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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03204864
Other study ID # Ver 5.0
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date March 1, 2016
Est. completion date March 31, 2018

Study information

Verified date September 2018
Source Ospedale del Tigullio, Polo di Lavagna
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a prospective, multi-center, physician-initiated study, with intra-center control arm of patients with advanced heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with or without defibrillator therapy.

The purpose of this study is to verify whether optimizing the left ventricular lead position at implantation with the pacing cathode corresponding to the longest RV-to-LV electrical delay may result in a better patient outcome. The RV-to-LV electrical delay will be evaluated with RLD value (ms). RLD is the distance between the Right Ventricular pacing marker (VP) and the maximum peak (or the first maximum peak in case of two equally tall peaks) of the LV bipolar deflection.


Description:

This study is a prospective, multi-center, physician-initiated study, with intra-center control arm of patients with advanced heart failure undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with or without defibrillator therapy.

Approximately 300 patients will be included in the study and followed-up for 6 months. Patients recruitment will consist of two sequential phases:

Phase 1 - Conventional CS lead placement (Conventional subgroup). The first 100 patients will be implanted with a CRT device with or without defibrillator (P/D) as per standard clinical practice, without CS lead pacing specific optimization. In these patients RLD is measured blind to implanting physician who will place CS lead according to his/her clinical practice. Since these patients follow strictly standard clinical practice, their implantation data can be collected prospectively or even retrospectively when available.

Phase 2 - Targeted CS lead placement (RLD subgroup). In the second 200 patients CS placement will be guided by RLD measurement. Physician will place the CS lead in the site of longest RLD with a stable and acceptable pacing threshold.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 211
Est. completion date March 31, 2018
Est. primary completion date September 30, 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Be in NYHA II or III functional class with approved class I or II standard indications by ESC/EHRA Guidelines

- Either patients in sinus rhythm or in atrial fibrillation. In this latter case patients must perform AV node ablation if complete biventricular stimulation cannot be achieved in >95% of beats

- Patients willing and able to comply with study requirements(patients must indicate their understanding of the study and willingness to participate by signing an appropriate informed consent form)

- Successful LV lead implant

Exclusion Criteria:

- Myocardial Infarction, unstable angina within 40 days prior the enrollment

- Recent cardiac revascularization (PTCA, Stent or CABG) in the 4 weeks prior to enrollment or planned for the 3 months following

- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) in the 3 months prior the enrollment

- Primary valvular disease

- Unable to comply with the follow up schedule

- Less than 18 years of age

- Pregnant or are planning to become pregnant during the duration of the investigation

- Classification of Status 1 for cardiac transplantation or consideration for transplantation over the next 12 months

- Undergone a cardiac transplantation

- Life expectancy < 12 months

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
RLD Group
patients CS placement will be guided by RLD measurement. Physician will place the CS lead in the site of longest RLD with a stable and acceptable pacing threshold.
Conventional CS lead placement
Clinical Practice

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy Ospedale Villa Scassi Genova
Italy Ospedale di Imperia Imperia
Italy Ospedale del Tigullio-Polo di Lavagna Lavagna
Italy Ospedale di Massa Massa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Michele Brignole

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Clinical Composite Score -3 months Improvement in clinical composite score 3 months
Secondary Clinical Composite Score-6 months Clinical composite score evaluation 6 months