Lifetech LAmbre™ Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure System Post-Market Clinical Follow-up Study

NCT ID: NCT03666780

Last Updated: 2025-07-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 500 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-11-16
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-30

Brief Summary

Multi-center, single-arm, prospective, post-market study of LAmbre™ LAA Closure System. To evaluate the immediate and long-term procedural success of Lifetech LAmbre™ occluders in patients.

Detailed Description

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia causing ischemic stroke. The CHA2DS2-VASc score was developed to estimate the stroke rate in patients with non-valvular AF, and high scores predict a raised annual stroke risk. The yearly stroke risks without treatment in patients with CHA2DS2-VASc Scores 2 and 9 are 2.2% and 15.2% respectively. For patients with increased stroke risk (CHA2DS2-VASc score ≧2), warfarin or other novel oral anticoagulants (NOAC) are recommended for stroke prevention.

Despite the effectiveness of current pharmacological therapies for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, around 20% of patients discontinue therapy - whether new oral anticoagulants (NOAC) or warfarin because of side effects and/or bleeding. In addition, warfarin needs to be dosed individually to target an international normalized ratio (INR) of 2-3 for striking an optimal balance between bleeding and ischemic stroke events. This, combined with drug-drug interaction that occurs with both NOACs and warfarin, results in inadequate stroke protection in a substantial portion of AF patients. The LAA is the source of 90% of cardiac emboli attributed to stroke events. This is a windsock-like structure on the lateral border of the left atrium with internal trabeculations, and being a confined space is prone to blood stasis and thrombus formation.

Currently, there are surgical, epicardial, and percutaneous techniques for occluding this structure in order to reduce stroke in AF patients who cannot take long-term oral anticoagulants, and the percutaneous route is intuitively the most attractive given its relative non-invasiveness. The two devices in most widespread use for percutaneous LAA closure worldwide are the Watchman (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA) and the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP) (Abbott, IL, CA USA). However, both devices have limitations including the need for relatively large delivery sheaths (9-14 French) and limited recapture and repositioning capabilities.

LAmbre™ LAA Closure System (Lifetech Scientific, Shenzhen, China) is a novel self-expanding LAA occluder constructed from a nitinol mesh and polyester membranes and consists of an umbrella and a cover connected by a short central waist. The device is delivered by an 8-10 French sheath and has full recapture and repositioning capabilities. LAmbre™ LAA Closure System received the CE mark in June 2016.

This PMCF study will be carried out following the CE mark of the LAmbre™ LAA Closure System and is intended to confirm the effectiveness and safety of the LAmbre™ LAA Closure System.

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Subject

All patients who signed informed consent and are implanted with a Lifetech LAmbre occluder device will undergo follow-up (FU) evaluations as per local hospital standards and corresponding IFU which is expected to be at the following time points post-implant:

• At discharge (+/- 1 day)
• 1-3 months (+/- 1 week)
• 6 months (+/- 2 weeks)
• 12 months (+/- 1 month)
• 2 years (+/- 3 month)
• 3 years(+/- 3 month)

Patients who have undergone a LAmbre explant should remain in the study and adhere to the above-mentioned follow-up time point until completion of 3-year follow-up period.

After the patient has completed the 3-year follow-up assessments, the patient is considered to have completed the study. A study exit eCRF needs to be completed and the patient will receive routine care.

LAmbre Occluder

Intervention Type: DEVICE

All patients are implanted with Lifetech LAmbre occluder device.

Interventions

LAmbre Occluder

All patients are implanted with Lifetech LAmbre occluder device.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients must be at least 18 years of age;

2. Patients with non-valvular paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent atrial fibrillation with long-term sustainability scheduled for interventional LAA closure;

3. Patient characteristics consistent with the corresponding IFU and sizing guidelines*;

• Note: Choose a device that is 3-8mm larger than the landing zone diameter.

4. The patient or legally authorized representative has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has provided written informed consent, approved by the appropriate Ethics Committee (EC);

5. The patient agrees to comply with the requirements of the study including the 3-year follow-up.

Warning: The device sizing is based on angiographic measurements.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any contra-indication mentioned in the corresponding IFU*;

• Note: In IFU, the Left Atrial Appendage Closure System is contraindicated for the following:

1. Patients' LAA anatomy is not suitable for the REF of the device.

2. Patients with intracardiac thrombus.

3. Patients with active endocarditis or other infections causing bacteremia.

4. Patients where the placement of the device would interfere with any intracardiac or intravascular structures.

5. Patients with contraindications to X-ray and/or trans-esophageal echocardiographic examinations.

6. Patients with known hypersensitivity to nickel.

2. Currently participating in other investigational drug- or device studies;

3. Patient who is pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding;

4. Patients cannot tolerate transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE).

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

IQVIA Biotech

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Lifetech Scientific (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Horst Sievert, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CVC CardioVasculäres Centrum Frankfurt

Locations

1001 - HKU Queen Mary Hospital

Hong Kong, , China

201 - Aarhus Universitetshospital

Aarhus, , Denmark

104 - Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin (CBF)

Berlin, , Germany

107 - Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum

Berlin, , Germany

105 - UKB Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, , Germany

111 - Klinikum Coburg GmbH

Coburg, , Germany

114 - Facharztzentrum Dresden-Neustadt GbR

Dresden, , Germany

102 - Alfried Krupp Hospital Ruettenscheid

Essen, , Germany

101 - CVC CardioVasculäres Centrum Frankfurt

Frankfurt, , Germany

109 - Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB)

Frankfurt, , Germany

108 - Universitätsklinikum Jena

Jena, , Germany

103 - Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Leipzig, , Germany

110 - Herzzentrum Leipzig (HZL)

Leipzig, , Germany

113 - Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

Mainz, , Germany

106 - Peter Osypka Herzzentrum

München, , Germany

301 - Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Dublin, , Ireland

401 - Centro Cardiologico Monzino

Milan, , Italy

403 - ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

Milan, , Italy

406 - Clinica Mediterranea S.P.A./Clinica Mediterranea - Ospedale e Centro Diagnostico

Napoli, , Italy

405 - La Struttura ASL Roma 2

Roma, , Italy

501 - Wojewódzki Specjalistyczny Szpital im. dr. Wł. Biegańskiego

Lodz, , Poland

603 - FundacióInstitut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques (IMIM)

Barcelona, , Spain

602 - Hospital Clínic de Barcelona

Barcelona, , Spain

601 - University Hospital of Salamanca/Hospital Clínico Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, , Spain

801 - Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset/Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Gothenburg, , Sweden

901 - Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University

Bangkok, , Thailand

Countries

China; Denmark; Germany; Ireland; Italy; Poland; Spain; Sweden; Thailand

Other Identifiers

LA-PMCF-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id