Substrate Guided Ablation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

NCT ID: NCT04657978

Last Updated: 2020-12-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-31

Study Completion Date

2023-01-31

Brief Summary

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Atrial fibrillation (AF), often referred to as an 'irregular heartbeat', is the most common abnormal heart rhythm worldwide. AF may be intermittent (termed paroxysmal) or sustained (termed persistent).Catheter ablation is increasingly being used to manage individuals with AF, however in a significant proportion of cases AF recurs. Such rhythm control interventions are known to be less effective in individuals with persistent AF compared with those with paroxysmal AF. Analysis of heart tissue of individuals with AF show deposition of scar tissue within the heart muscle and this scar tissue promotes abnormal electrical activity that is involved in causing AF. The aim of the proposed study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of combining conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) during catheter ablation for AF with adjunctive substrate ablation.

Detailed Description

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This is a single-centre, non-randomized study investigating the feasibility, safety and efficacy of substrate guided ablation in persistent AF.

The study population will be patients between the ages of 18 and 80 with symptomatic, persistent atrial fibrillation (≥1 year) referred for catheter ablation on standard clinical grounds.

The catheter ablation procedure will be performed using the Precision Ensite™ three dimensional mapping system and the Advisor High Density Grid™ mapping catheter (Abbott Medical Incorporated). All patients will undergo conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI). As an adjunctive strategy to PVI, low voltage areas (used as a surrogate for atrial scar), as derived from the voltage map, will be targeted for ablation in order to isolate or homogenise these areas of the atrium. A pre-procedural cardiac magnetic resonance imaging scan will be performed in all patients.

All patients will undergo 12 months follow-up with an ECG and ambulatory holter monitoring at 3, 6 and 12 months.

Conditions

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Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Keywords

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Atrial fibrillation Catheter Ablation Substrate

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Substrate guided intervention arm

Participants recruited to the study will undergo High Density Wave Solution™ guided substrate mapping of the left atrium. Ablation will thereafter be performed to comprise wide area circumferential ablation of the pulmonary veins in pairs, followed by ablation of low voltage zones in the left atrium.

Substrate guided left atrial ablation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ablation therapy targeting areas of low voltage, which may include encirclement, homogenization or targeting of abnormal electrograms and anchored to a non-conducting structure if the region is in close proximity or likely to create an isthmus for arrhythmias.

Interventions

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Substrate guided left atrial ablation

Ablation therapy targeting areas of low voltage, which may include encirclement, homogenization or targeting of abnormal electrograms and anchored to a non-conducting structure if the region is in close proximity or likely to create an isthmus for arrhythmias.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged ≥18 years and ≤ 80 with a clinical indication for persistent atrial fibrillation ablation

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindication to anticoagulation
* Thrombus in the left atrium despite anticoagulation
* Cerebrovascular accident within the previous 6 months
* Patients actively participating in another research study will be not be permitted to enrol. Patients who have been involved with other research studies will be able to participate after a minimum period of 3 months after completion of prior study follow up
* Females of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test on the day of the ablation procedure due to the radiation exposure during the procedure
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shouvik Haldar, FRCP MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital

Central Contacts

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Shouvik Haldar, FRCP MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01895826502

Email: [email protected]

Other Identifiers

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263083

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id