Using Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

NCT ID: NCT04942834

Last Updated: 2024-04-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

286 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-01

Study Completion Date

2026-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of using cryoballoon ablation comparing with anti-arrhythmic drug therapy as initial treatment for naive patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Detailed Description

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Subjects with persistent atrial fibrillation with no history of treatment with anti-arrhythmic drugs are randomized 1:1 to either an anti-arrhythmic drug or pulmonary vein isolation using the cryoballoon catheter.

Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Drug treatment group

receive class I or class III AAD to restore or maintain sinus rhythm.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Antiarrhythmic drug including Propafenone, Sotalol, Dronedarone and Amiodarone

Intervention Type DRUG

Class I or III antiarrhythmic drug, including sotalol

cryoballoon ablation group

receive cryoballoon ablation to restore sinus rhythm.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cryoballoon ablation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon ablation using Medtronic Arctic Front Advance™ Cardiac CryoAblation Catheters (23mm and 28mm)

Interventions

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Antiarrhythmic drug including Propafenone, Sotalol, Dronedarone and Amiodarone

Class I or III antiarrhythmic drug, including sotalol

Intervention Type DRUG

cryoballoon ablation

Pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon ablation using Medtronic Arctic Front Advance™ Cardiac CryoAblation Catheters (23mm and 28mm)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Documentation of symptomatic persistent AF: Defined as having a continuous episode lasting longer than 7 days but less than 1 year documented by consecutive ECG recordings OR Defined as having a continuous episode lasting longer than 7 days but less than 1 year documented by an ECG recording and one doctor note indicating patient had symptoms consistent with AF
* Age 18 -75 years old
* Structurally normal heart with LVEF ≥50%, interventricular septum thickness ≤ 12 mm, and left atrial diameter \<46 mm (short axis) as obtained by transthoracic echocardiography. •
* Normal ECG parameters when measured in sinus rhythm (QRS width ≤120 ms in a 12-channel surface ECG, QTc interval \<440 ms, and PQ interval ≤210 ms).

Exclusion Criteria

* History of AF treatment with class I or III antiarrhythmic drug, including sotalol, with the intention to prevent an AF recurrence. However, patients pretreated with above AAD for less than 7 days with the intention to convert an AF episode are allowed.
* left atrial ablation or surgical procedure (including left atrial appendage closures)
* Presence or likely implant of a permanent pacemaker, biventricular pacemaker, loop recorder, or any type of implantable cardiac defibrillator (with or without biventricular pacing function) within 12 months
* Presence of any pulmonary vein stents
* Presence of any pre-existing pulmonary vein stenosis
* Pre-existing hemidiaphragmatic paralysis
* Presence of any cardiac valve prosthesis
* +3 and +4 mitral valve regurgitation or stenosis
* Any cardiac surgery, myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) / percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary artery stenting which occurred during the 3 month interval preceding e consent date
* Unstable angina
* New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class II, III or IV congestive heart failure
* Primary pulmonary hypertension
* Rheumatic heart disease
* Thrombocytosis, thrombocytopenia
* Any condition contraindicating chronic anticoagulation
* Active systemic infection
* Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
* Cryoglobulinemia
* Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
* Any cerebral ischemic event (strokes or transient ischemic attacks (TIAs)) which occurred during the 6 month interval preceding the consent date
* Any woman known to be pregnant or breastfeeding.
* Life expectancy less than one year
* Current or anticipated participation in any other clinical trial of a drug, device or biologic during the duration of the study not pre-approved by Medtronic
* Active intracardiac thrombus
* Known drug or alcohol dependency
* Unwilling or unable to comply fully with study procedures and follow-up
* Significant Chronic Kidney Disease-estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate(CKD-eGFR) \<30umol/L
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ruijin Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Li-qun Wu, MD,PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ruijin Hospital

Locations

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Fujian Provincial Hospital

Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Dongguan People's Hospital

Dongguan, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The Affiliated Hospital Of Guizhou Medical University

Guiyang, Guizhou, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Nanjing Drum Tower hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Zhongda Hospital Southeast University

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Affiliated Hospital Of Nantong University

Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Jiangsu Taizhou People's Hospital

Taizhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Xuzhou Central Hospital

Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Qilu Hospital Of Shandong University

Jinan, Shangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Ruijin Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

"West China School of Medicine /West China Hospital of Sichuan University "

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Tianjin Chest Hospital

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The Second Hospital Of Tianjin Medical University

Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University

Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Li-qun Wu, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+8613801621534

Yangyang Bao, MD,PhD

Role: CONTACT

+8613301687572

Facility Contacts

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Lin Chen, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13509399209

Suxia Guo, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13665103927

Jingfeng Wang, M.D.

Role: primary

13688872453

Jiangui He, M.D.

Role: primary

86-18902233622

Wei Li, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13809482491

Wei Xu, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13390900868

Genshan Ma, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13002580569

Qi Lu, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13962989292

Zhongbao Ruan, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13401238518

Bing Han, M.D.

Role: primary

86-15305218127

Jingquan Zhong, M.D.

Role: primary

18560086597

Li-qun Wu, MD,PhD

Role: primary

+8613801621534

Yangyang Bao, MD,PhD

Role: backup

+8613301687572

Yawei Xu, M.D.

Role: primary

86-18917683030

Rui Zeng, M.D.

Role: primary

86-18980606560

Jing Xu

Role: primary

86-13920107549

Guangping Li, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13820289800

Baopeng Tang, M.D.

Role: primary

86-13579881111

Other Identifiers

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Cryo-initial-AF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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