Heart failure patients may get smarter pacemaker tuning without surgery
NCT ID NCT04662970
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new way to adjust pacemakers in people with heart failure. Researchers will use a non-invasive imaging technique (like an advanced ECG) to measure how quickly the heart's chambers activate under 16 different pacemaker settings. The goal is to find the setting that makes the heart beat most efficiently. The study involves 25 adults who already have a compatible pacemaker.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- device programming (pacemaker settings)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more personalized way to program pacemakers, potentially improving heart function and quality of life for heart failure patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on finding the best settings, not on long-term outcomes or survival.
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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 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
- 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: * patients after successful implantation of a CRT-D or CRT-P device in whom a cardiac magnetic resonance examination is possible and the device is equipped with the SyncAV® programming software * left bundle branch block before CRT implantation * PQ interval ≤ 250 ms before implantation Exclusion Criteria: * high-grade AV block * any contraindication concerning a safe CMR performance including claustrophobia * terminal heart failure (NYHA IV) or cardiac decompensation * life expectancy \< 1 year * women with child-bearing potential, pregnancy * drug abusus
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University Innsbruck
RECRUITINGInnsbruck, Tyrol, 6020, Austria
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