AV Junction Ablation or Optimal Medical Treatment in PatiEnts With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

NCT ID: NCT05776797

Last Updated: 2023-06-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

480 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2029-03-31

Brief Summary

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A study comparing atrioventricular junction ablation (AVJA) versus continued optimum medical rate control in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) with suboptimal heart rate control on optimum medication.

Detailed Description

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Patients fulfilling the enrolment criteria will be randomly (randomization with variable blocks of 4, 6, and 8 patients) allocated to intervention and control groups in a 1:1 ratio. AVJA will be done in patients belonging to the intervention group without undue delay after the randomization. The procedure will be repeated in case of recovery of AV nodal conduction during the trial.

CRT device will be programmed to a base rate of 70 bpm, hysteresis switched off, and rate response functions activated unless not tolerated by the patient. The triggered mode will be encouraged.

All patients will be regularly followed in outpatient clinics. Cross-over to the AVJA study arm will be considered and performed at any time during the trial at the discretion of the operators. This may particularly concern patients with clinical deterioration in terms of functional status, quality of life, systolic left ventricular function, and/or repeated hospitalization, and in whom biventricular pacing (BiVP%) \<\<100% could be suspected as a significant underlying factor.

Conditions

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Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Patients fulfilling the enrolment criteria will be randomly (randomization with variable blocks of 4, 6, and 8 patients) allocated to intervention and control groups in a 1:1 ratio.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

No masking will be used in the study

Study Groups

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Atrioventricular junction ablation (AVJA) in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) randomized in this arm will undergo atrioventricular junction ablation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Atrioventricular junction ablation in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node is a procedure used to disrupt or break the electrical connection between the upper heart chambers (the atria) and the lower heart chambers (the ventricles).

Optimal medication treatment in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) randomized in this arm will receive optimal medication treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Optimal medication treatment in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Intervention Type DRUG

Optimal medication therapy according to the prescription of the physician.

Interventions

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Atrioventricular junction ablation in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Ablation of the atrioventricular (AV) node is a procedure used to disrupt or break the electrical connection between the upper heart chambers (the atria) and the lower heart chambers (the ventricles).

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Optimal medication treatment in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Optimal medication therapy according to the prescription of the physician.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Treatment with CRT using either a biventricular pacemaker/defibrillator or conduction system pacemaker (\>6 months)
* Diagnosis of AF and classified as: permanent AF or recurrent persistent AF, requiring emergency visits and/or hospitalizations (at least one in recent year)
* Optimized HF medical treatment and rate control medication
* BiVP% + ventricular premature complex (VPC%) \<99% and \>85% during the minimum period of 1 month while already on optimum medical therapy (applicable only for patients with permanent AF)
* Age \>18 and \<85 years
* Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* myocardial infarction (MI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) \<3 months
* Technical failure of the CRT system
* Intentional preference for spontaneous AV conduction
* Expected survival \<1 year
* Other significant comorbidities and/or conditions that interfere with the proper conduction of the trial
* Dementia as assessed by mini-mental test (\<23 points)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital Ostrava

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jiří Plášek, MD,PhD,FESC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Hospital Ostrava

Locations

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Hospital České Budějovice

České Budějovice, Jihočeský kraj, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Regional Hospital Liberec

Liberec, Liberec Region, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Ostrava

Ostrava, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Hospital Podlesí, Inc.

Třinec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Olomouc

Olomouc, Olomouc Region, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

St. Anne's University Hospital Brno

Brno, South Moravian, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Brno

Brno, South Moravian, Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Military University Hospital Prague

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Czechia

Central Contacts

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Jiří Hynčica

Role: CONTACT

0042059737 ext. 2587

Facility Contacts

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Alan Bulava, prof.,MD,Mgr.,PhD

Role: primary

0042038787 ext. 2006

Tomáš Roubíček, MD,PhD,FESC

Role: primary

0042048531 ext. 2847

Jiří Hynčica

Role: primary

0042059737 ext. 2587

Radek Neuwirth, MD,MBA

Role: primary

0042055830 ext. 4140

Tomáš Skála, Assoc.Prof.,MD,PhD,FESC

Role: primary

0042058844 ext. 3212

František Lehár, MD,PhD

Role: primary

0042054318 ext. 2187

Lubomír Křivan, Assoc.Prof.,MD,PhD

Role: primary

0042053223 ext. 2451

Josef Kautzner, prof.,MD,CSc,FESC

Role: primary

0042023605 ext. 5006

Patrik Jarkovský, MD

Role: primary

97320 ext. 3047

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Other Identifiers

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AMPER-AF trial

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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