Interventional Strategies in Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage Versus Catheter Ablation

Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trial

— ISAR-AF  

Official title:

Interventional Strategies in Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage Versus Catheter Ablation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01363895
• Other study ID #: GER-EP-006
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 25, 2010
• Last updated: April 10, 2017
• Start date: November 2010
• Est. completion date: November 2013

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality1. The management of AF patients is aimed at reducing symptoms and at preventing severe complications associated with AF. In the last years, two new strategies have emerged with different objectives. In the PROTECT AF study2, percutaneous closure of the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) with a closure device provided an alternative strategy to oral anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis. The AFFIRM trial3 has shown that drug-based management of AF with a rhythm-control strategy conferred no advantage over a rate-control strategy in cardiovascular mortality and might be associated with an increased noncardiovascular death rate4. Catheter ablation has gained a greater place in the rhythm control strategy, showing superiority in maintaining sinus rhythm in comparison with AAD5. However, in persistent AF, repeat ablation procedures are necessary in up to 70% of patients to achieve sinus rhythm at a long-term follow-up6-7.

This prospective, randomized trial will compare the percutaneous closure of the LAA combined with a rate-control strategy to catheter ablation in the management of patients with persistent AF. Patients who are eligible for catheter ablation as well as LAA closure device implantation and are willing to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to catheter ablation or percutaneous closure of the LAA by a closure device implantation in the relation 1:1. The primary endpoint of the study is a composite endpoint at 12 months of all cause death, thrombo-embolic events, major bleeding (BARC type 3), re-hospitalisation and severe symptoms due to arrhythmias. Secondary endpoints include a composite endpoint of bleeding, a composite endpoint of thrombo-embolic events, cardio-vascular mortality, total duration of hospitalisation, sustained discontinued anticoagulation, quality of life improvement, use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs (AAD), total costs, freedom from arrhythmia and average ventricular frequency in 7-day holter ECG at 12 months.

The objective of the study is to assess the superiority of percutaneous closure of the LAA combined with rate-control to catheter ablation in patients with oligosymptomatic AF.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: November 2013
• Est. primary completion date: November 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 85 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with oligosymptomatic AF eligible for both interventions (CA and LAA closure device implantation).

2. Written, informed consent by the patient or her/his legally-authorized representative for participation in the study.

3. In women with childbearing potential a negative pregnancy test is mandatory.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Left atrial thrombus

2. Other indication than AF for oral anticoagulation (valve prosthesis, pulmonary embolism, recurrent vein thrombosis)

3. Contraindication for oral anticoagulation

4. Severe valvular heart disease

5. Severe left ventricular systolic function (ejection fraction<30%)

6. Malignancies or other comorbid conditions (for example severe liver, renal and pancreatic disease) with life expectancy less than 12 months or that may result in protocol non-compliance.

7. Pregnancy (present, suspected or planned) or positive pregnancy test.

8. Patient's inability to fully cooperate with the study protocol.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Atrial Fibrillation

Intervention

Procedure:
• Percutaneous closure of LAA
Percutaneous closure of LAA
• Catheter ablation of AF
Catheter ablation of AF

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Deutsches Herzzentrum München	Munich

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Deutsches Herzzentrum Muenchen

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	A 12-month composite endpoint of all cause death, thrombo-embolic events, major bleeding BARC type III, re-hospitalisation and severe symptoms due to arrhythmias		12 months
Secondary	The individual components of the primary endpoint		12 months
Secondary	Discontinuation of anticoagulation		12 months
Secondary	Quality of Life		12 months
Secondary	Use of Antiarrhythmic Drugs		12 months
Secondary	freedom from symptomatic arrhythmia		12 months