Could a Pre-Surgery heart zap prevent deadly complications?
NCT ID NCT07589738
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether doing a preventive heart ablation (a procedure to destroy small areas of heart tissue causing irregular rhythms) before LVAD surgery can reduce serious problems like dangerous heart rhythms, death, blood clots, or heart failure in the first 30 days after surgery. About 90 adults with severe heart failure who are scheduled for an artificial heart implant will take part. The goal is to see if this extra step improves recovery and outcomes.
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Study facts
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- 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 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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.voluntary and with the provision of an informed consent form 2.males or females aged 18 years or older 3.all patients with acute and critical or chronic advanced heart failure who have failed to respond to standardized oral medication and are scheduled to undergo artificial heart implantation surgery Exclusion Criteria: * 1.The left ventricular assist system is prohibited for patients who cannot tolerate anticoagulant therapy or who are allergic to anticoagulant treatment. 2.Doctors with sufficient experience will make a comprehensive judgment based on the patient's physical condition, body surface area, and the anatomical-related conditions of the planned implantation site, and determine those who are not suitable for the implantation procedure. 3.Pregnant women. 4.Systemic active infection. 5.Patients in a state of brain death. 6.Irreversible severe liver or kidney dysfunction. 7.Having a history of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or restrictive lung disease. 8.primary pulmonary hypertension. 9.Having a confirmed and untreated history of abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm with a diameter greater than 5 cm. 10.Patients with severe atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta. 11.Having mental disorders/impairments, irreversible cognitive dysfunction, or social-psychological problems, which makes it possible for the patient to fail to comply with the application management regulations of the implanted left ventricular assist device. 12.Preoperative conditions included end-stage organ failure, such as renal failure (requiring hemodialysis), liver failure, respiratory failure; and concurrent malignant tumors or any severe accompanying diseases with an expected lifespan of less than 3 years.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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5thBuilding, 9thFloor, High-tech Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
Hefei, Anhui, China
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