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Physiological vs Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients With Normal Ventricular Function Post-TAVI

Randomized Study of Physiological vs Right Ventricular Pacing in Patients With Normal Ventricular Function Post-TAVI (PHYS-TAVI Trial)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04482816
Acronym
PHYS-TAVI
Enrollment
24
Registered
2020-07-23
Start date
2020-09-14
Completion date
2023-10-30
Last updated
2023-12-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

AV Block, Physiological Pacing, Right Ventricular Pacing, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Keywords

TAVI, Physiological Pacing, AV Block

Brief summary

Single-center randomized trial in patients with pacing indication (AV block) after TAVI (transfemoral aortic valve implantation) and LVEF\> 50%, that aims to study the percentage of patients who improve at 12 months in a combined clinical endpoint.

Detailed description

There is currently no evidence of the best mode of definitive pacing after TAVI in patients with preserved systolic ventricular function and AV block. Through this study, investigators intend to elucidate the best post TAVI pacing strategy, comparing the effect of right apical pacing vs. physiological pacing on the evolution of both echocardiographic and clinical parameters. Investigators will include 24 patients without ventricular dysfunction (LVEF\> 50%) and with AV block pacing indication after TAVI. Patients will be randomized to 2 types of pacing (parallel randomized trial): physiological or right ventricular pacing (conventional). PHYS-TAVI trial will analyze the following parameters in the 2 groups: survival; NYHA class; distance in the 6-minute walking test; hospital admissions; left ventricular function; echocardiographic asynchrony (strain and flash septal); NTproBNP; and quality of life/symptoms with the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire test (KCCQ-12) Clinical, and echocardiographic follow-up will be performed for 1 year.

Interventions

DEVICEPhysiological pacing

Pacing of the his bundle or the left bundle branch

DEVICERight ventricular pacing

Conventional pacing; right ventricular pacing

Sponsors

Josep Lluis Mont Girbau
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The patient will be explained to be randomized to either of the two branches. The type of therapy applied will not be communicated to the patient. The follow-up will be the same in the two branches. During the visits, it will not be said which therapy has been applied. The echocardiographer and the follow-up by the Hemodynamic Team will be blind.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Successful implantation of TAVI according to VARC-2 criteria. * Indication of cardiac pacing due to AV block according to ESC Guidelines. * LVEF\> 50%. * The patient must indicate their acceptance to participate in the study by signing an informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* Ventricular dysfunction: LVEF \<50%. * Transapical TAVI. * Participating currently in a clinical investigation that includes an active treatment. * Patients with left bundle branch block but without indication of pacing (AV block). * Life expectancy \<12 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Clinical combined endpoint: survival; and improvement > 1 point in NYHA class or > 25% increase in the distance covered in the 6-minute walking test.12 monthsDetermine the percentage of patients who improve at 12 months on a clinical combined endpoint: survival; and improvement \> 1 point in NYHA class or \> 25% increase in the distance covered in the 6-minute walking test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Correction of echocardiographic asynchrony: septal flash expressed in mm.30 days; 12 monthsCorrection of septal flash determined with echocardiography (M mode).
Distance covered in the 6-minute walking test.30 days; 12 monthsDistance in meters walked in 6 minutes.
Change in NYHA functional class.30 days; 12 monthsNYHA functional class I, II, III, IV.
Change in degree of mitral regurgitation.12 monthsMitral regurgitation measured with echocardiography.
Change in left ventricular ejection fraction.12 monthsLeft ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF %) measured with Simpson method with echocardiography (Delta left ventricular ejection fraction: 12 months LVEF - baseline LVEF).
Hospitalization due to heart failure.12 monthsHospitalization: patient hospitalization (yes/no).
QRS durationImplant; 12 monthsQRS duration (milliseconds) measured with a 12-lead ECG (in the electrophysiology lab polygraph)
Score on quality of life/symptoms Questionnaire (KCCQ-12 Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire )30 days; 12 monthsScore in KCCQ-12: higher=better.
Correction of global longitudinal strain30 days; 12 monthsGlobal longitudinal strain assessed with two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography
Change in NTproBNP.30 days; 12 monthsNTproBNP blood levels.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026