ALPs Single ChambEr New Device (ASCEND)

Early Feasibility Study of the Single Chamber ALPS Leadless Pacemaker System in Patients With Bradycardia

Prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, international study designed to evaluate the initial safety and performance of the ALPS leadless pacemaker when used in patients with bradycardia.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Bradycardia; AV Block; Atrial Fibrillation (AF); Brady-tachy Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation

Detailed Description

The objective of this clinical trial is to assess the initial safety and performance of the autonomous leadless pacing system (ALPS) when used in patients with bradycardia. The ALPS™ is a system consisting of a leadless pacemaker, a catheter, a programmer and a home monitor. The ALPS leadless pacemaker is intended to sense the electrical activity of the heart and to provide cardiac pacing therapy in patients requiring VVI therapy. The ALPS has an energy harvester that provides the energy for the pacing therapy and communication with a home monitor, instead of a battery limited in its life time.

The study will include up to 10 participants who will be enrolled and implanted in up to 4 medical centers in the US. The duration of participation for each participant will be 24 months. Participants will be evaluated 1 month, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following the implantation. The study includes safety assessment which consists of checking for device or procedure-related major complications. The performance assessment consists of collecting and analyzing the leadless pacemaker's battery voltage and pacing parameters. In addition, the study will collect data to analyze the performance of the energy harvester.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 10
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Dalit Shav; Phone Number: +33 147 468 515; Email: clinical@cairdac.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age at enrolment

2. Subject who has a Class I or II indication for implantation of a single chamber ventricular pacemaker according to ACC/AHA/HRS/EHRA guidelines:

   • Paroxysmal or permanent high-grade AV block in the presence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
   • Paroxysmal or permanent high-grade AV block in the absence of AF, as an alternative to dual chamber pacing, when dual chamber transvenous pacing system is considered difficult, elevated risk, or not deemed necessary for effective therapy.
   • Symptomatic bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome or Sinus Node Dysfunction (sinus bradycardia or sinus pauses), as an alternative to atrial or dual chamber pacing, when dual chamber transvenous pacing system is considered difficult, elevated risk, or not deemed necessary for effective therapy.
3. Subject able and willing to undergo the study requirements and is expected to be geographically stable for the duration of the follow-up.
4. Subject with a life expectancy of more than 24 months.
5. Subject is able and willing to use the Home Monitor.
6. Written informed consent to participate in the study obtained from the subject, according to local regulations, prior to initiation of any study mandated procedure.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject who is entirely pacemaker dependent (escape rhythm <30 bpm).
2. Subject has an existing or prior pacemaker, ICD, or CRT device implant.
3. Subject has unstable angina pectoris or has had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the 30 days prior to eligibility assessment.
4. Subject had recent cardiovascular or peripheral vascular surgery within 30 days prior to enrollment
5. Subject with current implantation of a neurostimulator or any other chronically implanted device which uses current in the body. Note that a temporary pacing wire is allowed.
6. Subject with a prior intervention of the tricuspid valve, implanted vena cava filter that cannot be crossed, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
7. Subject who is morbidly obese (BMI > 40).
8. Subject who has a below normal BMI (BMI<18).
9. Subject whose femoral venous anatomy is unable to accommodate a 24 French introducer sheath or an implant on the right side of the heart (for example, due to obstructions or severe tortuosity) in the opinion of the implanter.
10. Subject with ventricular dysfunction and LVEF ≤ 50
11. Subject who is considered as unable to tolerate an urgent sternotomy.
12. Subject with a known intolerance to Titanium, titanium nitride, parylene C, PEEK, platinum-iridium alloy, heparin, or sensitivity to contrast media.
13. Subject for whom a single dose of 1.0 mg dexamethasone acetate may be contraindicated.
14. Subject with a life expectancy of less than 24 months.
15. Subject with significant co-morbid conditions or other conditions which, at the discretion of the PI, are deemed to prohibit study entry
16. Subject who is currently enrolled or planning to participate in a potentially confounding drug or device trial during the course of this study. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials is only allowed when documented preapproval is obtained from the Cairdac study manager.
17. Pregnant woman, or woman of childbearing potential and who is not on a reliable form of birth control.
18. Subject with exclusion criteria required by local law (e.g. age, breast feeding, etc.).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: ALPS group; It is a single arm study where participants will undergo the implantation of ALPS in the heart right ventricle.	Device: Leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation; Participants will undergo leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation providing pacing therapy by the implant and monitoring using the home monitor.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Rate of device-related serious adverse events	3 months
Rate of participants with pacing thresholds (PCT) ≤ 2V at 0.4 ms pulse width, and and an increase in PCT from implantation is less than 1.5V, and R-wave amplitudes ≥ 5.0 mV, or a value ≥ the value at implantation	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Rate of patients with battery voltage above 3930mV	3 months
The rate of ALPS system and/or procedure-related major complications	24 months
The rate of subjects in whom the battery voltage is above 3930mV	24 months
The rate of subjects with pacing thresholds that are within therapeutic range	24 months
The rate of subjects with therapeutically acceptable sensing amplitude	24 months
Rate of patients with pacing impedance is within the acceptable range of 400 - 2000 Ohm	24 months
The average voltage of the implant's battery	24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cairdac SA

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 2, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 9, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): March 10, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 10, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 9, 2026
• Last Verified: March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; pacemaker; remote monitoring; home monitoring; Bradycardia; AV block; leadless pacemaker; ventricular leadless pacemaker; Brady-tachy syndrome; leadless cardiac pacemaker; leadless pacing system; delivering leadless system; permanent leadless pacemaker; single chamber leadless pacemaker; single chamber leadless pacing therapy; VVI; autonomous leadless pacing system; piezoelectric energy harvester; VOO; home monitor
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiac Conduction System Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Heart Diseases; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Heart Block; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Atrioventricular Block; Atrial Fibrillation; Bradycardia
• Other Study ID Numbers: ALPS-CLNS01-001

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes