Evaluation of the Incidence of Cerebral Lesions Post Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC)

NCT ID: NCT01520532

Last Updated: 2018-10-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-11-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine the rate of diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI cerebral lesions following a Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC) ablation procedure performed using best practices, including optimized procedural techniques and anti-coagulation therapy.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ablation

Group Type OTHER

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Intervention Type OTHER

MRI's will be performed on all subjects at Enrollment and Pre-Discharge (Post Ablation). Subjects with a positive MRI (cerebral lesion) at the Pre-Discharge will undergo an MRI at the 1 month follow-up visit.

Interventions

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

MRI's will be performed on all subjects at Enrollment and Pre-Discharge (Post Ablation). Subjects with a positive MRI (cerebral lesion) at the Pre-Discharge will undergo an MRI at the 1 month follow-up visit.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject is at least 18 years old
* Subject has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AF)
* Subject is indicated for a pulmonary vein ablation using PVAC
* Subject (or subject's legally authorized representative) is able and and willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Subject has permanent AF
* Subject has a left atrial thrombus detected on TEE
* Subject has had a prior left atrial ablation
* Subject has a intracardiac thrombus
* Subject is contraindicated for Warfarin (Coumadin)
* Subject has a cardiac valve prosthesis
* Subject has a significant congenital heart defect corrected or not including atrial septal defects or pulmonary vein abnormalities but not including minor PFO)
* Subject has presence of any pulmonary vein stents
* Subject has presence of any pre-existing pulmonary vein stenosis
* Subject has had a cerebral ischemic event (strokes or transient ischemic attacks \[TIA\]) which occurred during the 6 month interval preceding the Consent Date
* Subject is a woman known to be pregnant
* Subject is unwilling or unable to comply fully with study procedures and follow-up
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Yves De Greef, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ Middelheim

Lucas Boersma, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

AZ Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis

Thomas Deneke, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Krankenhaus Porz am Rheim

Stefano Nardi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Pineta Grande Hospital

Atul Verma, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Southlake Regional health Center

Stefan G Spitzer, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Praxisklinik Herz- und Gefässe

Philippe Debruyne, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden

Locations

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AZ Middelheim

Antwerp, , Belgium

Site Status

Imelda Ziekenhuis

Bonheiden, , Belgium

Site Status

Southlake Regional Health Center

Newmarket, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Herz- und Gefäß-Klinik

Bad Neustadt/Saale, , Germany

Site Status

Praxisklinik - Herz- und Gefässe

Dresden, , Germany

Site Status

Clinica Pineta Grande

Castel Volturno, , Italy

Site Status

AZ Sint Antonius Ziekenhuis

Nieuwegein, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Canada Germany Italy Netherlands

References

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Verma A, Debruyne P, Nardi S, Deneke T, DeGreef Y, Spitzer S, Balzer JO, Boersma L; ERACE Investigators. Evaluation and reduction of asymptomatic cerebral embolism in ablation of atrial fibrillation, but high prevalence of chronic silent infarction: results of the evaluation of reduction of asymptomatic cerebral embolism trial. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2013 Oct;6(5):835-42. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000612. Epub 2013 Aug 27.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 23983245 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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MDT-AFS-ERACE

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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