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Strategic Management to Optimize Response To Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Heart Failure
Interventions
Device: CRT-D
Registration Number
NCT03089281
Lead Sponsor
Boston Scientific Corporation
Brief Summary

The primary objective is to evaluate the benefit of the SmartDelay™ algorithm in patients with a prolonged RV-LV interval.

Detailed Description

The primary hypothesis of SMART CRT is that among cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) patients with prolonged inrerventricular delay between the RV and LV leads, CRT with atrioventricular optimization (AVO) will result in greater reverse LV remodeling compared with CRT programmed at nominal settings (120 ms).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
699
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject must be indicated to receive a de novo quadripolar Boston Scientific Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) in conjunction with an ACUITY X4 LV lead. This includes subjects who are indicated to receive an upgrade to a BSC X4 CRT-D from a previously implanted device.

  • In order to achieve a homogenous population for the study, qualifying subjects are those with heart failure who meet BSC US indications for use defined as those subjects who receive stable optimal pharmacologic therapy (OPT) for heart failure and who meet any one of the following classifications:

    • Moderate to severe heart failure (NYHA Class III-IV) with EF ≤ 35% and QRS duration ≥ 120 ms
    • Left bundle branch block (LBBB) with QRS duration ≥ 130 ms, EF ≤ 30%, and mild (NYHA Class II) ischemic or nonischemic heart failure or asymptomatic (NYHA Class I) ischemic heart failure
  • Subject is age 18 or above, or of legal age to give informed consent specific to each country and national laws

  • Subject is willing and capable of providing informed consent

  • Subject is willing and capable of complying with visits and procedures as defined by this protocol

Exclusion Criteria
  • Subjects with documented permanent complete AV block
  • Subjects with permanent or chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) or in AF at the time of enrollment
  • Subjects who have previously received cardiac resynchronization therapy with pacing in the left ventricle
  • Subjects on the active heart transplant list or who has or is to receive ventricular assist device (VAD)
  • Life expectancy shorter than 12 months due to any medical condition (e.g., cancer, uremia, liver failure, etc...)
  • Subject with a known or suspected sensitivity to dexamethasone acetate (DXA)
  • Subject is enrolled in any other concurrent clinical study, with the exception of local mandatory governmental registries and observational studies/registries, without the written approval from Boston Scientific
  • Women of childbearing potential who are or plan to become pregnant during the course of the trial
  • Subjects currently requiring dialysis

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Fixed AV Delay with BiV pacingCRT-DSubjects programmed with a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms with BiV pacing
SmartDelay™ algorithmCRT-DSubjects programmed with AV Delay and pacing chamber determined by SmartDelay
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
CRT ResponsePre-Implant baseline to 6 months

Comparing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) response rates between AV Delay programming schemes defined by SmartDelay or a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms. A negative change in LVESV is considered an improvement; CRT response is defined by a change in Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume (LVESV) \< -15% at 6 months compared to pre-implant baseline.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume (Absolute Change)Implant to 6 Months

Comparing absolute changes in Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume from Implant to 6 Months between AV Delay programming schemes defined by SmartDelay or a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms. Change is defined as 6-Month measurement - Implant measurement, in milliliters. A negative change in LVESV is considered an improvement.

Change in Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume (Relative Change)Implant to 6 Months

Comparing relative changes in Left Ventricular End Systolic Volume from Implant to 6 Months between AV Delay programming schemes defined by SmartDelay or a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms. Change is defined as 100\*(6-Month measurement - Implant measurement)/(Implant Measurement), in %. A negative change in LVESV is considered an improvement.

Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (Absolute Change)Implant to 6 Months

Comparing absolute changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction from Implant to 6 Months between AV Delay programming schemes defined by SmartDelay or a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms. Change is defined as 6-Month measurement - Implant measurement, in % of blood ejected during LV contraction. A positive change in LVEF is considered an improvement.

Change in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (Relative Change)Implant to 6 Months

Comparing relative changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction from Implant to 6 Months between AV Delay programming schemes defined by SmartDelay or a Fixed AV Delay of 120ms. Change is defined as 100\*(6-Month measurement - Implant measurement)/(Implant Measurement), in %. A positive change in LVEF is considered an improvement.

Clinical Composite Score (CCS)Implant to 6 Months

Th CCS combines four metrics: all-cause mortality, heart failure hospitalization (HFH), New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class, and quality of life as measured with the patient global assessment (GA) instrument.

The CCS categorizes each subject into one of three groups: Improved, Unchanged or Worsened.

* Improved: Subjects that survived without a HFH through the 6-month visit window and had either an improvement in NYHA class or responded to GA with "much better" or "very much better".

* Unchanged: All patients that reached the end of 6-month visit window that were not categorized as either "Improved" or "Worsened".

* Worsened: Subjects that died or had HFH within 6-month visit window or had either a worsening in NYHA class or responded to GA with "much worse" or "very much worse".

Change in Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) Overall Summary ScoreImplant to 6 Months

The KCCQ is a disease-specific instrument for monitoring the health status and quality of life of subjects with congestive heart failure. It includes a total of 23 items that assess quality of life in the following domains: physical function, symptom frequency and severity, symptom stability, self-efficacy and knowledge, social function, and overall quality of life. These domains can be combined into a functional status summary score (derived from the physical function and symptom scales) and an overall summary score which combines the physical function, symptom, social function and quality of life domains.

KCCQ scores have a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 100. Higher score indicates better quality of life.

Trial Locations

Locations (72)

Cardiology Associates of NE Arkansas

🇺🇸

Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States

The International Heart Institute on Montana Foundation

🇺🇸

Missoula, Montana, United States

Geisinger Clinic

🇺🇸

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

The Ohio Health Research Institute- Grant Medical Center

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

The University of Chicago

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Heart Center Research LLC

🇺🇸

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center

🇺🇸

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System

🇺🇸

Salinas, California, United States

Glendale Adventist Medical Center

🇺🇸

Glendale, California, United States

Christiana Care Health Services

🇺🇸

Newark, Delaware, United States

Baptist Health Research Institute

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Watson Clinic Center for Research, Inc

🇺🇸

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Winter Haven Hospital

🇺🇸

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Northside Hospital

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

St. John's Hospital

🇺🇸

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Heart Group at Deaconness Hospital

🇺🇸

Newburgh, Indiana, United States

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center

🇺🇸

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

St. Elizabeth Healthcare

🇺🇸

Edgewood, Kentucky, United States

Southcoast Health

🇺🇸

Fall River, Massachusetts, United States

Baptist Health Lexington

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Cardiovascular Institute of Michigan

🇺🇸

Roseville, Michigan, United States

Trinity Health Michigan d/b/a Michigan Heart

🇺🇸

Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States

HealthEast St. Joseph's Hospital

🇺🇸

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Cardiovascular Associates of the Delaware Valley

🇺🇸

Haddon Heights, New Jersey, United States

Novant Health Heart and Vascular Institute

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

The Valley Hospital

🇺🇸

Paramus, New Jersey, United States

New York Methodist Hospital

🇺🇸

Brooklyn, New York, United States

University of Pennsylvania

🇺🇸

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Pottstown Medical Specialist, Inc

🇺🇸

Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States

North Central Heart

🇺🇸

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Dallas VA Research Corporation

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

🇺🇸

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Institut universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec

🇨🇦

Québec, Canada

Centre hospitalier du pays d'Aix

🇫🇷

Aix en Provence, France

CHU Grenoble

🇫🇷

Grenoble, France

CHRU Hopital Pontchaillou

🇫🇷

Rennes, France

CHRU de Lille

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Hopital Saint Philibert

🇫🇷

Lille, France

Centre Hôpital Universitaire Rouen, Hôpital Charles Nicolle

🇫🇷

Rouen, France

Unfalkrankenhaus Marzahn

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Centre Hôpital Universitaire Rangueil

🇫🇷

Toulouse, France

University of Berlin, Charite Virchow Standort

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Uni Jena

🇩🇪

Jena, Germany

Krankenhaus Landshut-Achdorf

🇩🇪

Landshut, Germany

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

🇮🇪

Dublin, Ireland

Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg

🇩🇪

Magdeburg, Germany

Ospedale S. Orsola - Malpighi

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Azienda Sanitaria Universtitaria Integrata di Trieste

🇮🇹

Trieste, Italy

Hirosaki University Hospital

🇯🇵

Hirosaki-shi, Aomori, Japan

Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital

🇯🇵

Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima, Japan

Shinshu University Hospital

🇯🇵

Nagano, Japan

Tokyo Medical University Hospital

🇯🇵

Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, Japan

St. Antonius Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

Hospital 12 de Octubre Madrid

🇪🇸

Madrid, Spain

Hospital Infanta Cristina

🇪🇸

Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain

Hospital Universitario La Fe

🇪🇸

Valencia, Spain

Cardiocentro Ticino

🇨🇭

Lugano, Switzerland

Royal Sussex County Hospital

🇬🇧

Brighton, United Kingdom

University Hospital of Wales

🇬🇧

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Freeman Hospital

🇬🇧

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Hammersmith Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

Nottingham University Hospital

🇬🇧

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Emory University Hospital

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Foundation for Advancing Veterans' Health Research

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Southampton University Hospital

🇬🇧

Southampton, United Kingdom

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Providence Heart Institute

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Affinity Hospital, LLC d/b/a Granview Medical Center

🇺🇸

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Medical University of South Carolina

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

University of Iowa Hospitals

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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