Heart Failure / Titration during the randomization phase / Implant of investigational device system · Interventional Study
ClinicalTrials.gov · August 14, 2026
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This is a registry record for the NECTAR-HF feasibility trial, a device-based intervention study of right vagal nerve stimulation in heart failure. The record documents the trial design and enrollment (118 participants) but reports no outcomes. Results are not yet posted in this registry entry.
Interventional, Randomized, Crossover, Double masking, Treatment purpose. Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure; age from 18 Years. Intervention: Therapy. Compared with: Control — Sham Comparator. n = 118. 21 sites across 8 countries.
This is a registry record for the NECTAR-HF feasibility trial, a device-based intervention study of right vagal nerve stimulation in heart failure. The record documents the trial design and enrollment (118 participants) but reports no outcomes. Results are not yet posted in this registry entry.
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This is a registry record for an active feasibility trial with no reported results; the design and enrollment are documented but outcomes remain unreported.
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Registry record from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01385176). This is a study registration, not published results. Lead sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation. Recruitment status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING. Phase: NA. Study type: INTERVENTIONAL. Enrollment: 118 participants (ACTUAL). Conditions: Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure. Interventions: DEVICE: Implant of investigational device system; PROCEDURE: Titration during the randomization phase; PROCEDURE: Titration after the randomization phase; DIAGNOSTIC_TEST: Blood Draw. Primary outcome measures: Change in Left Ventricular End-systolic Dimension (LVESD) , LVESD at Baseline and at 6-months post Baseline; Percentage of Surviving Participants , 18-months. Brief summary: The NECTAR-HF feasibility trial is designed to evaluate the application of right vagal nerve stimulation in heart failure patients with a New York Heart Association Class III, an ejection fraction equal to or less than 35 %, and a narrow QRS duration equal to or less than 130 ms.
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