Status:

TERMINATED

X-Change HF - Exchange of the Existing Pacemaker/ICD in Bradycardia Patients Suffering From Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medtronic

Conditions:

Heart Failure, Congestive

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The goal of X-Change HF is to estimate the effect of biventricular stimulation in patients who need antibradycardia ventricular stimulation (more than 80%); are eligible for the exchange of an old pac...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Implanted dual-chamber pacemaker or ICD system with replacement indication
  • Because of battery end of life
  • Because of upgrade from pacemaker to ICD system
  • predominant sinus rhythm (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation \[AF\] \< 2 hours/day)
  • predominant ventricular stimulation (\>= 80%)
  • NYHA Class II-III
  • LVEF \<= 35%

Exclusion

  • NYHA Class IV
  • Life expectancy of less than one year because of accompanying diseases
  • Myocardial infarction less than 3 months old
  • Cardiac surgery less than 3 months
  • Bypass
  • Valve surgery
  • Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Thoracotomy, for implant of an epicardial LV electrode
  • Medical circumstances that make participation and compliance impossible
  • Patients who are not willing or able to give written consent for their study participation
  • Participation in another study
  • Patients less than 18 years old
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00157846

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

August 1 2008

Last Update

July 3 2025

Active Locations (10)

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1

Klinikum Augsburg I. Medizinische Klinik

Augsburg, Germany, 86156

2

Charite Campus Virchow-Klinikum

Berlin, Germany, 13353

3

Unfallkrankenhaus Benjamin Franklin

Berlin, Germany

4

Ev. Freikirchliches KH Bernau und Herzzentrum Brandenburg

Bernau, Germany