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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Left Ventricular Lead Placement

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified August 2011 by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
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Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01417624
First received: August 11, 2011
Last updated: August 15, 2011
Last verified: August 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

Heart failure is a common, costly, disabling and potentially lethal condition. Despite well recognised and proven drug therapies, many patients remain breathless on exertion. A special pacemaker (cardiac resynchronisation therapy) may help improve symptoms of breathlessness and survival by restoring coordinated beating of the heart. However, despite careful planning and the knowledge of the most appropriate selection criteria, up to a third of patients do not get the desired beneficial effects after the pacemaker has been implanted.

The implantation of the special pacemaker requires three leads (wires) to be inserted within the heart. Currently this is undertaken under X-ray guidance. Some patients may have scarring of the heart muscle due to previous heart attacks or their underlying condition. The X-ray technique cannot see this and therefore the doctor may implant the lead in such an area of scar tissue. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) can demonstrate these areas of scar. The study aims to investigate whether CMR can better predict where the wires should be placed. The CMR pictures will be taken before the patient has the special pacemaker implanted.


Condition Intervention Phase
Heart Failure
 Other: CMR Guidance in terms of guiding LV lead implantation
 Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: The Assessment of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Left Ventricular Lead Placement During the Implantation of Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

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Further study details as provided by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • 6 Minute Walk Test Distance [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    CMR guided LV lead placement during CRT implantation results in improved exercise tolerance at 12 months in patients with heart failure.


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Exercise Tolerance (MVO2) [ Time Frame: 6, 12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (Peak Oxygen Consumption, MVO2)

  • Blood Tests - Serum BNP [ Time Frame: 1, 6, 12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    • B Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)

  • Clinical -NYHA Classification [ Time Frame: 1, 6, 12 months following CRT ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    NYHA Classification

  • Quality of Life Questionnaires [ Time Frame: 1,6,12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Euroqol and Minnesota Quality of Life Questionnaires for HF

  • Echocardiography [ Time Frame: 1,6,12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    LVEF, LVEDD, LVESD, LVESV, LVEDV

  • Pacing [ Time Frame: 1,6,12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Level of Bi Ventricular Pacing and atrial and ventricular arrythmia burden

  • Blood Test -Urate [ Time Frame: 1,6,12 months following CRT Implantation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Serum Urate


Estimated Enrollment: 70
Study Start Date: August 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Control Group - Standard

This will be a randomised controlled unblinded prospective study recruiting patients in sinus rhythm with LBBB (QRS width ≥ 120ms) and a LV ejection fraction of below 35% who meet the current guidelines for CRT implantation. Patients will be randomised to one of two groups (1:1 randomisation)

Conventional LV lead placement - the LV lead will be placed according to standard techniques without knowledge of the patient's CMR findings

 Other: CMR Guidance in terms of guiding LV lead implantation

Following randomisation, the optimal position of the LV lead will be determined either according to current standard criteria (as proposed by the primary operator) or with CMR guidance.

The CRT device will be implanted using established conventional techniques. The CMR study will be performed pre-implantation only. The distribution of myocardial scar and fibrosis will be derived from this study. A CMR venogram will also be generated and the suggested optimal venous tributaries of the great cardiac vein will be identified from discussion between the principal investigator and senior CMR physician. This information will be used for those in the active arm only.

Other Name: A cardiac Magnetic resonance Scan using Gadolinium Contrast
Active Comparator: Active CMR guided Arm

This will be a randomised controlled unblinded prospective study recruiting patients in sinus rhythm with LBBB (QRS width ≥ 120ms) and a LV ejection fraction of below 35% who meet the current guidelines for CRT implantation.Patients will be randomised to one of two groups (1:1 randomisation):

CMR guided LV lead placement - an expert panel will decide pre-operatively the optimal branch of the coronary sinus for LV lead placement based on the presence of myocardial scar tissue and coronary sinus anatomy. The operator will informed as to the optimal vein to target for delivery of the LV lead. Should this be technically unfeasible (e.g. due to pacing considerations or stability of LV lead position), then the most suitable vein will be used at the time of implantation.

 Other: CMR Guidance in terms of guiding LV lead implantation

Following randomisation, the optimal position of the LV lead will be determined either according to current standard criteria (as proposed by the primary operator) or with CMR guidance.

The CRT device will be implanted using established conventional techniques. The CMR study will be performed pre-implantation only. The distribution of myocardial scar and fibrosis will be derived from this study. A CMR venogram will also be generated and the suggested optimal venous tributaries of the great cardiac vein will be identified from discussion between the principal investigator and senior CMR physician. This information will be used for those in the active arm only.

Other Name: A cardiac Magnetic resonance Scan using Gadolinium Contrast

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Able to give written informed consent
  • Age >18 years old
  • Successful CRT implantation (with or without a defibrillator)
  • NYHA Class III-IV Heart Failure (or NYHA II with NYHA III/IV symptoms in the preceding 12 months)
  • LVEF <35% (Calculated using echocardiography or Cardiac MR) at the time of implantation
  • QRS duration > 120ms with Left Bundle Branch Block morphology on ECG
  • Sinus Rhythm
  • Optimal Tolerated Medical Therapy for Heart Failure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe, life threatening non cardiac disease
  • Active malignant disease and recent (<5 years) malignant disease
  • Prior Heart Transplant
  • Recent history of unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction within three months of enrollment into the study
  • Pregnancy
  • Failure to participate in consent process
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Conventional pacemaker in situ
  • Heart Failure requiring constant intravenous therapy including diuretics and/or inotropes
  • Recent revascularisation procedure i.e. coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within the last three months
  • Contraindications to a CMR study
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01417624

Contacts
Contact: Rakesh Sharma, MRCP PhD 00 44 207 352 8121 ext 2060 rakesh.sharma@rbht.nhs.uk

Locations
United Kingdom
Royal Brompton Hospital Recruiting
London, United Kingdom, SW3 6NP
Principal Investigator: Rakesh Sharma, MRCP PhD            
Sub-Investigator: Kaushik Guha, MBBS MRCP            
Sub-Investigator: Martin R Cowie, MD FRCP FESC            
Sub-Investigator: Raad Mohiaddin, MD PhD FRCP            
Sub-Investigator: Ranil de Silva, PhD FRCP            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Rakesh Sharma, MRCP PhD Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
  More Information

Additional Information:
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Responsible Party: Dr Rakesh Sharma, Consulant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01417624     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RBH2011HS008B
Study First Received: August 11, 2011
Last Updated: August 15, 2011
Health Authority: United Kingdom: National Health Service
United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust:
Heart Failure
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Heart Failure
Heart Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013