New heart mapping device could make arrhythmia treatments more precise
NCT ID NCT02647749
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a non-invasive mapping system (Cardioinsight®) to help doctors treat heart rhythm disorders. It included 492 patients who needed ablation, pacemaker implantation, or risk assessment for sudden death. The goal was to see if the mapping system improves outcomes compared to standard methods without mapping.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cardioinsight® mapping system (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make heart rhythm procedures more precise and reduce the need for repeat treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed care protocol, not a randomized trial, so results may be less definitive. The device may not work for all types of arrhythmias.
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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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492 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2015
- Finished
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May 2020
- 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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15 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: * Oral agreement of the patient or of the holder of parental responsibility after reading the informed consent form. * Patients with the following 3 conditions : * Ablation of drugs rebels arrhythmias. * Or implantation or programming of a pacemaker (pacemaker or defibrillator) * Or symptoms and / or cardiopathy with risk of sudden death. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy and lactation. * Patients unable to give oral agreement. * Inconsistent patient's morphology with the establishment of the electrode jacket
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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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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, 33000, France
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