Status:

COMPLETED

Catheter Ablation of Drug-refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon in Comparison With Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation

Lead Sponsor:

Boris Schmidt

Conditions:

Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation using the endoscopic ablation system in comparison to irrigated radiofrequency current ablation in patients with drug...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 to 80 years
  • persistent atrial fibrillation
  • failure of at least one antiarrhythmic drug
  • others

Exclusion

  • contraindications for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)
  • previous PVI attempts
  • inability to be treated with oral anticoagulation
  • presence of intracardiac thrombi
  • pregnancy
  • others

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

152 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01863472

Start Date

June 1 2013

End Date

November 1 2016

Last Update

November 21 2016

Active Locations (6)

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1

Na Homolce Hospital

Prague, Czechia, 15030

2

Herz- und Gefäß-Klinik GmbH Bad Neustadt

Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Bavaria, Germany, 97616

3

Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 53105

4

Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 60431