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CompletedNCT06453850POLARISUpdated Sep 23, 2026

Safety and Performance Evaluation of a New Catheter Range for Lead Implantation at Interventricular Septum

An interventional study of Use of FLEXIGO delivery catheter in Bradycardia, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing, sponsored by MicroPort CRM. Completed at 17 sites in 5 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-23.

Sponsored by MicroPort CRM (part of MicroPort Scientific Corporation) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
216
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the clinical investigation is to evaluate the safety of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter for transvenous pacing lead implantation.

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Conditions studied

  • Bradycardia
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing
  • Left Bundle Branch Pacing

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In context

Bradycardia

317 studies on the registry are indexed under Bradycardia; 71 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 216 is above the median of 100 across 187 interventional studies indexed under Bradycardia.

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Lead sponsor

MicroPort CRM is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

First submitted after MicroPort CRM became part of MicroPort Scientific Corporation.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria (phase I):

  • Patient indicated for cardiac pacing according to the most recent guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
  • Patient planned for a de novo implantation of any Single Chamber (SR) or Dual Chamber (DR) CE marked pacemaker
  • Patient planned for a catheter-guided implantation in the interventricular septum area
  • Patient planned for the implantation of any CE marked ventricular pacing lead compatible with the FLEXIGO delivery catheter
  • Patient reviewed, signed and dated the Form (ICF)

Inclusion criteria (phase II):

  • Patient indicated for cardiac pacing or CRT according to the most recent guidelines from the ESC
  • Patient planned for a de novo implantation of any SR or DR CE marked pacemaker, or any CE marked CRT-D
  • Patient planned for a catheter-guided implantation in the interventricular septum area
  • Patient planned for the implantation of any CE marked ventricular pacing lead compatible with the FLEXIGO delivery catheter
  • Patient reviewed, signed and dated the ICF

Exclusion criteria (phase I):

  • Patient planned for a device upgrade, or a device or a lead replacement
  • Patient with a congenital heart disease
  • Patient with significant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis or obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Patient with a (LVEF) ≤ 35%
  • Patient already enrolled in another clinical investigation that could confound the results of this clinical investigation (e.g., clinical investigations involving intra-cardiac device)
  • Patient implanted despite a for cardiac pacing system implantation (i.e. patient implanted with a defibrillator, patient contraindicated for a single dose of 310 μg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, patient implanted with a tricuspid replacement heart valve, with prior tricuspid valve intervention or with a significant tricuspid valve disease that may lead to future replacement heart valve surgery)
  • Minor age patient (i.e. under 18 years of age)
  • Incapacitated patient, under guardianship, kept in detention, refusing to cooperate or not able to understand the purpose of this clinical investigation
  • Non-menopausal women

Exclusion criteria (phase II):

  • Patient planned for a device upgrade, or a device or a lead replacement
  • Patient with a congenital heart disease
  • Patient with significant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis or obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Patient already enrolled in another clinical investigation that could confound the results of this clinical investigation (e.g., clinical investigations involving intra-cardiac device)
  • Patient implanted despite a contraindication for cardiac pacing system implantation (i.e. patient implanted with a defibrillator, patient contraindicated for a single dose of 310 μg of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, patient implanted with a tricuspid replacement heart valve, with prior tricuspid valve intervention or with a significant tricuspid valve disease that may lead to future replacement heart valve surgery)
  • Minor age patient (i.e. under 18 years of age)
  • Incapacitated patient, under guardianship, kept in detention, refusing to cooperate or not able to understand the purpose of this clinical investigation
  • Non-menopausal women
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Informed consent

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LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
216 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FLEXIGO delivery catheter

    Device: Use of FLEXIGO delivery catheter

Interventions

  • DeviceUse of FLEXIGO delivery catheter

    Use of FLEXIGO delivery catheter for implantation of ventricular pacing lead

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Absence of Unanticipated Serious Adverse Device Effect (USADE) related to FLEXIGO delivery catheter

    Any event caused by use of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter or any accessory packaged with the catheter, will be considered as an ADE related to the FLEXIGO delivery catheter. The primary endpoint evaluation will be based on Sponsor assessment of safety events, based on investigational site reporting.

    Time frame: 72 hours after implantation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Implantation success rates

    \- Implantation success rate with FLEXIGO delivery catheter: Proportion of lead successfully implanted at the interventricular septum with use of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter. \- Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP) implantation success rate with FLEXIGO delivery catheter: Proportion of lead successfully implanted at the interventricular septum with use of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter and fulfilling LBBAP success criteria according to the operator's decision. \- LBBAP implantation success rate (overall): Proportion of lead successfully implanted at the interventricular septum with use of any material and fulfilling LBBAP success criteria.

    Time frame: During implantation

  2. Implantation time

    Total procedural time and total fluoroscopic time documented per type of cardiac device implanted and per model of catheter used.

    Time frame: During implantation

  3. Implantation usability

    Implantation usability of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter documented through handling scores based on a specific questionnaire addressed to the operator after implantation.

    Time frame: During implantation

  4. Serious Adverse Device Effect (SADE) rate related to FLEXIGO delivery catheter or the slitter

    Proportion of SADE related to the FLEXIGO delivery catheter or the slitter.

    Time frame: 72 hours after implantation

  5. Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing (LBBAP) implantation success rate per indication (cardiac pacing and CRT) and per ventricular pacing lead model

    \- LBBAP implantation success rate with FLEXIGO delivery catheter (documented in cardiac pacing and CRT-D populations separately): Proportion of lead successfully implanted at the interventricular septum with use of the FLEXIGO delivery catheter and fulfilling LBBAP success criteria according to the operator's decision. \- LBBAP implantation success rate (overall, and documented in cardiac pacing and CRT-D populations separately): Proportion of lead successfully implanted at the interventricular septum with use of any material and fulfilling LBBAP success criteria according to the operator's decision.

    Time frame: During implantation

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Study locations

17 sites
  • Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
    Annecy, France
  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand
    Clermont-Ferrand, France
  • Clinique du Millénaire
    Montpellier, France
  • CHU Rouen Hôpital Charles Nicolle
    Rouen, France
  • Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Bad Bevensen
    Bad Bevensen, Germany
  • Arcispedale Sant'Anna - AO Univ.
    Ferrara, Italy
  • Ospedale Maggiore della Carità - AO Univ.
    Novara, Italy
  • Ospedale SS Annunziata
    Taranto, Italy
  • Ospedale Ca' Foncello
    Treviso, Italy
  • ULS de Coimbra
    Coimbra, Portugal
  • ULS Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital de Santa Cruz
    Lisbon, Portugal
  • ULS Santa Maria
    Lisbon, Portugal
  • Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta
    Girona, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
    Granada, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín
    Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  • Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
    Murcia, Spain
  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe
    Valencia, Spain
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 23, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06453850
Lead sponsor
MicroPort CRM
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 12, 2024
Start date
Feb 14, 2025
Primary completion
Jun 6, 2025
Completion
Apr 30, 2026
Last update
Sep 23, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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