Optimal Settings for Anti Tachycardia Pacing (ATP) on ICD (DAN-ATP)

September 1, 2026 updated by: Bo Gregers Winkel, Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Optimal ATP Settings in the VT Zone for New Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation (DAN-ATP)

This is a pragmatic, two-group, cluster randomized trial designed to compare strategies for the Anti Tachycardia Pacing (ATP)-setting in the ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT) zone when implanting a new implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in patients with heart disease in hospitals in Denmark.

The strategies are: "Burst" or "Ramp" after 1. ATP (which is always burst) in VT zone. VT zone is defined between 180-249 (up to 269 in special cases) heartbeats per minute.

The ICD will give either:

Burst: The ICD is programmed to give ATP with 4 bursts. Or Ramp: The ICD is programmed to give ATP with 1 burst and 3 ramps.

The participating hospitals will be assigned to one of two intervention strategies for periods of 4-months. The given intervention will follow the patient/ICD throughout the life time of the ICD, but with the possibility to reprogram at any time (intention to treat).

It is calculated that the study needs a total of 398 events (second to fourth ATP), which is estimated to require 3980 implanted ICDs. The participants will be followed until the end of the ICD life, which is estimated to be around 10 years.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

3980

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 Contact

Study Locations

  • Denmark
    • Dr.
      • Copenhagen, Dr., Denmark, 2100
        • Recruiting
        • The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Bo G winkel, MD, PhD

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- ICD implantation for primary or secondary prophylactic indication

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
  • Patients can actively opt out of participation in the study

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Burst
Other: Burst
ATP with 4 burst
Experimental: Ramp
Other: Ramp
ATP with 1 Burst + 3 Ramp

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Arrhythmia cessation
Time Frame: The lifetime of the ICD, estimated 10 years
The ability of the given ATP protocol to stop the ventricular arrhythmia
The lifetime of the ICD, estimated 10 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Defibrillation
Time Frame: The lifetime of the ICD, estimated 10 years
Arrhythmia accelerates resulting in defibrillation/shock therapy
The lifetime of the ICD, estimated 10 years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborators

The Novo Nordic Foundation

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)

February 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2041

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 31, 2041

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 12, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 12, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

January 21, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 4, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DAN-ATP
  • 2501444 (Other Identifier: VMK)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

The data are considered sensitive personal data.

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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