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Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Detection Using Long-term Ambulatory Rhythm Monitoring

Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Detection Using Long-term Ambulatory Rhythm - A Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06378996
Acronym
ALARM-PILOT
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-04-23
Start date
2024-05-01
Completion date
2026-06-15
Last updated
2026-07-21

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

Conditions

Mitral Valve Prolapse, Ventricular Arrythmia

Brief summary

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects up to 3% of the general population and a small subset of patients is at risk for ventricular arrhythmias. This subgroup is referred to as AMVP (arrhythmic MVP) and was recently defined using the following criteria: (1) Presence of MVP), (2) Ventricular arrhythmia that is either frequent (≥5% total premature ventricular contraction (PVC) burden on Holter) or complex (non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (nsVT), ventricular tachycardia (VT), or ventricular fibrillation (VF)), and (3) The absence of any other well-defined arrhythmic substrate. Currently, diagnosis is often based on repeated 24-hour Holter monitoring. However, the ventricular arrhythmia burden varies from day-to-day and long-term rhythm monitoring has shown in other pathologies to increase the diagnostic yield with up to 200% (from 22.5% on 24h to 75.3% on 14 days). This pilot study aims to study the diagnostic yield of long-term rhythm monitoring in patients with MVP as well as the day-to-day variability of ventricular arrhythmias to facilitate power calculation for a future large-scale prospective registry.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST14-day rhythm monitoring

Eligible patients will be monitored during 14 days using the Byteflies patch ambulatory rhythm monitor.

Sponsors

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Prospective, single arm, interventional cohort study including 3 different patient cohorts: * Cohort 1: Patients with MVP (not previously known with AMVP) and mild to moderate mitral valve regurgitation * Cohort 2: Patients with AMVP and mild to moderate mitral valve regurgitation * Cohort 3: Patients with MVP and severe mitral valve regurgitation scheduled for surgical intervention

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Patients aged 18 years or older * Mitral valve prolapse diagnosed on previous echocardiography or cardiac MRI * New York Heart association classification ≥3 for cohort 3 and classification 1 or 2 for cohorts 1 and 2 * Willing and able to provide signed written informed consent * No contra-indication for long-term monitoring (known allergy to adhesives)

Exclusion criteria

* Prior cardiac surgery, including previous mitral valve intervention * Prior endovascular mitral valve repair (MitraClip) * Previous catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias * Patients not in sinus rhythm * Patients on anti-arrhythmic drugs but betablockers * Known alternative arrhythmic substrate, for example previous myocardial infarction * Known allergy to adhesives

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse detection14 daysThe number of days to reach the detection of arrhythmic mitral valve prolapse, defined as a PVC burden ≥ 5%, nsVT, VT or VF
Number of days with high PVC-burden ≥5%14 daysNumber of days with a PVC-burden ≥5%
Number of days with complex ventricular arrhythmia (nsVT, VT, or VF)14 daysNumber of days with ≥ 1 nsVT, VT or VF episode
Day-to-day variation in percentage PVC burden14 daysDay-to-day variation of the absolute number of PVC burden in percentage

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Association between percentage PVC burden and percentage of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI14 daysCorrelation analysis of two continuous variables. The PVC burden will be calculated as the number of PVCs divided by the total number of heartbeats during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Percentage of late gadolinium enhancement will be calculated as the ratio of the mass of myocardial tissue with late gadolinium enhancement over the total LV mass on cardiac MRI.
Association between mean number of nsVT episodes per 24hours and percentage of late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac MRI14 daysCorrelation analysis of two continuous variables. The mean number of nsVT episodes will be calculated as the average of nsVT episoden per day during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Percentage of late gadolinium enhancement will be calculated as the ratio of the mass of myocardial tissue with late gadolinium enhancement over the total LV mass on cardiac MRI
Association between percentage PVC burden and global longitudinal strain on transthoracic echocardiography14 daysCorrelation analysis of two continuous variables. The PVC burden will be calculated as the number of PVCs divided by the total number of heartbeats during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Global longitudinal strain will be measured using conventional echocardiography on the 2-chamber, 3-chamber, and 4-chamber apical view.
Association between mean number of nsVT episodes per 24hours and global longitudinal strain on transthoracic echocardiography14 daysCorrelation analysis of two continuous variables. Correlation analysis of two continuous variables. The mean number of nsVT episodes will be calculated as the average of nsVT episoden per day during the 14 days rhythm monitoring. Global longitudinal strain will be measured using conventional echocardiography on the 2-chamber, 3-chamber, and 4-chamber apical view.

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 22, 2026