Non-invasive Mapping Using Ultra-high Frequency Electrocardiography

April 22, 2024 updated by: Imperial College London

Cardiac electrical mapping is an important tool that allows doctors to study the electrical activity of the heart in detail. Electrical mapping systems used in clinical practice are time consuming, invasive and very costly. Ultra-high frequency electrocardiography is a novel non-invasive cardiac mapping system. Ultra-high frequency electrocardiography (UHF-ECG) can be performed in 10-15 minutes without any risk or discomfort to patients.

The aim of this study is to refine this mapping system, verify it against invasive mapping and develop software to bring this novel system into routine clinical use including predicting which patients will respond to cardiac resynchronisation therapy.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a single centre laboratory study aiming to utilise ultra-high frequency electrocardiography to construct cardiac electrical activation maps.

All participants will attend for an UHF-ECG. This involves placing standard electrocardiography electrodes (up to 48) followed by electrocardiography recording using the UHF-ECG machine for 10-15 minutes.

Participants undergoing a clinically indicated VT ablation procedure will their UHF-ECG done before the procedure at a separate time. The ablation procedure itself will proceed as standard with no alternation whatsoever in study participants and no invasive measurements will be undertaken during the procedure. After the procedure is complete the 3D electrical maps collected to guide VT ablation will be analyzed and used for the study. The invasive maps will be compared with the non-invasive maps obtained using UHF-EGC.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

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

  • United Kingdom
      • London, United Kingdom, W12 0HS
        • Hammersmith Hospital Imperial College NHS trust

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 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults (age > 18 years)
  • Able to give consent
  • Some patients will be recruited from those listed for a clinically indicated VT ablation
  • Patient subgroups as follows; 60 participants with LBBB undergoing a clinically indicated VT ablation , 20 participants with normal 12 lead ECG and normal left ventricular function assessed using standard echocardiography, 20 participants with right bundle branch block morphology on 12 lead ECG, 40 participants with non-specific conduction delay on 12 lead ECG, 60 participants with left bundle branch block morphology on 12 lead ECG and 20 participants who developed left bundle branch block morphology on 12 lead ECG after undergoing aortic valve replacement

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to give consent
  • Children (age < 18 years)

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Abnormal cardiac conduction
patients with abnormal cardiac conduction will undergo an ultra-high frequency electrocardiogram
Diagnostic test: Ultra-high frequency electrocardiography
Patients will have an ultra-high frequency electrocardiography performed.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of patients with block in the proximal conduction system
Time Frame: 3 years
number of participant with an electrical activation map where the pattern indicates proximal conduction disease.
3 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Imperial College London

Investigators

  • Study Director: Zachary Whinnett, Imperial College London

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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)

October 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 10, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

March 10, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 28, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 28, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

September 3, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 19HH5155

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

No

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