This study is intended to develop a better method for stopping potentially lethal heart rhythms than currently available defibrillators. This new method, called Unpinning Termination Therapy (UPT), is hypothesized to be effective in stopping these dangerous heart rhythms at lower voltages and energy than current defibrillators. Consequently, UPT may improve survival, reduce patient pain from shocks, and lead to longer lasting and smaller implantable defibrillators.
A prospective single-arm feasibility study involving acute testing of UPT electrotherapy in subjects with VT/VF during clinically indicated ventricular tachycardia catheter ablation procedure or indicated implantable cardioverter defibrillator implant, upgrade, or replacement or new CRT-D implant or upgrade to CRT-D. The study involves up to two roll in subjects at each participating site followed by an UPT evaluation and refinement segment in which remaining subjects are enrolled until arrhythmia terminations from UPT delivery are reliably achieved. A prospective evaluation segment will be performed to compare UPT against SBS and ATP if sufficient subjects remain once reliable terminations from UPT are achieved. Subjects will be evaluated at the visits for the Clinically-Indicated Procedure per standard of care. A single follow-up at up to 30 days post-procedure is required to assess subjects for adverse events.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
8
The Cardialen External Stimulation System (CESS) is the research delivery system for the proprietary Cardialen Unpinning Therapy (UPT) therapy. The CESS is a custom designed and built research device. It is comprised of off-the-shelf commercial components (power supplies, waveform generators, laptop computer, monitor, rack, ECG system, leads, etc.) combined with a custom electrical circuit board and custom software.
The Prince Charles Hospital
Chermside, Queensland, Australia
Gold Coast
Southport, Queensland, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Monash Medical
Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Safety of UPT therapy
Adverse events
Time frame: Study procedure and 30 day post procedure
Safety of UPT therapy
Adverse events
Time frame: 30 day post procedure
Parameters at which UPT terminates VT and VF
Voltage
Time frame: Study procedure
Voltage at which UPT and endocardial single biphasic shock terminate VT/VF
Voltage
Time frame: Study procedure
Voltage at which UPT and ATP terminate VT
Voltage
Time frame: Study procedure
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