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Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)RelieveHFpEFIINCT06036186

Study for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Associated With High Blood Pressure Using Right Atrial Pacing Controlled by the PressurePaceTM System

A study testing BaroPacing treatment and Standard treatment in people with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Hypertension, run by BaroPace Inc. at 3 sites in India.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This study is a prospective, double blind, self-controlled, randomized, cross-over study to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of treating patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) associated with hypertension using the PressurePace™ system of Right Atrial Pacing regulated by… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 35 to 90 years
What is being tested?
BaroPacing treatment and Standard treatment
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
16 participants
Where
3 sitesIndia
Study dates
26 Aug 2023to 12 Apr 2024
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 35 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Have a Pacetronix dual chamber pacemaker implanted for > 2 weeks that is more than 6 months from ERI (elective replacement indicator).
  • Ages: Adult subjects > 35 years and < 90 of age.
  • Have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction defined as ejection fraction > 45 percent.
  • Have hypertension (SBP >135 mmHg) within 30 days before the start of screening, despite at least one or more medication for the treatment of hypertension.
  • Screening average right atrial pacing < 50% and average intrinsic/pacing heart rate < 70 bpm over the previous clinical monitoring period of the pacemaker diagnostics of at least 14 days
  • Blood pressure of no less than 135 systolic and a diastolic blood pressure no less than 85 mm Hg at initial screening over 3 readings in 30 minutes in the sitting position, in the left arm.
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  • Able to tolerate at least 3 minutes of a Modified Bruce Protocol Treadmill
  • Physically capable and willing to perform repeated 6-minute walk tests associated with the study, and a baseline distance of at least 225 meters. Symptoms limiting the duration of the 6-minute walk test must be due to heart failure alone.
  • Willing and able to sign consent.
  • Stable medications for Hypertension for at least 4 weeks prior to screening.

Who cannot join

  • A resting SBP > 170 mmHg, or < 130 SBP at screening average over 3 readings in 30 minutes. The readings will be taken with the blood pressure cuff on the subject's left arm while seated after at least ten minutes of rest. Consecutive readings will be taken at least 10 minutes apart.
  • A resting DBP > 120 mmHg, or < 80 at screening average over 3 measurements in 30 minutes.
  • Physical or psychological condition which would impair study participation.
  • End Stage Renal Disease on haemodialysis
  • Indications for emergency surgery at time of screening or planned surgery before the 49-day follow-up
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding.
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  • Hospitalized in the prior six months for a heart attack, stroke, or TIA, or have a history of blood-pressure related syncope in last 6 months.
  • Have a pacemaker that is currently the subject of a manufacturer's recall or regulatory advisory of malfunction.
  • Prone to atrial or ventricular arrhythmias with altered pacing.
  • Unstable from a cardiovascular standpoint, such as on-going chest pain, the diagnosis of heart failure with reduced EF, or who report being ill or otherwise uncomfortable, medically, or psychologically at the time of study.
  • Unable to interact and execute commands with the BaroPace modules during the screening phase.
  • Taking short acting Nifedipine or Clonidine or taking ISA Beta Blockers; Acebutolol, Pindolol, Sectral or Visken

Trial locations and contacts

3 sites in 1 country.

India3 sites
  • Maharaja Agrasen Superspeciality Hospital, Clinical Research Department, Basement, Main Building, Room No-09, Sector-07, Agrasen Aspatal Marg, Central Spine, Vidyadhar Nagar,

    Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302039

  • Dr. C. M. Chopra Hospital & Heart Care Centre

    Jaipur, Rajasthan, 303702

  • L.P.S. Institute of Cardiology, G.S.V.M Medical College

    Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 208002

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About this study

Official title: Early Feasibility, Randomized Crossover and Double-Blind Design, Study for the Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) Associated With Hypertension Utilizing Right Atrial Pacing Regulated by the PressurePace™ System (RelieveHFpEF-II)

This study is a prospective, double blind, self-controlled, randomized, cross-over study to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of treating patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) associated with hypertension using the PressurePace™ system of Right Atrial Pacing regulated by blood pressure in subjects with dual chamber pacemakers.

The objective of this study is to show that blood pressure-controlled right atrial pacing improves exercise tolerance, improves heart failure symptoms, and improves hypertension control in subjects with HFpEF associated with hypertension compared to conventional bradycardia pacing alone.

Read the detailed description

This study is a prospective, double blind, self-controlled, randomized, cross-over study to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of treating patients with Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) associated with hypertension using the PressurePace™ system of Right Atrial Pacing regulated by blood pressure in subjects with dual chamber pacemakers. No surgery, intervention or implant will occur during this study. All subjects enrolled in the study already have a dual chamber pacemaker implanted for standard clinical indications.

The objective of this study is to show that blood pressure-controlled right atrial pacing improves exercise tolerance, improves heart failure symptoms and improves hypertension control in subjects with HFpEF associated with hypertension compared to conventional bradycardia pacing alone.

Each subject will have an office/clinic visit. Once the subject signs informed consent, the pacemaker will be interrogated by trained personnel. If all the inclusion/exclusion criteria are met, then the pacemaker will be connected to the pacemaker manufacturer's interrogation module which will be connected to the BaroPace interface. The system will run with clinical oversight in the office to determine suitability for outpatient function and subject usability. The system will then be used by the subjects for the duration of the study always with the direct supervision of a trained Clinical Research Coordinators.

Subjects that met all inclusion and exclusion criteria will be entered into the baseline phase (Day 1 to Day 7) where subjects will continue to receive their baseline antihypertensive medications while on standard baseline pacing parameters. Subjects will have at baseline screening day and day 7, 24-hour Ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM). On Screening Day subjects will undergo a 2 D echo to assess ejection fraction, 6-Minute Walk test and a treadmill using the Modified Bruce Protocol on screening and Day 7. On Day 7, if subject has >3 lbs. weight loss, or >10 mmHg drop in SBP or >5 mmHg drop in DBP (mean of the past 3 12-hour BP readings at home) or is unable to tolerate at least 3 minutes on the Modified Bruce Protocol treadmill, or walk at least 225 meters during the 6-Minute Walk test, the subject will be discontinued from the study. Subjects that continue in the study will be randomized into two groups (8 subjects in each group), group 1 will use BaroPacing for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then switch to standard treatment for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49). Group 2 will use standard treatment for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then switch to BaroPacing for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49). Total study duration for a subject will be 7 weeks (49 +/- 5 days).

At the end of 49 days, the subject will return to the office/clinic, the external system components will be disconnected, and the subject's pacemaker will be returned to pre-study parameters.

Being tested
BaroPacing treatment, Standard treatment
Medical subject headings
Hypertension

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • BaroPacing treatmentDevice

    BaroPacing for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then crossover to standard treatment for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49).

  • Standard treatmentDevice

    Individual Standard treatment as prescribed by the Physician to each subject for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then crossover to BaroPacing for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49).

Study groups in NCT06036186
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
BaroPacing treatmentExperimentalGroup 1 will use BaroPacing for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then switch to standard treatment for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49).
Receives: Device: BaroPacing treatment
Standard treatmentActive comparatorGroup 2 will use standard treatment for the first 3 weeks (day 8 to day 28) and then switch to BaroPacing for another 3 weeks (day 29 to day 49).
Receives: Device: Standard treatment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Modified Bruce Protocol treadmill total exercise time

    Measured: At Screening Day, Day 7, Day 28, Day 49

  2. Absence of Related Serious Adverse events

    Measured: From screening to end of study- Day 49

Secondary outcomes (13)
  1. NYHA class position

    Measured: At Screening Day, Day 7, Day 28 and Day 49

  2. Change from baseline of the total distance in 6 minutes

    The change from baseline on the 7th day of the total distance in 6 minutes, in meters, that the patient can walk compared to 6 minutes walked on day 28 and 49. Baseline will be compared to both treatment and control. The 6-minute walk test will be performed according to the American Thoracic Society guidelines.

    Measured: At Screening Day, Day 7, Day 28, Day 49

  3. Changes in The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire administered

    The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire is a quality-of-life questionnaire. At every 12-hour interval during the study the subject will be asked on the computer tablet a few questions, asking how much you're the treatment has affected the enrolled subject's life on a scale of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Zero denoting no adverse affect on life and 5 denoting very much adverse affect on life.

    Measured: At Screening Day, Day 7, Day 28, Day 49

  4. Quality of life questions for measuring changes in sense of well-being during intervals of perceived changes in RA pacing

    It is a 3 point scale, Better=2, same=1 worse=0 reduction of Afib: How many episodes in a 21 day period.

    Measured: Every 12 hours throughout the 21 day treatment duration.

  5. Systolic blood pressure change from baseline

    At least 5 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure change from baseline

    Measured: after 21 days or less of treatment

  6. Proportion of subjects with a Systolic blood pressure drop

    Proportion of subjects with a SBP drop >= 5 mmHg

    Measured: at the end of 21 days

  7. Duration of response of Systolic blood pressure after lowering

    Duration of response of SBP after lowering >= 5 mmHg

    Measured: at the end of 21 days

  8. Drop in diastolic blood pressure change from baseline

    At least 3 mmHg drop in diastolic blood pressure change from baseline

    Measured: after 21 days or less of treatment

  9. Proportion of subjects with a diastolic blood pressure drop

    Proportion of subjects with a DBP drop >= 3 mmHg

    Measured: at the end of 21 days

  10. Duration of response of diastolic blood pressure after lowering

    Duration of response of DBP after lowering >= 3 mmHg

    Measured: at the end of 21 days

  11. Reduction in the number of antihypertensive medications

    Reduction in the number of antihypertensive medications or a reduction in milligrams of one or more medications

    Measured: at the end of 21 days

  12. Reduction in atrial fibrillation

    Reduction in atrial fibrillation monitored by telemetry and downloaded to PressurePace™

    Measured: every 12 hour visit on screening, first 7 days, randomization to 21-day period, in final 21 days, for total of 7 weeks

  13. Rate of intolerance to increases in right atrial pacing

    Rate of intolerance to increases in right atrial pacing requiring reduction to a prior lower level of right atrial pacing

    Measured: every 12 hour visit on screening, first 7 days, randomization to 21-day period, in final 21 days, for total of 7 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Sep 2023
  2. Study start26 Aug 2023
  3. Primary completion12 Apr 2024
  4. Study completion12 Apr 2024

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Triple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator
Enrolment
16 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06036186
Sponsor's protocol ID
BP011
Acronym
RelieveHFpEFII
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
16 Aug 2023
Last updated
17 May 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Burnam MH, Sinha SK, Jha MJ, Sharma SK, Nagarwal A, Chopra R, Gang ES. Adaptive blood pressure-modulated atrial pacing in hypertensive HFpEF patients: a randomized, first-in-human study. ESC Heart Fail. 2026 Feb 3;13(1):xvaf020. doi: 10.1093/eschf/xvaf020.

    PubMed 41711731

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing BaroPacing treatment and Standard treatment in people with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Hypertension, run by BaroPace Inc. at 3 sites in India.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 3 sites in India. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Modified Bruce Protocol treadmill total exercise time (time frame: At Screening Day, Day 7, Day 28, Day 49). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06036186, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 May 2024.

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