Ventricular Tachycardia clinical trials at University of California Health

• A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients Undergoing VT Ablation

  open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

  Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been shown to be beneficial in multiple studies including heart failure. The goal of this clinical investigation is to gain additional information about how vagus nerve stimulation relates to abnormal heart rhythms. The outcomes of this study will help researchers design new therapies for patients that have complex and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.

  at UCLA

• Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Prevention of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

  open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

  The purpose of this research study is to examine the effect of cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) surgery on life threatening abnormal heart rhythms called ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation that can lead to sudden cardiac death. Subjects will be asked to participate in this research study if they have recurrent ventricular tachycardia (at least one ICD shock for ventricular tachycardia) and have undergone at least one catheter ablation procedure or have ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation that is not ablatable. The goal of this study is to determine whether cardiac sympathetic denervation can prevent these abnormal heart rhythms from occurring and therefore, prevent, ICD shocks which are not only painful, but have been shown to reduce quality of life and/or lead to depression, particularly in the period immediately after the shock.

  at UCLA

• FLExAbility Sensor Enabled Substrate Targeted Ablation for the Reduction of VT Study

  open to eligible people ages 18 years and up

  This clinical investigation is intended to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of ventricular ablation therapy using the FlexAbility Sensor Enabled Ablation Catheter in patients with drug-refractory monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in whom ventricular tachycardia recurs despite antiarrhythmic drug therapy or when antiarrhythmic drugs are not tolerated or desired.

  at UCLA UCSD

• Personalized Therapy Study - Intrinsic Antitachycardia Pacing Post-Approval Study (iATP PAS)

  open to all eligible people

  Medtronic is sponsoring the Intrinsic Antitachycardia Pacing Post-Approval Study (iATP PAS) to further confirm safety and effectiveness of ventricular iATP therapy in routine clinical practice, following commercial release of iATP-capable devices. The iATP PAS is conducted within Medtronic's Product Surveillance Registry platform (NCT01524276).

  at UCSD

• IVTCC 2.0: A Prospective Multicenter Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation Registry

  Sorry, accepting new patients by invitation only

  This is a prospective multi-center international registry. The objective of this registry is to collect prospective data on patients undergoing catheter ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) and Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVC). The registry will be used for clinical monitoring, research, and quality improvement purposes.

  at UC Davis UCLA UCSF

• Physiologic Pacing Registry

  Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

  The Physiologic Pacing Registry is a prospective, observational, multi-center registry performed to gain a broader understanding of 1) physiologic pacing implant and follow-up workflows, including pacing and sensing measurements and 2) the clinical utility in creating a 3-dimensional electro-anatomical map of cardiac structures prior to physiologic pacing device implants based on the clinical site's routine care.

  at UCSD

• Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia

  Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients

  Single arm, phase Ib/2a dose escalation study with an expansion cohort to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy of targets in the cardiac myocardium and to make a preliminary assessment of the efficacy of the treatment. The dose escalation will be guided by Time-to-Event Continual Reassessment Method (TITE-CRM) to ensure more patients will be spared dose limiting toxicities and more patients will be entered on the dose level that will be chosen as minimal dose of maximal effect. This design also allows for continual accrual of patients when delayed adverse events may be observed.

  at UCLA

Last updated: September 15, 2021