Can stress slow your healing after a pacemaker? new study investigates.
NCT ID NCT07343466
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how stress impacts recovery and quality of life in 300 adults after receiving a heart device like a pacemaker or ICD. Researchers will track complications and hospital visits using surveys and medical checks. The goal is to understand the link between mental stress and physical healing, but no new treatment is being tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
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 an indication for device implantation (pacemaker, ICD, CRT, event recorder) who present at the Department of Cardiology and Angiology at the University Hospital Essen
- 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 of legal capacity with an indication for device implantation (pacemaker, ICD, CRT, event recorder) who present at the Department of Cardiology and Angiology at the University Hospital Essen and consent to participate in the study will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * none
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The places running it
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie
RECRUITINGEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, 45147, Germany