Observational Study on Left Bundle Branch Area Mapping for Pacemakers

This study is looking at how to best place pacemakers in the Left Bundle Branch Area (a specific part of your heart's electrical system). Researchers will use a 3D mapping tool called NavX during routine pacemaker implantation procedures. They want to understand the electrical and anatomical features of this area to improve how pacemakers are implanted. You could join if you are between 18 and 88 years old and are already scheduled to receive a Left Bundle Branch area pacemaker. The study aims to understand the characteristics of the target area for lead implantation. The current recruitment status is unclear.

Study design
This is an observational study involving 30 patients. It is not a randomized trial and the phase is not specified.
What's involved
You would undergo a standard Left Bundle Area pacemaker implantation. During this procedure, 3D mapping will be performed.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Electroanatomical characteristics will be measured through study completion, an average of 1 year.

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NCT05884359

Left Bundle Branch Area Mapping for Conduction System Pacing

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18–88Observational
Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
~30 participants
Updated 2026-07-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:3D Electroanatomical Mapping (NavX)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Electroanatomical characteristics of the target area for Left Bundle lead implantation
Measured over Through study completion, an average of 1 year
Left Bundle-Branch Block
Pacemaker DDD

NCT05884359

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusettsstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Michael Orlov, MD, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

30 consecutive patients ages 18 through 88 that undergo Left Bundle Branch area pacemaker implantation.

Exclusion

Recent MI-less than 3 months
Recent Percutaneous Coronary Revascularization-less than 2 weeks
Recent Open-Heart Procedures (CABG, Valvular procedures, etc.)-less than 1 month
Patients who are acutely ill and unstable, from the investigator's perspective, but require an urgent permanent pacemaker
  • Electroanatomical characteristics of the target area for Left Bundle lead implantationThrough study completion, an average of 1 year

    Electroanatomical metrics