New heart scanner could improve pacemaker decisions
NCT ID NCT06641362
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new type of electrocardiogram (UHF-ECG) that uses ultra-high frequency waves to detect when the heart's lower chambers are not beating in sync. Researchers will compare it to the standard 12-lead ECG in 360 adults with slow heart rate or heart failure who are scheduled to get a pacemaker. The goal is to see if the new device is safer and more accurate at diagnosing this coordination problem, which could help doctors choose the right pacemaker settings.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Ultra-High Frequency Electrocardiogram (UHF-ECG) device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accurate way to diagnose heart coordination problems, helping doctors decide on the best pacemaker treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage device study with 360 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The new ECG may not be significantly better than the standard one.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 360 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants who are eligible for this study must have bradycardia or heart failure and are scheduled for pacemaker device implantation. Baseline ECG requirements must be met.
- 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: * Adults with bradycardia or heart failure scheduled for first time pacemaker implant (including CRT/CSP) with one of the following: Bradycardia with ventricular synchrony and QRS duration \<= 110 ms, Bradycardia with LBBB, Bradycardia with RBBB, Bradycardia with other IVCD necessitating intervention, or Heart failure with LBBB * Understands the nature of the study and is willing to comply with all study requirements. * Provides written informed consent. * A negative pregnancy test prior to the procedure for participants of child-bearing potential. Exclusion Criteria: * Complete AV block (3rd-degree AV block) without a stable escape rhythm or other circumstances where there is no measurable QRS. * Subjects with a previous or current pacemaker or defibrillator implant. * Anatomical or other conditions that may make a 12-lead ECG difficult to obtain, such as an allergy to components of the ECG pads, burns, open wounds, etc. * Currently enrolled in another investigational device or drug trial that has not completed the active treatment phase and/or would conflict with this study. * Other co-morbid condition(s) that could limit the participant's ability to participate in the study or to comply with study requirements or impact the scientific integrity of the study.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Banner Medical Center
RECRUITINGMesa, Arizona, 85202, United States
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Baylor College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Catherina Ziekenhuis
RECRUITINGEindhoven, 5623, Netherlands
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Fakultni Nemocnice Královské Vinohrady
RECRUITINGPrague, Czechia
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Fakultní nemocnice Brno
RECRUITINGBrno, 625 00, Czechia
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Mayo Clinic
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Na Homolce Hospital
RECRUITINGPrague, 150 30, Czechia
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Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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Peak Heart and Vascular
RECRUITINGAvondale, Arizona, 85392, United States
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St. Anne's University Hospital
RECRUITINGBrno, 65691, Czechia
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University of Chicago
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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