ELEVATE-HFpEF Clinical Study

NCT ID: NCT06678841

Last Updated: 2025-12-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

700 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-09

Study Completion Date

2029-02-28

Brief Summary

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ELEVATE-HFpEF is a prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blinded, multi-center, global, interventional pivotal study evaluating the safety and efficacy of dual chamber personalized pacing compared to minimal or no pacing for the treatment of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

Detailed Description

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This study will evaluate a personalized cardiac pacing rate as a treatment for symptomatic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (LVEF ≥50%). The intervention is designed to improve health status and other signs and symptoms of heart failure in patients with HFpEF. After enrollment, baseline data will be collected, and subjects will then have a pacemaker implanted. Following successful implant, and prior to pre-hospital discharge, subjects will be randomized 1:1 to one of two study groups. In the first group, subjects will have their pacemaker programmed to dual chamber pacing at a personalized cardiac pacing rate (treatment group) based on their LVEF and height. Subjects randomized to the second group will have their pacemaker programmed to receive ventricular pacing at a non-personalized rate to minimize interference with the subject's intrinsic heart rate (control group).

Subjects will complete 2-month, 6-month, and 12-month visits where data will be collected. At the 12-month visit, the second group (control group) will also be programmed to their personalized cardiac pacing rate. Subjects will complete 14-month, 18-month, and 24-month visits where data will be collected. Following the 24-month visit, additional long-term follow-up visits will occur annually until study completion. The estimated study duration is approximately 4.5 years representing an estimated 24-month enrollment period and 18-month follow-up period.

Conditions

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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)

Keywords

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Heart Failure Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disease Concentric Hypertrophy Concentric Remodeling

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary and secondary endpoints are measured until 12 months post implant. At the 12-month visit, the second group (control group) will be crossed over and programmed to their personalized cardiac pacing rate receiving treatment group therapy for the remainder of follow-up until the subject is exited.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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Personalized Pacing Therapy (Treatment Group)

The treatment group will receive a qualifying Medtronic dual chamber pacemaker limited to Astra XT or Azure XT and programmed to provide dual chamber pacing at a personalized cardiac pacing rate determined by patient height and baseline LVEF percentage.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Personalized cardiac pacing

Intervention Type DEVICE

Personalized cardiac pacing treatment based each patient's height and baseline LVEF.

Control Group

The control group will receive a qualifying Medtronic dual chamber pacemaker limited to Astra XT or Azure XT and programmed to provide ventricular pacing at a non-personalized rate. This is considered limited or backup pacing.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Personalized cardiac pacing

Personalized cardiac pacing treatment based each patient's height and baseline LVEF.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ≥ 40 years
2. Documented EF ≥50% within the preceding 12 months
3. HFpEF defined as:

1. Documented worsening HF episode (either HF hospitalization or documented urgent clinic visit for HF with intravenous diuretics) within 12-months prior to baseline visit OR
2. Dyspnea on exertion and New York Heart Association (NYHA) ≥ class II symptoms AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

* Interstitial / pulmonary edema on prior chest imaging in the last year AND current loop diuretic use for heart failure
* Elevated NT-proBNP in the last year defined as \>400 pg/m for patients with no AF or paroxysmal AF, or \>900 pg/ml for patients with ≥persistent AF
* Mean pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) ≥15 mm Hg or LVEDP ≥16 mm Hg at rest on cardiac catheterization OR pulmonary artery diastolic and wedge pressure (PADP) ≥15 mm Hg at rest on implantable monitor (e.g., CardioMEMs)
* Echo criteria defined by ≥2 of:

* LV wall thickness ≥ 12 mm
* LV mass index (BSA indexed LVH): sex at birth male \>115 g/m2, sex at birth female \>95 g/m2
* Relative wall thickness ≥0.42
* E/e' ≥15 in sinus rhythm (or \> 11 in the setting of atrial fibrillation) OR septal \<7 cm/s or lateral e' \<10cm/s
* Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) velocity \>2.8 m/s
* Left atrial (LA) enlargement, defined by LA volume index \>34 ml/m2
4. Patient is on stable guideline indicated HF medical therapy (Class I recommendations) for at least 30 days
5. Patient's average heart rate on baseline ambulatory electrocardiographic monitor is at least 5 bpm lower than their calculated personalized cardiac pacing rate (e.g. if a patient's personalized cardiac pacing rate is 70 bpm and their average heart rate on the ambulatory electrocardiographic monitor is less than or equal to 65 bpm the patient is eligible)
6. Patient is willing and able to adhere to the protocol (e.g., patient is able to ambulate independently at baseline).

Exclusion Criteria

1. Improved or recovered EF (i.e., prior LVEF\<50%)
2. Patient has a previously implanted, currently implanted, or is intended to have implanted a cardiac implantable electronic device capable of delivering pacing (e.g., pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT))
3. Current pregnancy (requirement for negative pregnancy test may vary by jurisdiction)
4. Average heart rate \<50 bpm or symptomatic bradycardia
5. Acute coronary syndrome (including MI), cardiovascular surgery, or urgent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within the 3 months prior to baseline visit or an elective PCI within 30 days prior to baseline visit.
6. Current acute decompensated HF requiring intravenous diuretics, vasodilators and/or inotropic drugs.
7. Severe obesity defined as BMI \>45.
8. Persistent, long-standing persistent, or permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) with an average heart rate \<50 bpm or evidence of ventricular pauses exceeding 6 seconds
9. Planned AF ablation
10. Infiltrative cardiomyopathies (e.g., amyloidosis, sarcoidosis)
11. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathies
12. Uncontrolled hypertension as defined by BP \>160/100 mmHg on two measurements ≥15 minutes apart
13. End Stage Renal Disease (CKD 4 or greater)
14. More than moderate valvular disease (e.g. exclude patients with moderate severe or severe valvular disease)
15. Significant primary pulmonary disease on home oxygen
16. Known contraindication for a pacemaker implant
17. Advanced co-morbidity with life expectancy \< 1 year
18. Patients who are currently enrolled in a potentially confounding drug or device trial during the course of the study. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials is only allowed when documented pre-approval is obtained from the Medtronic Study Manager.
19. Patient is a vulnerable adult (e.g. patient mentally incapable of giving consent).
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Hartford Hospital

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cardiovascular Institute of Northwest Florida

Panama City, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Iowa Heart Center

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cardiovascular Institute of the South

Houma, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Saint Lukes Mid America Heart Institute

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Lancaster General Hospital

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Saint Thomas Research Institute

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Prince Charles Hospital

Chermside, Queensland, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

The Alfred Hospital

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Site Status RECRUITING

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, , Belgium

Site Status RECRUITING

Prince of Wales Hospital

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Oslo Universitetssykehus-Rikshospitalet

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status RECRUITING

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - Leeds General Infirmary

Leeds, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust - Manchester Royal Infirmary

Manchester, , United Kingdom

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States Australia Belgium Hong Kong Norway United Kingdom

Central Contacts

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Dawn Dyer

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 954-682-8334

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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MDT23039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id