Safety and Effectiveness of Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Versus Conventional Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure

NCT ID: NCT07069738

Last Updated: 2025-11-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

850 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-10-22

Study Completion Date

2029-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will compare two different methods to pace the heart to treat heart failure including:

1. The current standard method of implanting a pacing lead in a vein on the surface of the left lower chamber of the heart (left ventricle) to deliver heart failure therapy. This method is called Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT).
2. The other method is using a lead implanted in the Left Bundle Branch Area (LBBA) of your heart. This method is called Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing or LBBAP. This lead is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be implanted in this area of the heart, but not to provide heart failure treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Heart Failure - NYHA II - IV

Keywords

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Heart Failure Conduction System Pacing Primary Prevention Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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CRT Cohort

Participants will be randomized, implanted with a BSC CRT-D device using a Quadripolar lead, and device programmed to the respective cohort.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CRT-D with a Quadripolar LV lead

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants randomized to this cohort will receive a BSC system: CRT-D, Right Atrial Lead (RA), Defibrillation Lead (RV), Quadripolar LV Lead.

LBBA Cohort

Participants will be randomized, implanted with a BSC CRT-D using the INGEVITY+ pace/sense lead implanted in the LBBA, and device programmed to the respective cohort.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CRT-D with INGEVITY+ pace/sense lead

Intervention Type DEVICE

Participants randomized to this cohort will receive a BSC system: CRT-D, Right Atrial Lead (RA), Defibrillation Lead (RV), INGEVITY+ pace/sense Lead (implanted in the LBBA)

Interventions

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CRT-D with a Quadripolar LV lead

Participants randomized to this cohort will receive a BSC system: CRT-D, Right Atrial Lead (RA), Defibrillation Lead (RV), Quadripolar LV Lead.

Intervention Type DEVICE

CRT-D with INGEVITY+ pace/sense lead

Participants randomized to this cohort will receive a BSC system: CRT-D, Right Atrial Lead (RA), Defibrillation Lead (RV), INGEVITY+ pace/sense Lead (implanted in the LBBA)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Patient is age 18 years or above, or of legal age to give informed consent specific to state and national law
2. Patient meets a guideline-based indication for a de novo CRT-D device
3. Primary prevention indication for ICD therapy
4. Ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy with LVEF ≤ 35% within 6 months of enrollment (LVEF must be assessed after the subject has been on GDMT for a minimum of 3 months) using an appropriate method of assessment (i.e. Echo, MRI, etc)
5. NYHA class II-IV despite maximally tolerated guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT)\* for at least 3 months

\*GDMT is defined as all four drug classes listed below for at least 3 months prior to enrollment unless the investigator provides justification (e.g., contraindicated, not tolerated or cost): Renin Angiotensin System Inhibitors (ACE, ARB, or ARNI) Evidence based betablockers (metoprolol succinate, carvedilol, bisoprolol) Mineralocorticoid antagonists SGLT2 Inhibitor medications
6. Sinus rhythm with left bundle branch block (LBBB) defined as a QRS ≥ 140 ms in men and ≥ 130 ms in women with a predominantly negative deflection (QS or rS in lead V1 and mid QRS notching or slurring in at least two of the following leads: 1, aVL, V1, V2, V5, V6) within 3 months of enrollment
7. Patient is willing to participate in LATITUDE™ NXT remote patient monitoring
8. Patient is willing and capable of providing informed consent and participating in all testing associated with this investigation at an approved study site and at the protocol defined intervals (Note: Use of a legally authorized representative (LAR) is not allowed)
9. Patient plans to remain geographically stable (not permanently moving to another location) and can commit to all study participation requirements (procedure, follow-up visits and testing requirements)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) within 3 months prior to enrollment and documented in the medical record
2. Frequent premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), atrial arrhythmias, and/or other causes of expected percentage of cardiac physiologic pacing (CPP) delivery below 95% at the time of enrollment
3. Non-LBBB conduction abnormalities (including right bundle branch block (RBB) or intraventricular conduction delay (IVCD)) within 3 months prior to enrollment
4. Complete, second degree or high degree atrioventricular (AV) block, that requires pacing at the time of enrollment
5. Current or prior pacemaker, ICD or CRT implant (Also includes non-transvenous ICD technology and leadless pacemakers)
6. Prior or planned mechanical or bioprosthetic tricuspid valve replacement
7. Currently receiving or previously received positive inotrope therapy within 3 months prior to enrollment
8. Unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, or percutaneous coronary intervention within 3 months prior to enrollment
9. History of heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation
10. Less than 1 year of life expectancy at the time of enrollment
11. Anticipated heart transplantation or LVAD implantation within 1 year of enrollment
12. History of ventricular septal defect (VSD)
13. Complex congenital heart disease
14. Documented diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis
15. Known occlusion or other reason limiting central venous access for transvenous leads
16. Women of childbearing potential who are, or plan to become, pregnant during the course of the study (assessment per investigator's discretion)
17. Patient currently requiring dialysis
18. Patient with known or suspected sensitivity to Dexamethasone Acetate (DXA)
19. Patient with contrast dye allergy or unwilling/able to undergo pre-treatment with steroids and/or diphenhydramine
20. Inability or refusal to comply with the follow-up schedule including subject living at such a distance from the investigational site that attending follow-up visits would be unusually difficult or burdensome
21. Patient is enrolled in any other concurrent study. Co-enrollment into other studies such as observational studies/registries needs prior written approval by BSC. Local mandatory governmental registries are accepted for co-enrollment without approval by BSC.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Boston Scientific Corporation

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Mobile Infirmary Medical Center

Mobile, Alabama, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Arrhythmia Research Group

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jacqueline Beaulieu

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 1-800-227-3422

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Ernest Matthew Quin, Dr.

Role: primary

Devi Nair, Dr.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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C2403

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id