STOP AF First Post-Approval Study

NCT ID: NCT05227053

Last Updated: 2025-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-04-28

Study Completion Date

2028-04-30

Brief Summary

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The STOP AF First PAS is a prospective, global, multi-center, observational trial.

Detailed Description

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The STOP AF First Post Approval Study (PAS) is a sub-study to the Cryo Global Registry. The STOP AF First PAS is a prospective, global, multi-center, observational trial. The purpose of the study is to describe long-term clinical performance and safety data in the recurrent symptomatic paroxysmal AF population treated with Arctic Front™ and Freezor™ MAX Families of cardiac cryoablation catheters (hereafter referred to as Arctic Front™ Cardiac Cryoablation Catheter System) as an alternative to antiarrhythmic drug therapy as an initial rhythm control strategy. This PAS is a condition of the pre-market approval order (P100010/S110) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Conditions

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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Arctic Front™ Cardiac Cryoablation Catheter

Pulmonary vein isolation will be performed with the Arctic Front™ cardiac cryoablation catheter system

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Subject has been diagnosed with symptomatic paroxysmal AF
* Subject is ≥ 18 years of age or minimum age as required by local regulations
* Planned pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedure using the commercially available Arctic Front™ cardiac cryoablation catheter System.
* Willing to comply with study requirements and give informed consent (defined as legally effective, documented confirmation of a subject's voluntary agreement to participate in this clinical study) or authorization per institution and geographical requirements

Exclusion Criteria

History of AF treatment with a class I or III antiarrhythmic drug, including sotalol, with the intention to prevent an AF recurrence1

. Subjects under the following conditions may be included in the study:

1. Temporary treatment with a class I or III AAD (treatment at a therapeutic dose for a period of \<4 weeks prior to the index PVI procedure)
2. Recent treatment with a class I or III AAD (within 6 months of the index PVI procedure) at a dose below therapeutic threshold according to the AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
3. A subject who has received a chemical cardioversion may be included in the study. This includes a chemical cardioversion prior to enrollment and between enrollment and ablation.

* Subject has had a prior atrial ablation (except for cavo-tricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation for AFL)
* Subject is enrolled in a concurrent study that has not been approved for concurrent enrollment by the global study manager
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Khaldoun Tarakji, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Medtronic CAS Chief Medical Officer

Locations

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Alaska Heart Institute

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Site Status ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County

Stamford, Connecticut, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

BayCare Medical Group Cardiology

Clearwater, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Heart Rhythm Solutions

Davie, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Iowa Heart

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Our Lady of the Lake

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southcoast Health System

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Henry Ford Heart & Vascular

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Lindner Research Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Stern Cardiovascular Foundation

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Tennessee Methodist Physicians

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Health Research and Education Institute

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Mary Sauline

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 800-633-8766

Email: [email protected]

Jennifer Diouf

Role: CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Joseph Tiano, MD

Role: primary

Sarfraz Durrani, MD

Role: primary

James Irwin, MD

Role: primary

Awais Humayun, MD

Role: primary

Denise Sorrentino, MD

Role: primary

Kenneth Civello, M.D

Role: primary

Nitesh Sood, MD

Role: primary

Waddah Maskoun, MD

Role: primary

Daniel Pelchovitz, MD

Role: primary

Eric Johnson, MD

Role: primary

Yehoshua Levine, M.D.

Role: primary

Charles Lampe, MD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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STOP AF First PAS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id