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Tiny implant to unmask silent heart rhythm disorder in valve patients
NCT ID NCT07377799
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will implant a small heart monitor under the skin of 100 people with moderate-to-severe mitral valve regurgitation who have few or no symptoms. The device will track heart rhythms for up to three years to find hidden atrial fibrillation that standard tests might miss. Researchers hope to learn how common these silent episodes are and whether they raise the risk of stroke or other problems.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve detection of hidden atrial fibrillation in mitral regurgitation patients, potentially guiding earlier treatment to prevent strokes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to direct patient benefits, and the small size (100 patients) limits how widely the findings can be applied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2031
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.
Who is studied
Patients with moderat-severe or severe primary mitral regurgitation with no or mild symptoms without a class I indication for surgical intervention
- 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: * Asymptomatic/mildly symptomatic\*, significant primary MR\*\* * LVEF ≥60% * Native mitral valve * Age ≥18 years old Exclusion Criteria: * Prior diagnosis of AF * Prescence of cardiac pacemaker, ICD, cardiac resynchronization device, loop recorder, or a clinical indication for loop recorder * LVESD ≥ 40 mm * Planned for mitral valve surgery * Life expectancy \< 1 year * Pregnancy or lactating
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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