Contact Force Sensing Use in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Trial

Official title: The Role of Contact Force Sensing in Electrical Pulmonary Vein Isolation When Conducting Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

There are multiple important factors which need to be monitored when conducting ablation for atrial fibrillation. The contact between the catheter tip and the inside of the heart wall is now measurable and may improve the effectiveness of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation patients.

Clinical Trial Description

This study compares patients who have this procedure where this contact information is known (unblinded) versus those where the contact information is not known (blinded). The outcome is the rate of acute reconnection at 1 hour after achieving pulmonary vein isolation. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Atrial Fibrillation

• NCT number: NCT01630330
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
• Contact: Shouvik Haldar, MRCP
• Phone: 0207 351 8121
• Email: s.haldar@rbht.nhs.uk
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2012
• Completion date: December 2013