Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus Block Durability After Pulsed Electric Field Ablation

NCT ID: NCT06691074

Last Updated: 2024-11-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-16
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

This study seeks to assess the acute durability of the CTI block when PEF energy is used. Second goal is to establish the optimal waiting time for the conduction recovery after PEF CTI ablation and to assess the utility of routine adenosine testing for dormant conduction. Moreover, this study aims to investigate the differences in acute efficacy and adverse events (hemolysis, coronary vasospasm) between the two available configurations (basket or flower) of the pentaspline Farawave catheter (Farapulse-Boston Scientific Inc, USA).

Detailed Description

Background Cavo-tricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation is commonly performed as a concomitant procedure in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) or more extensive left atrial ablations for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). While the acute and long-term resumption of conduction in the CTI after radiofrequency ablation has already been investigated, the acute durability of the CTI block created by pulsed-electric field (PEF) energy has not been systematically evaluated.

Study population A prospective, multicentric randomized study conducted at high-volume centre with the routine use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). A total of 150 consecutive patients with paroxysmal AF undergoing PVI by PEF energy with documented typical atrial flutter or patients with persistent AF in whom catheter ablation of CTI is planned as a part of a complex procedure will be enrolled in the study.

Methods Procedures will be performed under general anaesthesia (GA) or deep analgo-sedation and on uninterrupted anticoagulation. One decapolar catheter will be introduced into the coronary sinus (CS). A duodecapolar catheter will be placed in the right atrium around the tricuspid annulus. A single transseptal puncture will be performed under ICE guidance. After obtaining the left atrial (LA) access, the Faradrive sheath will be redrawn into the right atrium. Patient presenting with AF or other atrial arrhythmias at the beginning of the procedure will be cardioverted. Prior to initiating pulsed field ablation (PFA) on the CTI, sublingual nitrates will be administered in the form of two sprays of nitroglycerin at a dose of 0.30 mg per spray. The CTI ablation will be performed during regular atrial pacing from the proximal CS at a cycle length of 600 ms. Sequential applications of PEF energy will be delivered in an overlapping fashion from the tricuspid annulus to the inferior cava vein under ICE guidance. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on the configuration of the catheter used to achieve CTI block (basket vs. flower). In both groups, three applications will be deployed at each spot. If acute block is not achievable using the randomized configuration, patients will be ablated using the other configuration and any additional lesions per operator discretion to achieve acute block. After demonstrating the bidirectional CTI block with standard pacing maneuvers (differential pacing from duodecapolar catheter and proximal CS), the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) will be analyzed across all 12 leads to evaluate for the presence of ST segment elevation. The left atrial procedure will be then performed during regular atrial pacing from the proximal CS. An eventual conduction recovery over the CTI and the corresponding time since the last ablation on the CTI will be recorded. Dormant conduction over the CTI will be assessed using an I.V. bolus of 12-18 mg of adenosine during continuous atrial pacing immediately after the confirmation of the CTI block and at the end of the procedure. The total waiting time and number of PEF applications on the CTI will be documented. At the end of the procedure, additional PEF applications per operator discretion on the CTI will be delivered if needed.

Sample size While no clear data on comparison of different Farapulse configurations on CTI are available, with 150 patients in the trial at a given expected acute success rate of 85 % in basket configuration given our clinical experience and a noninferiority design, a noninferiority margin of 15% at a power level of 82% can be tested.

Plasmatic biomarkers Venous blood samples for the assessment of plasma biomarkers (free hemoglobin [fHb], lactate dehydrogenase [LDH], total bilirubin, and haptoglobin) will be collected at two time points: before the procedure (T1) and after CTI isolation before LA ablation (T2).

Clinical implications

1. Achieving CTI block at the beginning of the catheter ablation of AF may provide sufficient waiting time to verify the durability of the block on TCI and thus enhance the long-term clinical effect of the procedure.

2. An absence of adenosine-induced CTI reconnection immediately after the CTI block could predict the durability of block at the end of the procedure and obviate the need for prolonged waiting period.

3. The use of the flower configuration to achieve CTI block could be associated with a non-inferior acute success rate and lower incidence of hemolysis.

Conditions

Flutter, Atrial; Cavotricuspid Isthmus Dependent Right Atrial Flutter; Catheter Ablation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Flower configuration

Ablation of the CTI using a Farapulse catheter in flower configuration

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using flower configuration of the Farapulse catheter

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

catheter ablation

Basket configuration

Ablation of the CTI using a Farapulse catheter in basket configuration

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using basket configuration of the Farapulse catheter

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using basket configuration of the Farapulse catheter

Interventions

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using flower configuration of the Farapulse catheter

catheter ablation

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using basket configuration of the Farapulse catheter

Catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus using basket configuration of the Farapulse catheter

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• patients with paroxysmal AF undergoing PVI by PEF energy with documented typical atrial flutter or patients with persistent AF in whom catheter ablation of CTI is planned as a part of a complex procedure
• Age ≥ 18 years at the time of study enrollment
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• - LA diameter > 65 mm (measured in the parasternal long-axis view)
• History of CTI ablation in the past
• History of cardiac valve surgery
• Significant valvular defect
• Age below 18 years
• Pregnancy, breastfeeding
• Any disease with a life expectancy <1 year
• Uncorrected congenital heart disease or valvular obstruction
• Active myocarditis
• Untreated hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
• Recipient of any major organ transplant (e.g., lung, liver, heart)
• HIV positivity with a survival expectancy of less than five years due to HIV
• Chronic dialysis treatment
• Unwillingness to participate.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Predrag Stojadinovic

Medical Doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Prague, Prague, Czechia

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Czechia

Facility Contacts

Predrag Stojadinovic, MD

Role: primary

stop@gmail.com

+420 731532634

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Other Identifiers

SECTION trial

Identifier Type: REGISTRY

Identifier Source: secondary_id

28518/24; A-24-24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id