Status:

COMPLETED

Optimal Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Pacing Rate

Lead Sponsor:

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Conditions:

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Heart Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The optimal pacing rate during cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is not known. Investigators investigate the impact of changing basal pacing frequencies on autonomic nerve function, cardiopulmon...

Detailed Description

This is a double-blinded randomized crossover pilot study testing two basal pacing rates: DDD-60 versus DDD-80. Each patient is paced for 2 periods of 90 days with DDD-60 and DDD-80 in a randomly sequ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Diagnosis with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
  • CRT device implanted (with initial indication in accordance with European guidelines) at least 6 months prior to inclusion.
  • New York Heart Association functional (NYHA) class II-IV
  • Sinus rhythm,
  • Hemodynamically stable
  • Biventricular pacing \> 90% of the time
  • On optimal medical treatment for heart failure with no changes in medications during the past 3 months.

Exclusion

  • NYHA I
  • unable to perform exercise test (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe arthritis)
  • cancer
  • plasma creatinine \> 200 micromole per litre
  • an admission for decompensated HF or acute coronary syndrome in the preceding 3 months.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02258061

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2013

Last Update

October 7 2014

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Rigshospitalet, University hospital of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100