NCT01484613

Brief Summary

Cardiac resynchronization (CRT) therapy is well established for treatment of patients with severe heartfailure, reduced left ventricular (LV) function and ventricular dyssynchrony. Roughly 1/3 of CRT patients do not improve after CRT implant. One possible reason is interruption of biventricular pacing. This might be caused by several conditions, including elevated left ventricular (LV) pacing thresholds or presence of phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS). CRT devices with quadripolar LV leads offer 10 LV pacing vectors to choose from. It's the aim of this prospective observational study to investigate efficacy and reliability of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with quadripolar left ventricular leads. Hypothesis: In more than 90% of patients, who received a CRT system with quadripolar LV lead, at least one acceptable LV lead vector is available.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
337

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2011

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

16 active sites

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2011

Completed
29 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 30, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 2, 2011

Completed
2.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

February 4, 2019

Status Verified

February 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

November 30, 2011

Last Update Submit

February 1, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

Hear FailureCardiac resynchronizationCRT-Dquadripolar

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Percentage of patients with at least one acceptable lead vector

    Definition of acceptable lead vector: Any LV vector that complies in both tested body positions with both criteria: 1. Phrenic nerve stimulation threshold is at least twice as high as LV pacing threshold 2. LV pacing threshold is less or equals 2.5V@0.5ms

    Pre hospital discharge (PHD) to 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Quality of Life

    Baseline to 3 months

  • Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS)

    PHD to 3 months

  • LV pacing thresholds

    PHD to 3 months

  • Number of acceptable LV lead vectors per patient

    PHD to 3 months

  • Finally programmed LV lead vector

    PHD to 3 months

Study Arms (1)

Quadripolar lead

All participants receive a CRT-D system with quadripolar lead

Device: quadripolar LV lead (Quartet)

Interventions

All participants will receive CRT-D system with a quadripolar lead. This lead offers 10 LV lead vectors to choose from

Also known as: Quartet
Quadripolar lead

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Patients who are planned for being implanted with a cardiac resynchronization therapy implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CRT-D) system in the participating centers.

You may qualify if:

  • Indication for implantation of a CRT-D
  • Age \>= 18 years
  • Written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Already implanted LV or coronary sinus lead
  • Previous unsuccessful LV lead implant attempt
  • Patient is eligible for heart transplantation
  • Comorbidities that results in life expectancy of less than 12 months
  • Known pregnancy
  • Inability to provide written patient informed consent
  • Participation to another study with active treatment arm (i.e. randomized studies etc...)
  • Patient is not willing or is not able to visit the study center for the study assessments within the first 3 months after implant
  • Patient is not able to understand or answer the quality of life questionaire

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (16)

Klinikum Coburg GmbH

Coburg, 96450, Germany

Location

Evangelisches Krankenhaus Kalk

Cologne, 51103, Germany

Location

Krankenhaus Mörsenbroich-Rath GmbH

Düsseldorf, 40472, Germany

Location

Klinikum Esslingen

Esslingen am Neckar, 73730, Germany

Location

Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien

Frankfurt am Main, 60389, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinik Freiburg

Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

Location

Herz- und Gefäßzentrum am Krankenhaus Neu-Bethlehem

Göttingen, 37073, Germany

Location

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Hanover, 30625, Germany

Location

Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein gGmbH

Ludwigshafen, 67063, Germany

Location

St.-Marien-Hospital GmbH

Lünen, 44534, Germany

Location

Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH

Magdeburg, 39130, Germany

Location

Marien-Hospital

Marl, 45768, Germany

Location

Klinikum Großhadern der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

München, 81377, Germany

Location

Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, 48149, Germany

Location

Niels-Stensen-Kliniken Marienhospital Osnabrück

Osnabrück, 49074, Germany

Location

Klinikum Dorothea Christiane Erxleben GmbH

Quedlinburg, 06484, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Johannes Brachmann, Prof.

    Klinikum Coburg GmbH

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2011

First Posted

December 2, 2011

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion

June 1, 2014

Study Completion

June 1, 2014

Last Updated

February 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-02

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