New study uses wearable ECG to catch hidden heart problems after TAVI
NCT ID NCT04298593
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 200 people who had a heart valve replacement (TAVI) to see how often they experience heart rhythm problems in the weeks after the procedure. Participants wear a portable ECG monitor for up to 4 weeks after leaving the hospital. The goal is to learn how common these rhythm issues are and whether early detection leads to changes in treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CardioSTAT continuous ECG monitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home ECG monitoring after TAVI helps catch heart rhythm issues early, leading to quicker treatment adjustments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly improve outcomes. It may not prove that monitoring changes long-term health.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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: * Patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI with either balloon or self-expandable valves. Exclusion Criteria: * Failure to provide informed consent. * Prior or post-procedural pacemaker * In-hospital death * Logistic reasons precluding ECG monitoring within the 4 weeks after the procedure * Participation in another continuous ECG monitoring post-TAVI trial
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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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IUCPQ
Québec, Quebec, G1V 4G5, Canada
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