AF-FLOW Registry to Evaluate Electrographic Flow Mapping in Patients Undergoing Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

NCT ID: NCT05481359

Last Updated: 2025-04-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

25 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-12

Study Completion Date

2023-11-17

Brief Summary

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This post-market global registry will evaluate the ability of Electrographic Flow (EGF™) mapping to identify atrial fibrillation (AF) sources and guide ablation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation in real-world setting.

Detailed Description

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The AF-FLOW Registry is a prospective, multi-center global post-market registry that will obtain clinical data in order to characterize the performance of Electrographic Flow (EGF™) mapping with Ablamap® Software for its intended use in a real-world setting. Specifically, we will evaluate the ability of EGF mapping to identify sources of atrial fibrillation (AF) and guide ablation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. This registry will enroll up to 100 subjects. Subjects that present with AF and meet inclusion/exclusion criteria will be eligible for enrollment.

Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Diseases

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Electrographic Flow™ guided ablation therapy

In addition to standard pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) or PVI touch-up, subjects receive targeted radiofrequency source ablation guided by EGF mapping.

Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) mapping and ablation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) mapping enables the full spatiotemporal reconstruction of organized atrial electrical wavefront propagation to identify active sources or origins of excitation that may trigger atrial fibrillation (AF).

EGF mapping involves 1 minute recordings of unipolar electrograms from a basket catheter, which are then processed with the EGF algorithm (Ablamap® Software). Several basket catheter positions are acquired in standard positions in both the left and right atria. EGF-identified sources with activity levels exceeding the recommended threshold are deemed significant and are targeted for ablation. The success of the ablation is confirmed through an EGF remap, where elimination of the source is defined as reduction of EGF source activity below the threshold.

Interventions

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Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) mapping and ablation

Electrographic Flow™ (EGF) mapping enables the full spatiotemporal reconstruction of organized atrial electrical wavefront propagation to identify active sources or origins of excitation that may trigger atrial fibrillation (AF).

EGF mapping involves 1 minute recordings of unipolar electrograms from a basket catheter, which are then processed with the EGF algorithm (Ablamap® Software). Several basket catheter positions are acquired in standard positions in both the left and right atria. EGF-identified sources with activity levels exceeding the recommended threshold are deemed significant and are targeted for ablation. The success of the ablation is confirmed through an EGF remap, where elimination of the source is defined as reduction of EGF source activity below the threshold.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Ablamap® OptiMap™

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Suitable candidate for intra-cardiac mapping and ablation of arrhythmias.
2. Above eighteen (18) years of age or of legal age to give informed consent specific to state and national law.
3. Subjects with a history of documented symptomatic atrial fibrillation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects who are not candidates for cardiac ablation procedures.
2. Pregnant or nursing.
3. Presence of anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the subject's ability to participate in the clinical investigation or comply with follow-up requirements.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cortex

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ablacon, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kent Nilsson, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Piedmont Athens Hospital

Locations

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Piedmont Healthcare

Athens, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Erasmus MC

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Site Status

Medicover Hospital

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

Countries

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United States Netherlands Poland

References

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Nilsson KR, Anerao A, Kong MH, Derejko P, Szili-Torok T, Goyal S, Turagam M, Verma A, Castellano S. Electrographic Flow Mapping Provides Prognosis for AF Ablation Outcomes Across Two Independent Prospective Patient Cohorts. J Clin Med. 2025 Jan 22;14(3):693. doi: 10.3390/jcm14030693.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 39941362 (View on PubMed)

Nilsson KR, Castellano S, Kong MH, Derejko P, Szili-Torok T, Goyal SK, Wijchers S, Turagam M, Reddy VY, Verma A; other members of the AF-FLOW Global Registry Study Group. AF-FLOW Global Registry Confirms Validity of Electrographic Flow Mapping as a Phenotyping Tool for Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 Mar;36(3):589-599. doi: 10.1111/jce.16568. Epub 2025 Jan 16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 39817626 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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CP-003

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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