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Not yet recruitingNCT07461935ASCENDUpdated Mar 10, 2026

ALPs Single ChambEr New Device

An interventional study of Leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation in Bradycardia, Brady-tachy Syndrome and AV Block, sponsored by Cairdac SA. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-10.

Sponsored by Cairdac SA · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Prospective, non-randomized, multi-center, international study designed to evaluate the initial safety and performance of the ALPS leadless pacemaker when used in patients with bradycardia.

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The objective of this clinical trial is to assess the initial safety and performance of the autonomous leadless pacing system (ALPS) when used in patients with bradycardia. The ALPS™ is a system consisting of a leadless pacemaker, a catheter, a programmer and a home monitor. The ALPS leadless pacemaker is intended to sense the electrical activity of the heart and to provide cardiac pacing therapy in patients requiring VVI therapy. The ALPS has an energy harvester that provides the energy for the pacing therapy and communication with a home monitor, instead of a battery limited in its life time.

The study will include up to 10 participants who will be enrolled and implanted in up to 4 medical centers in the US. The duration of participation for each participant will be 24 months. Participants will be evaluated 1 month, 3, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months following the implantation. The study includes safety assessment which consists of checking for device or procedure-related major complications. The performance assessment consists of collecting and analyzing the leadless pacemaker's battery voltage and pacing parameters. In addition, the study will collect data to analyze the performance of the energy harvester.

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Conditions studied

  • Bradycardia
  • Brady-tachy Syndrome
  • AV Block
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AF)

Keywords

  • leadless pacemaker
  • ventricular leadless pacemaker
  • Bradycardia
  • Brady-tachy syndrome
  • AV block
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • pacemaker
  • leadless cardiac pacemaker
  • leadless pacing system
  • delivering leadless system
  • permanent leadless pacemaker
  • single chamber leadless pacemaker
  • single chamber leadless pacing therapy
  • VVI
  • autonomous leadless pacing system
  • piezoelectric energy harvester
  • VOO
  • home monitor
  • home monitoring
  • remote monitoring
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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 planned enrollment of 10 is below the median of 100 across 187 interventional studies indexed under Bradycardia.

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Lead sponsor

Cairdac SA is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age at enrolment
  2. Subject who has a Class I or II indication for implantation of a single chamber ventricular pacemaker according to ACC/AHA/HRS/EHRA guidelines:

    • Paroxysmal or permanent high-grade AV block in the presence of Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
    • Paroxysmal or permanent high-grade AV block in the absence of AF, as an alternative to dual chamber pacing, when dual chamber transvenous pacing system is considered difficult, elevated risk, or not deemed necessary for effective therapy.
    • Symptomatic bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome or Sinus Node Dysfunction (sinus bradycardia or sinus pauses), as an alternative to atrial or dual chamber pacing, when dual chamber transvenous pacing system is considered difficult, elevated risk, or not deemed necessary for effective therapy.
  3. Subject able and willing to undergo the study requirements and is expected to be geographically stable for the duration of the follow-up.
  4. Subject with a of more than 24 months.
  5. Subject is able and willing to use the Home Monitor.
  6. Written to participate in the study obtained from the subject, according to local regulations, prior to initiation of any study mandated procedure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject who is entirely pacemaker dependent (escape rhythm \<30 bpm).
  2. Subject has an existing or prior pacemaker, ICD, or CRT device implant.
  3. Subject has unstable angina pectoris or has had an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the 30 days prior to eligibility assessment.
  4. Subject had recent cardiovascular or peripheral vascular surgery within 30 days prior to enrollment
  5. Subject with current implantation of a neurostimulator or any other chronically implanted device which uses current in the body. Note that a temporary pacing wire is allowed.
  6. Subject with a prior intervention of the tricuspid valve, implanted vena cava filter that cannot be crossed, or left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
  7. Subject who is morbidly obese ( > 40).
  8. Subject who has a below normal BMI (BMI\<18).
  9. Subject whose femoral venous anatomy is unable to accommodate a 24 French introducer sheath or an implant on the right side of the heart (for example, due to obstructions or severe tortuosity) in the opinion of the implanter.
  10. Subject with ventricular dysfunction and ≤ 50
  11. Subject who is considered as unable to tolerate an urgent sternotomy.
  12. Subject with a known intolerance to Titanium, titanium nitride, parylene C, PEEK, platinum-iridium alloy, heparin, or sensitivity to contrast media.
  13. Subject for whom a single dose of 1.0 mg dexamethasone acetate may be .
  14. Subject with a of less than 24 months.
  15. Subject with significant co-morbid conditions or other conditions which, at the discretion of the PI, are deemed to prohibit study entry
  16. Subject who is currently enrolled or planning to participate in a potentially confounding drug or device trial during the course of this study. Co-enrollment in concurrent trials is only allowed when documented preapproval is obtained from the Cairdac study manager.
  17. Pregnant woman, or woman of and who is not on a reliable form of .
  18. Subject with exclusion criteria required by local law (e.g. age, breast feeding, etc.).
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(7)

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Life expectancy

The study doctor’s estimate of how long someone is likely to live. Criteria use it so that people can stay in the study long enough for it to answer its question.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ALPS group

    It is a single arm study where participants will undergo the implantation of ALPS in the heart right ventricle.

    Device: Leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation

Interventions

  • DeviceLeadless ventricular pacemaker implantation

    Participants will undergo leadless ventricular pacemaker implantation providing pacing therapy by the implant and monitoring using the home monitor.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Rate of device-related serious adverse events

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Rate of participants with pacing thresholds (PCT) ≤ 2V at 0.4 ms pulse width, and and an increase in PCT from implantation is less than 1.5V, and R-wave amplitudes ≥ 5.0 mV, or a value ≥ the value at implantation

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Rate of patients with battery voltage above 3930mV

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. The rate of ALPS system and/or procedure-related major complications

    Time frame: 24 months

  3. The rate of subjects in whom the battery voltage is above 3930mV

    Time frame: 24 months

  4. The rate of subjects with pacing thresholds that are within therapeutic range

    Time frame: 24 months

  5. The rate of subjects with therapeutically acceptable sensing amplitude

    Time frame: 24 months

  6. Rate of patients with pacing impedance is within the acceptable range of 400 - 2000 Ohm

    Time frame: 24 months

  7. The average voltage of the implant's battery

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 10, 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
NCT07461935
Lead sponsor
Cairdac SA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 10, 2026
Start date
Jun 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 10, 2026

Study contacts

Dalit Shav
Contact
clinical@cairdac.com
+33 147 468 515

Oversight

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