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Pilot Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Assessment: (Subcutaneous vs Transvenous)

Pilot Study of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy & Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Assessment: (Subcutaneous vs Transvenous)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05938283
Acronym
HICD
Enrollment
5
Registered
2023-07-10
Start date
2024-01-10
Completion date
2026-01-07
Last updated
2026-02-19

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

Conditions

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Implantable Cardioverter Ventricular Lead Dysfunction or Complication, Implantable Defibrillator User, Ventricular Arrythmia

Keywords

Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator, Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator

Brief summary

Pilot randomised trial to assess recruitment for a larger trial to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of the subcutaneous and transvenous ICD in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and indication for ICD therapy, with no requirement for pacing

Detailed description

This study aims to test the feasibility of conducting a trial to investigate the use of subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (SICD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and to determine whether SICD produces more complications than conventional, transvenous implantable defibrillator (TV ICD). The primary analysis for the main trial is designed to test whether the S-ICD is non-inferior to the TV-ICD with respect to the primary endpoint of inappropriate shock treatment and complications. For the incidence of the primary endpoint statistical significance and 99% confidence intervals are calculated using Cox' proportional hazards model. Non-inferiority is considered to be established if the upper boundary of the one-sided 99% confidence interval did not exceed 1.92 (absolute difference \< 12%). Participant duration is expected to be 14 months. (12 months follow up post device implant) Recruitment duration expected to be 6-10 months.

Interventions

DEVICEImplantable Cardioverter Defibrillator implant

ICD implant to protect patients from life threatening ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation

Sponsors

Barts & The London NHS Trust
Lead SponsorOTHER
Boston Scientific Corporation
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Queen Mary University of London
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Pilot randomised control trial, randomised 1:1 for Transvenous: Subcutaneous

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and a referred for ICD therapy with no pacing requirement.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia less than 170 bpm * Patients having an indication for pacing therapy. E.g. sick sinus syndrome. * Patients failing appropriate QRS/T-wave sensing with the automated S-ICD ECG automated patient screening provided by Boston Scientific * A minimum of 1 sensing vector passing in supine, standing. * Patients with incessant ventricular tachycardia * Patients who have had a previous ICD implant * Patient who receives cardiac contractility modulation therapy or are likely to receive cardiac contractility modulation therapy * Patients with a serious known concomitant disease with a life expectancy of less than one year * Patients with circumstances that prevent follow-up (no permanent home or address, transient, etc.) * Patients who are unable to give informed consent * Patients who are not suitable for TV-ICD implantation, according to the discretion of the physician, are not screened for enrolment (SVC occlusion).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Rate of recruitmentthrough study completion, expected at 10 months to 1 yearAssessment of rate of recruitment per month
Composite of inappropriate shock and ICD related complications12 monthsRate of inappropriate shocks and ICD related complications across the patients over a 12 month period.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
All- cause mortality12 months% of patients who die
MACE events12 monthsMajor Adverse Cardiac Event (MACE), defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting and/or any valve surgery.
Appropriate shocks and patients with appropriate shocks12 monthsRate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist
Inappropriate shocks and patients with inappropriate shocks12 monthsRate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist
Complications12 monthsindividually, defined as infections, bleedings, thrombotic events, pneumothorax, perforation/tamponade, lead reposition and lead- or device failures
Cardiac decompensation12 monthsMeasured by admissions for Heart failure or unplanned outpatient appointments.
Crossovers to the other arm12 monthsAmount of patients moving from SICD to TV group and visa versa over 12 month period.
Appropriate shock treatment in ATP or monitor zone12 monthsRate over 12 months determined by IBHRE accredited Cardiac Scientist
Quality of life assessed by SF-36 survey12 monthsScores for the different domains are converted and pooled using a scoring key, for a total score indicating a range of low to high QOL.
Quality of life assessed by EQ5D survey12 monthsScores for the different domains are converted and pooled using a scoring key, for a total score indicating a range of low to high QOL.
Cardiac (pre-) syncope events12 monthsrate of patients with these events over a 12 month period
Time to successful therapy12 monthsTime in months or days from implant to date of succesful therapy
First shock conversion efficacy12 months% of first shocks that cardiovert ventricular arrhythmia
Implant procedure timeProcedure duration- average of 2 hours expectedDuration of implant from needle to skin to skin closure.
Hospitalization rate12 monthsRate of patient hospitalisation for cardiac and non-cardiac causes over a 12 month period.
Fluoroscopy timeProcedure duration- average of 2 hours expectedAmount of fluoroscopy required to complete implant procedure, expected fluoroscopy time of approximately 1 minute per patient.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026