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Administrative data

NCT number NCT06140914
Other study ID # CRT K 2022-8295
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date March 15, 2023
Est. completion date March 2026

Study information

Verified date November 2023
Source Region Stockholm
Contact Karin Ljung, PhD
Phone 0046739128078
Email karin.a.ljung@regionstockholm.se
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Heart failure is a common disease, affecting 2-3% of the population in the western world. About 30% of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction display signs of electrical dyssynchrony on ECG, usually left bundle branch block (LBBB), which is associated with a worse prognosis. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) reduce mortality for patients with dyssynchronic heart failure, defined as ejection fraction (EF) = or < 35% and LBBB. About 1/3 of the patients that fit CRT criteria will not respond to CRT. Which patients that will turn out to be non-responders cannot be anticipated beforehand. We have started a clinical study to collect blood samples, heart tissue and clinical data from heart failure patients eligible for CRT and a control group of heart failure patients on medical therapy. Patients will be assessed before CRT implantation or early after initiation of medical treatment, at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. Blood samples and tissue will be analysed in the search for (i) biomarkers to separate CRT responders from non-responders and (ii) mechanisms behind the remodelling observed in CRT and with medical therapy.


Description:

In dyssynchrony the conduction of electrical signals within the heart is prolonged causing a delay between the activation and contraction of septum and lateral left ventricular wall. In turn, this results in uncoordinated and ineffective heart work. Dyssynchrony is accompanied by cardiac remodeling with dilatation of the left chamber. Whether dilatation is an effect or a cause of dyssynchrony is unclear and likely different for different patients. Cardiac resynchronization therapy, CRT, is a pacemaker with an extra electrode that will stimulate the right and left ventricle simultaneously, resulting in resynchronization. We have started a clinical study to collect blood samples, heart tissue and clinical data (echocardiography, ECG, medical records) from heart failure patients eligible for CRT and a control group of heart failure patients on medical therapy. Patients will be assessed before CRT implantation or early after initiation of medical treatment, at 3 months, 6 months and 12 months. A subset of the patients in the CRT group will also also be subjected to a heart biopsy before CRT implantation and at 3 months. At each time point all patients will be assessed with echocardiography, ECG and blood sampling. The blood samples will be analyzed regarding proteins and exosomal miRNA. The heart tissue will be frozen and analyzed regarding proteins, RNA and contractility. Endothelial function is also known to play a crucial role in heart failure and will be evaluated at inclusion, 3 and 12 months using EndoPAT. Red blood cells (RBCs) are collected to determine whether they may affect endothelial cell function.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 220
Est. completion date March 2026
Est. primary completion date March 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 80 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. Ejection fraction (EF) = or < 35% and A or B A) Left bundle branch block (LBBB) QRS = or > 150 ms or a high proportion ventricular pacing and planned for CRT at Karolinska University Hospital. B) Planned for medical treatment and followed at Karolinska University Hospital. 2. Ability to understand the given information. 3. Ability to give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or planning pregnancy 2. Not able to give informed consent -

Study Design


Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
Proteomics, miRNA studies and studies of blood cells from blood samples
This is an observational study where we follow patients and save blood samples and biopsies for analysis as described above.

Locations

Country Name City State
Sweden Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Stockholm

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Region Stockholm

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Mechanism behind the reverse remodelling in CRT responders and with medical treatment Proteomics, RNA studies, force-calcium studies 2023-2028
Primary Biomarkers Proteins or exosomal miRNA from blood to separate CRT responders from non-responders 2023-2028
Secondary Endothelial function EndoPAT and RBC studies to separate CRT responders from non-responders 2023-2028
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