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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01639495
Other study ID # SMART-AF CA
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received
Last updated
Start date July 1, 2012
Est. completion date October 1, 2014

Study information

Verified date April 2018
Source Biosense Webster, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized continued access clinical evaluation utilizing the THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ catheter.


Description:

The device is currently under investigation with IDE #G110030. This continued access study will enroll subjects that have participated in the Smart-AF IDE study. Subjects with drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) will be considered for this study. Effectiveness and safety endpoints have been defined and will be evaluated post treatment.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 148
Est. completion date October 1, 2014
Est. primary completion date June 1, 2014
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Have had at least 3 atrial fibrillation episodes within 6 months of this study

- Have failed at least one antiarrhythmic drug shown by repeated atrial fibrillation episodes

- 18 years of age or older

Exclusion Criteria including, but not limited to:

- Have had previous ablation for atrial fibrillation

- Have take amiodarone within 6 months of this study

- Have had any heart surgery within the last 60 days

- Have had a heart attack within the last 60 days

- Females who are pregnant or breast feeding

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter
AF Ablation

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Piedmont Heart Institute Atlanta Georgia
United States Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Foundation Austin Texas
United States Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland
United States University of Alabama, Birmingham Birmingham Alabama
United States Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston Massachusetts
United States Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts
United States Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Ohio
United States Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
United States Duke University Medical Center Durham North Carolina
United States University of Kansas Hospitals Kansas City Kansas
United States Loyola University Chicago Maywood Illinois
United States Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis Minnesota
United States Mt. Sinai School of Medicine New York New York
United States University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma
United States Florida Hospital Orlando Florida
United States University of Pennslyvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania
United States Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia
United States The Valley Hospital Ridgewood New Jersey
United States Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota
United States Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Biosense Webster, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Percentage of Subjects Achieved Freedom From Atrial Tachyarrhythmias Freedom from documented symptomatic atrial fibrillation/atrial tachycardia/atrial flutter (hereinafter collectively referred to as "atrial tachyarrhythmias") based on electrocardiographic data during the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91-361). Acute procedure failures, antiarrhythmic drug(AAD) changes and repeat ablation occurring during evaluation period were deemed as primary effectiveness failures Day 91-361
Primary Incidence of Primary Adverse Events Within Specified Study Period Primary safety endpoint consists of primary adverse events (AE) within 7 days post procedure Or pulmonary vein stenosis and atrio-esophageal fistula events that occurred within 12 months post-procedure. Primary adverse events include death, myocardial infarction, pulmonary vein stenosis, diaphragmatic paralysis, atrio-esophageal fistula, transient ischemic attack, stroke / cerebrovascular accident, thromboembolism, pericarditis, cardiac tamponade, pericardial effusion, pneumothorax, atrial perforation, vascular access complications, pulmonary edema, initial and prolonged hospitalization (excluding those due to pre-existing arrhythmia recurrence), heart block. 12 months post procedure
Secondary Peri-procedural Serious Adverse Events Peri-procedural serious adverse events (SAEs) are those non-primary SAEs occurred within 8-30 days post procedure Within 8-30 days post procedure
Secondary Percentage of Subjects Achieved Acute Effectiveness Acute effectivenesss is defined as confirmation of entrance block into all Pulmonary veins 5 hours of procedure time
Secondary Late Onset Serious Adverse Events Late onset serious adverse events (SAEs) are those non-primary SAEs occurred after 31 days post procedure From 31 days post procedure to month 12