New pacemaker setting aims to cut irregular heartbeat risk
NCT ID NCT07608822
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is observing 150 people who have a pacemaker with a special setting called Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) combined with left bundle branch area pacing. The goal is to see if this setting reduces the occurrence of atrial fibrillation over two years. Participants have sinus node disease or heart block and are already enrolled in a larger registry. The study will track device-detected atrial fibrillation episodes and heart rate patterns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Left bundle branch area pacing with Closed Loop Stimulation (pacemaker device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a specific pacemaker setting reduces the risk of atrial fibrillation in people with certain heart rhythm problems.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all patients, and the device may not reduce atrial fibrillation as hoped.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients with an indication for de novo dual-chamber pacing due to SND with evidence of AV conduction disorders, enrolled in the BIO\|STREAM.CSP registry.
- Ages
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18 to 18 years
- 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: * Enrolled in the BIO\|STREAM.CSP registry * Standard indication for dual-chamber pacing due to any form of sinus node disease according to guidelines * DDD-CLS pacing mode activated * Either ≥ II degree AV block, or native PR interval ≥ 200 ms at baseline ECG with expected RVP ≥ 20% Exclusion Criteria: * Implantation dates back more than 90 days * History of clinical AF * Patients intended to receive, or already received a pacing lead for traditional RV pacing, His bundle pacing or right bundle branch pacing * Upgrade from previous pacemaker system * Patients transitioning from the BIO\|MASTER.CSP study * DDAF episodes present in the device memory at the time of registration
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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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites in 5 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.O.U. Maggiore della Carita di Novara
RECRUITINGNovara, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRoma, Italy
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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMadrid, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Fe
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGValencia, Spain
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Masarykova nemocnice v Usti nad Labem
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGÚstí nad Labem, Czechia
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Niguarda hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMilan, Italy
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Ospedale Di Summa - Perrino
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrindisi, Italy
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Ospedale di Piove di Sacco
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPiove di Sacco, Italy
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SS Annunziata Taranto
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTaranto, Italy
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Semmelweis University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBudapest, Hungary
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Unidade local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE - Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Coimbra
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCoimbra, Portugal
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University of Szeged
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSzeged, Hungary
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