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| FIX-HF-5 Pilot [12] | FIX-CHF-4 [13] (Group 1/Group 2) | FIX-HF-5 [20] | FIX-HF-5C [21] |
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Year | 2006 | 2008 | 2011 | 2018 |
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Sample Size (N) | 49 | 164 | 428 | 160 |
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Patients Withdrawn | 0 | 5 (group 1) 4 (group 2) | 17 (OMT) 6 (CCM) | 3 (OMT) 1 (CCM) |
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Study Design | CCM to all patients, 25 active CCM vs 24 inactive CCM | Crossover Study: CCM to all patients; Group 1 (N=80; CCM first 3 months), Group 2 (N=84; sham first 3 months) | CCM Implant (N = 215) vs OMT (N=213) | CCM Implant (N = 74) vs OMT (N = 86) |
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Ejection Fraction Inclusion Criteria | < 35% | < 35% | ≤ 35% | ≥25% and ≤ 45% |
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Mean Follow up | 6 months | 6 months | 6 months (noninferiority at 12 months) | 6 months |
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Outcomes | NYHA Class, 6MWD, Stress Test, Holter Monitoring | Holter Monitoring. Changes in peak VO2, MLHFQ, and 6MWD at the end of 12 and 24 weeks. | Ventilatory anaerobic threshold, peak O2, MLHFQ, non-inferiority based on mortality and hospitalization with 12.5% allowable delta (12 months) | Peak VO2, MLWHFQ, NYHA Class, 6MWD, safety assessed by percentages of patients free of device-related events. |
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Study Centers | Single Center – Lone Star Arrhythmia and Heart Failure Center - Texas | Single Center - Germany | 50 US Centers
| 42 Centers (US, Germany, and Czechia). |
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Mean age (CCM/OMT) | 52 ± 15.0 59.6 ± 12.0 | 58.9 ± 9.8 59.9 ± 10 | 58.09 ± 12.79 58.55 ± 12.33 | 63 ± 11 63 ± 11 |
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Male (CCM/OMT) | 68%/71% | 88.8%/81% | 73.5%/70.9% | 73%/79.1% |
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SBP (mmHg) (CCM/OMT) | 118.6 ± 19.7 115 ± 20.6 | 114.7 ± 17.0 117.1± 17.9 | 116.65 ± 19.48 115.61 ± 17.61 | 123 ± 18 126 ± 19 |
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QRS Duration (msec) (CCM/OMT) | 109.2 ± 15.8 101.3 ± 14.2 | 119.9 ± 28.3 116.3 ± 26.6 | 101.63 ± 15.30 101.51 ± 12.81 | 103 ± 13.0 103.6 ± 12.1 |
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ICD/Pacemaker (CCM/OMT) | 88% (22) 83% (20) | 68.3% (55) 59.4% (50) | 96% (207/215) 95% (202/213) | 87.8% (65/74) 84.9% (73/86) |
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6MWD Baseline (m) (CCM/OMT) | 321 352 ± 95.4 | 386 ± 103 394 ± 102 | 326.38 ± 82.10 323.99 ± 92.44 | 317 ± 88 324 ± 90 |
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NYHA Class Included | III and IV | II and III | III and IV | III and IV |
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NYHA Class III (CCM/OMT) | 100% 96% | 72.5% 80% | 91.16% 85.92% | 86.5% 90.7% |
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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy (CCM/OMT) | 64% 67% | 63.8% 56% | 64.7% 66.7% | 62.2% 59.3% |
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Baseline LVEF () (CCM/OMT) | 24.9 ± 6.5 31.4 ± 7.4 | 29.3 ± 6.6 29.8 ± 7.8 | 25.74 ± 6.60 26.09 ± 6.54 | 33 ± 6 33 ± 5 |
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Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold (VAT) (CCM/OMT) | 10.6 ± 2.4 12.3 ± 2.5 | Not documented | 10.95 ± 2.24 10.97 ± 2.18 | Not documented |
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Peak O2 Consumption (CCM/OMT) | 14.3 ± 2.8 16.0 ± 2.9 | 14.1 ± 3.0 13.6 ± 2.7 | 14.74 ± 3.06 14.71 ± 2.92 | 15.5 ± 2.6 15.4 ± 2.8 |
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