Heart rhythm device under the microscope: new study tracks Long-Term safety
NCT ID NCT05839873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 62 people with non-ischemic structural heart disease who have recurrent, drug-resistant ventricular tachycardia. They are treated with the FlexAbility SE ablation catheter, which uses heat to destroy small areas of heart tissue causing the abnormal rhythm. Researchers will track serious complications and whether patients remain free of VT, death, or need a heart transplant for one year after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FlexAbility SE Ablation Catheter (device used to destroy heart tissue causing abnormal rhythms)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that the FlexAbility SE catheter is a safe and effective option for controlling ventricular tachycardia in patients with non-ischemic structural heart disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational post-approval study with only 62 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply to all patients. Risks include procedure-related serious adverse events and VT recurrence.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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
This clinical investigation will enroll subjects of all genders who have recurrent, drug-refractory, sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with non-ischemic structural heart disease.
- Ages
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7 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. Patient or legally acceptable representative or parent/guardian (as applicable) must provide written informed consent prior to any clinical investigation-related procedure 2. Subjects who have recurrent, drug-refractory, sustained MMVT with non-ischemic structural heart disease and a clinical decision has been made to use FlexAbility SE for an ablation procedure prior to enrollment in the research study 3. Refractory (i.e. not effective, not tolerated or not desired) to at least one Class I/III anti-arrhythmic medication for treatment of MMVT 4. Implanted with a market released ICD or CRT-D prior to the Index Ablation Procedure 5. Able and willing to comply with all study requirements Exclusion Criteria: 1. Documented or known intracardiac thrombus or myxoma 2. Active systemic infection 3. History of atriotomy or ventriculotomy within 4 weeks prior to the Index Ablation Procedure 4. Patients with prosthetic valves as the catheter may damage the prosthesis 5. Unable to receive heparin or an acceptable alternative to achieve adequate anticoagulation
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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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Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75226, United States
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Carolinas Medical Center
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
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Integris Baptist Medical Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
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Kansas City Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation
Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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NCH Healthcare System
Naples, Florida, 34102, United States
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St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240-0970, United States
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University of Utah Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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VA Medical Center Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417, United States
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Vanderbilt Heart & Vascular Institute
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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