital d'adulte de la Timone
Marseille, France
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Hospital Universitario Infanta Cristina
Badajoz, 6080, Spain
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Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena, California, 91105, United States
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Inova Fairfax Hospital
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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Institut de Cardiologie de Montreal (Montreal Heart Inst.)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Institut de Cardiologie de Quebec (Hospital Laval)
Québec, Quebec, Canada
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Integris Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Isala - ZWolle
Zwolle, Netherlands
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Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Ocean Township, New Jersey, 07712, United States
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Kansas City Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation
Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, United States
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Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Kinsgston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Lahey Clinic Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States
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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Memorial Hermann Hospital
The Woodlands, Texas, 77380, United States
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Mercy Hospital St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
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Methodist University Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States
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Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, Michigan, 49684, United States
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Na Homolce Hospital
Prague, 150 30, Czechia
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Naples Heart Rhythm Specialists PA
Naples, Florida, 34119, United States
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New York Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell University
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Ochsner Medical Center
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70121, United States
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Orlando Health
Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens, Georgia, 30306, United States
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Premier Cardiology Inc
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Redmond Regional Medical Center
Rome, Georgia, 30165, United States
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Royal Brompton Hospital
London, United Kingdom
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South Denver Cardiology Associates PC
Littleton, Colorado, 80120, United States
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South Texas Cardiovascular Consultants
San Antonio, Texas, 78201, United States
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Southlake Regional Health Centre
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
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Sparrow Clinical Research Institute
Lansing, Michigan, 48912, United States
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St. Elizabeth Medical Center - South Unit
Edgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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The Heart Center PC
Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
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University Hospital - University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Southern California
Long Beach, California, 90803, United States
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University of Utah Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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WellSpan Health
York, Pennsylvania, 17405, United States
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