Chronic Evaluation of Novel Pacemaker System

August 28, 2026 updated by: Calyan Technologies
The primary study objective is to evaluate the feasibility, initial clinical safety and potential effectiveness of the Calyan Pacemaker system.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is an early feasibility study, designed to evaluate the initial clinical safety, device functionality and stability and potential effectiveness of the Calyan pacemaker. The Calyan device will be implanted, and if acute success criteria are met, chronic pacing will be delivered over a 3-month primary follow-up period, with subsequent extended follow-up of all patients. The data from this study will be used to justify the design of a larger prospective pivotal study that will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Calyan pacemaker device.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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10

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455
        • Recruiting
        • University of Minnesota

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18 or above
  2. Willing and capable of providing informed consent
  3. Class I or IIa indication for implantation of a single-chamber ventricular pacemaker, according to ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines
  4. A life expectancy of at least one year, and is a suitable candidate based on overall health and well-being

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with complete AV block or other pacemaker-dependent conditions

  2. Patients in whom a substernal device implant should be avoided:

    1. Any prior sternotomy;
    2. Any prior medical condition or procedure that leads to adhesions in the anterior mediastinal space;
    3. Any marked sternal abnormality, such as pectus excavatum or pectus carinatum
    4. Prior abdominal surgery in the epigastric region
    5. Planned sternotomy
    6. Prior or planned chest radiotherapy
    7. Hiatal hernia that distorts mediastinal anatomy
    8. Adhesions in the anterior mediastinal space
    9. Severe obesity so that subxiphoid/substernal tunneling cannot be safely performed
  3. Patients with severe RV dilation, gross hepatosplenomegaly, or severe obesity such that subxiphoidal/substernal tunneling cannot be safely performed
  4. Patients with a class III indication for a permanent pacemaker
  5. Patients with decompensated heart failure not due to bradycardia and expected to worsen with chronic RV pacing
  6. Patients with an implanted cardiac pacemaker, cardioverter defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization device, or neurostimulator device, or planned implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization device, or neurostimulator device
  7. Patients with a current or planned implantation of a substernal device, or any implanted device that would interfere with the implantation or operation of a substernal device
  8. Patients who have previously undergone an open-heart surgical procedure.
  9. Patients with an active infection
  10. Patient on chronic oral anticoagulation which cannot be temporarily discontinued for surgery
  11. Patients with a condition in which pericardial pacing would be difficult or impossible, such as acute pericarditis, chronic pericardial effusion or pericardial thickening or calcification, cardiac tamponade, or chronic restrictive pericarditis
  12. Patients who have tested positive for the COVID-19 in the past 3 months, or are currently showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19
  13. Women of childbearing potential who are or might be pregnant at the time of the study or breastfeeding
  14. Subjects with a life expectancy of less than 12 months
  15. Patients who are currently enrolled or planning to participate in any concurrent clinical study with an investigational therapy
  16. Patients with decompensated heart failure expected to worsen with chronic RV pacing
  17. Patients with COPD with oxygen dependence

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Device Feasibility
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Treatment
Chronic implantation of the Calyan pacemaker device
Device: Calyan Pacemaker
The Calyan pacemaker is a device designed for implantation in the chest below the xiphoid process, and includes a FlexArm containing stimulation and sensing electrodes. The Calyan pacemaker is implanted using a set of delivery tools and clipped onto the xiphoid process; the FlexArm electrodes are oriented to make contact with the pericardial surface of the heart. Pacing parameters are adjusted wirelessly with a tablet-based programmer that communicates with the Calyan pacemaker via secure Bluetooth.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of procedure and device related serious adverse events (SAEs)
Time Frame: 3 months
Rate of procedure and device related serious adverse events (SAEs) at 3 months post-implant.
3 months
Number of patients with successful chronic ventricular pacing
Time Frame: 3 months
Proportion of patients with successful chronic ventricular pacing, including successful pacemaker implantation and chronic capture of the ventricle, during the 3-month primary follow-up period.
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Calyan Technologies

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Imad Libbus, PhD, Calyan Technologies

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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September 30, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 31, 2027

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 21, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 21, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 1, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 28, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CT-05

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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