Clinical trial NCT04463121: Preload and Autonomic Responses With Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) (CS-06)
Official title: Pressure-Volume (PV) Measurements for Evaluating the Changes in the Ventricular Preload and Autonomic Nervous System Using BackBeat Medical Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) Signals in an Acute Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Bradycardia
Hypertension, Systolic
Lead sponsor: BackBeat Medical Inc
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
Collaborators: name: CD Leycom
First posted: 2020-07-09
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: This investigation will evaluate the effect of RV pacing lead position on cardiac function and the modulation of the autonomic nervous system with Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) pacing signals. The study will be performed acutely prior to a pacemaker implant.

Detailed description: Subjects indicated for a dual chamber pacemaker implant or replacement who are not 100% dependent on right ventricular pacing may be eligible to participate in the study.

This investigation will evaluate the effect of RV pacing lead position on cardiac function and the modulation of the autonomic nervous system using Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) pacing signals at different positions of the RV pacing lead.

A standard conductance catheter will be introduced through the femoral artery and advanced into the left ventricle to measure cardiac volumes and pressure.

Arterial blood pressure will be measured from the other femoral artery with an additional sheath.

The Moderato® IPG will be used to generate Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy (CNT) signals and deliver them to the patient through the cable and leads. A range of CNT signal parameters will be used to assess the effect on sympathetic activity at different positions of the RV pacing lead. Ventricular pressure and volume readings from the conductance catheter and arterial pressure readings will be recorded and analyzed to assess the effect of CNT signals on cardiac function, sympathetic activity and blood pressure.

The effects of CNT signal over a range of parameter settings will be studied for the different RV lead positions.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subject is ≥ 18 years of age
2. Subject requires implantation or replacement of a dual chamber pacemaker or requires an upgrade from a single chamber to a dual chamber pacemaker
3. Subject has known Hypertension
4. Subject is willing and able to comply with the study and procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subject has symptoms of heart failure, NYHA Class II or greater
2. Subject has significant (\>2+) mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation or aortic stenosis.
3. Subject has permanent atrial fibrillation
4. Subject has atrial fibrillation on the day of the study.
5. Subject has hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy or interventricular septal thickness ≥15 mm
6. Subject is on dialysis
7. Subject has a history of prior neurological events (stroke or TIA) within the past year or a neurological event (stroke or TIA) at any prior time that has resulted in residual neurologic deficit.
8. Subject has a history of autonomic dysfunction
9. Women who are pregnant or breast-feeding
10. Subject cannot or is unwilling to provide informed consent.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Effects of the Moderato CNT pacing signals on cardiac function
timeFrame: approximately one hour
measure: Effects of CNT pacing signals on blood pressure
timeFrame: aproximately onr hour
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Praha
country: Czechia
facility: Na Homolce Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: Na Homolce Hospital
name: Petr Neuzil, MD, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Yang B, Wang Y, Zhang F, Ju W, Chen H, Mika Y, Aviv R, Evans SJ, Burkhoff D, Wang J, Chen M. Rationale and evidence for the development of a durable device-based cardiac neuromodulation therapy for hypertension. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2018 May;12(5):381-391. doi: 10.1016/j.jash.2018.03.004. Epub 2018 Mar 21.
citation: Neuzil P, Merkely B, Erglis A, Marinskis G, de Groot JR, Schmidinger H, Rodriguez Venegas M, Voskuil M, Sturmberger T, Petru J, Jongejan N, Aichinger J, Kamzola G, Aidietis A, Geller L, Mraz T, Osztheimer I, Mika Y, Evans S, Burkhoff D, Kuck KH; BackBeat Study Investigators. Pacemaker-Mediated Programmable Hypertension Control Therapy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 Dec 23;6(12):e006974. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.006974.
citation: de Roest GJ, Allaart CP, Kleijn SA, Delnoy PP, Wu L, Hendriks ML, Bronzwaer JG, van Rossum AC, de Cock CC. Prediction of long-term outcome of cardiac resynchronization therapy by acute pressure-volume loop measurements. Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Mar;15(3):299-307. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfs190. Epub 2012 Nov 25.