Can smart alerts replace routine checkups for pacemakers?
NCT ID NCT06937658
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two ways of managing heart devices like pacemakers and defibrillators: one uses remote alerts to guide care, the other follows standard guidelines. Researchers will enroll 120 adults with wireless devices to see if the alert-based approach is safe and effective. The goal is to reduce unnecessary visits while keeping patients healthy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alert-based care (remote monitoring alerts) vs. guideline-based care
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make managing heart devices more efficient by using remote alerts instead of routine in-person visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study, so results may not apply broadly. Alert-driven care might miss some issues caught by standard visits.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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: 1. Adult aged \> 18 years 2. Clinically stable by investigator assessment 3. Has a newly implanted or existing wireless CIED: single, dual-chamber, biventricular, subcutaneous/extravascular, and leadless systems are all eligible, including pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) 4. CIED is from one of the 4 major CIED manufacturers in the US market (99% of implants in the US): Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Biotronik 5. Currently enrolled in remote monitoring as part of standard of care 6. Primary clinical electrophysiology follow-up at the enrolling center 7. Understands spoken and written English, Spanish, or Portuguese 8. Has sufficient cognitive function to answer standardized questions about study rationale and procedures. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of insertable cardiac monitor, either in isolation or in combination with any other CIED 2. Listed for cardiac transplantation prior to enrollment (N.B. if a patient becomes listed for transplantation during the study, they may continue study participation) 3. Participation in another study related to novel CIED technology or remote monitoring.
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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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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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