Heart pacemaker tweak aimed at easing chest pain and fatigue – but study stopped early
NCT ID NCT06775886
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a personalized pacing algorithm (myPACE+) could improve quality of life and exercise capacity in people with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who already have an implantable defibrillator. Only one person was enrolled before the trial was terminated, so no meaningful results were obtained. The idea was to see if tailored pacing could reduce symptoms like shortness of breath and fatigue.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- myPACE+ algorithm (personalized accelerated pacing via implanted ICD)
- What this could lead to
- If it worked, this could offer a non-drug way to ease symptoms and improve daily life for people with this type of heart condition.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated after enrolling only 1 participant, so no reliable conclusions can be drawn. The approach is experimental and unproven.
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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 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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: * Non obstructive HCM: Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) gradient \<30mmHg at rest and with provocation * Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥50% * New York Heart Association (NYHA II-III) symptoms * Normal intrinsic conduction system * Suitable dual-chamber implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) system Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * LVEF \<50% * LVOT gradient \> 30mmHg at rest or with provocation * Prolonged PR \> 250ms * Baseline RV-pacing burden of \> 1% more than moderate valvular stenosis or regurgitation * Aortic valve replacement in the past one year * Significant primary pulmonary disease on home oxygen * Uncontrolled hypertension as defined by BP \>160/100 mmHg on two measurements ≥15 minutes apart
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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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Montefiore Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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