Acute Effects of a Non Excitatory Cardial Stimulation

July 3, 2018 updated by: RWTH Aachen University

Acute Neurotrophic Effects of a Non Excitatory Cardial Stimulation by Optimizer III System in Patients With Heart Failure

Electric stimulation by cardial contractility modulation (CCM)to improve contractility and physical capacity

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

13

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • North Rhine Westfalia
      • Aachen, North Rhine Westfalia, Germany, 52074
        • Univeristy Hospital Aachen

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • planned CCM Implantation
  • systolic left ventricular dysfunction despite of adequate therapy of heart failure (NYHA II, III, IV)
  • implanted pacemaker, defibrillator or pacemaker during CS intubation
  • written informed consent
  • open entryways

Exclusion Criteria:

  • anemia Hemoglobin (HB)<8 mg/dl
  • lying coronary sinus (CS) tube or CS being not able to intubate
  • chronic atrial fibrillation or flutter
  • mechanic tricuspid valve prothesis
  • no access via subclavian vein
  • patients with VVI pacemaker being stimulated 110%
  • idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive constrictive cardiomyopathy or heart failure because of known inflammatory or infiltrative illnesses or constrictive illness
  • acute myocardial ischemia presented by angina pectoris or ECG changes under load
  • patients being hospitalized because of heart failure during the last month and have to be treated with intravenous diuretics or inotropic substances
  • acute coronary syndrome should not be implanted for at least 3 month
  • patients with mechanic aortic or tricuspid valve
  • patients after heart transplantation
  • patients with clinical significant ectopy, defined by > 8.900 PVCs during 24 hours at beginning Holter monitoring
  • patients after hypertensive crisis
  • patients with acute renal failure
  • Ejection Fraction (EF) > 35
  • patients after left ventricular pacemaker electrode
  • pregnant or breast feeding women
  • patients with heart failure after sepsis

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: CCM aggregate
Taking of 10 blood samples
Taking of blood sample

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
positive inotropic effects by CCM stimulation
Time Frame: 15 minutes
15 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sebastian Reith, MD, RWTH Aachen, Medical Departement I Univerity Hospital Aachen

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

February 11, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 6, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 3, 2018

Last Verified

July 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 12-032

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