Impact of Atrio-ventricular Optimization With His Bundle Pacing on Treatment of Atrio-ventricular Dromotropathy

NCT ID: NCT04544345

Last Updated: 2023-02-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

17 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-12-23

Study Completion Date

2023-01-04

Brief Summary

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This study aims to determine the clinical and hemodynamic benefit of atrio-ventricular (AV) resynchronization with His bundle pacing in patients with symptomatic first degree AV block.

Detailed Description

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The term AV dyssynchrony was introduced by Salden F. and coauthors in 2018. It stands for the adverse effects of AV dyssynchrony due to PR interval prolongation. According to the ESC and ACC guidelines, severe first degree AV block is an IIa indication for permanent pacemaker implantation, yet data on these patients' clinical outcomes are scarce. To independently determine the impact of AV resynchronization, His bundle pacing will be used to avoid intraventricular desynchronization.

Symptomatic patients with severe first-degree AV block and echocardiographically proven AV dyssynchrony will be included in the study.

All patients will receive a dual-chamber pacemaker with an atrial lead positioned in the right atrium and ventricular lead placed on the bundle of His. In a single-blind cross-over design, patients will be randomized to AV sequential His bundle pacing with echo-guided AV optimization or back-up VVI pacing mode. Each study period will last for three months. At the end of both periods, cardiopulmonary exercise testing, complete echocardiographic study, and clinical evaluation will be performed.

Peak oxygen uptake and echocardiography-based hemodynamic parameters in both periods will be compared.

Conditions

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Atrioventricular Block Atrioventricular Dyssynchrony

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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His bundle pacing, AV optimized

Pacemaker programmed to DDD mode with ventricular lead placed on the bundle of His and echocardiographically optimized AV delay.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

His bundle pacing, AV optimized

Intervention Type DEVICE

A Select Secure 3830 (Medtronic, MN, USA) pacing lead will be placed on the bundle of His. In case of unsuccessful His capture, left bundle branch area pacing is going to be targeted. Pacemaker will be programmed to a low base rate and a high tracking rate to allow for intrinsic sinus rhythm. AV delay will be optimized with echocardiography to the shortest AV delay without truncation of the A wave on transmitral pulse wave doppler.

Backup VVI pacing

Pacemaker programmed to ventricular only pacing with low base rate (40/min) to allow intrinsic rhythm.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Backup VVI pacing

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pacemaker will be programmed to VVI (ventricular only) mode with low base rate as to allow for intrinsic sinus rhythm without AV optimization.

Interventions

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His bundle pacing, AV optimized

A Select Secure 3830 (Medtronic, MN, USA) pacing lead will be placed on the bundle of His. In case of unsuccessful His capture, left bundle branch area pacing is going to be targeted. Pacemaker will be programmed to a low base rate and a high tracking rate to allow for intrinsic sinus rhythm. AV delay will be optimized with echocardiography to the shortest AV delay without truncation of the A wave on transmitral pulse wave doppler.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Backup VVI pacing

Pacemaker will be programmed to VVI (ventricular only) mode with low base rate as to allow for intrinsic sinus rhythm without AV optimization.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* First OR second degree Mobitz type 1 atrioventricular block with a PR interval \> 250 ms
* left ventricular ejection fraction \> 50%
* echocardiographic criteria of atrioventricular dyssynchrony (diastolic filling time/RR interval ratio \< 0,4 OR fusion of E and A waves OR diastolic mitral regurgitation)
* symptoms on exertion (dyspnea, palpitations)
* insufficient shortening of PR interval during exercise (PR interval \> 200 ms at heart rate of 100 beats per minute)

Exclusion Criteria

* left ventricular ejection fraction \< 50%
* third degree atrioventricular block
* atrial fibrillation
* sinus node disease
* left bundle branch block
* right bundle branch block
* ventricular arrhythmia that indicates implantation of cardioverter defibrillator
* consumption of drugs that influence atrioventricular conduction
* active bacterial infection
* inability to undergo cardiopulmonary exercise test
* anaemia (haemoglobin concentration \< 100 g/L)
* pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Medical Centre Ljubljana

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anja Zupan Mežnar

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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UMC Ljubljana

Ljubljana, , Slovenia

Site Status

Countries

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Slovenia

References

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Abdelrahman M, Subzposh FA, Beer D, Durr B, Naperkowski A, Sun H, Oren JW, Dandamudi G, Vijayaraman P. Clinical Outcomes of His Bundle Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular Pacing. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 May 22;71(20):2319-2330. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.048. Epub 2018 Mar 10.

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Other Identifiers

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UMCLj-AVdromHis

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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