Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

RCT of Minimalist vs Standard Procedure for LAAC in NVAF Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an effective strategy for stroke prevention in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Standard procedure requires general anesthesi...

Detailed Description

This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical study designed to compare the safety and efficacy of minimalism transcatheter LAAC versus standard transcatheter LAAC in NVAF patie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 18 - 85 years old, all genders;
  • Subjects who can understand the purpose of the trial, participate voluntarily and sign the informed consent form, and are willing to complete the follow-up according to the protocol requirements;
  • Indications for left atrial appendage closure: non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients with CHA2DS2-VAS2 score ≥2 and HAS-BLED score ≥3, or who are unable or unwilling to receive long-term oral anticoagulants;
  • Life expectancy ≥1 year;

Exclusion

  • Preoperative TEE/heart CT/intracardiac ultrasound suggested thrombus in the left atrial appendage/left atrium;
  • Patients with severe renal insufficiency (creatinine ≥200 μmol/L, creatinine clearance \<30 ml/min);
  • Liver disease patients with coagulation abnormalities and clinically relevant bleeding risks, including liver cirrhosis patients reaching Child Pugh stages B and C;
  • Severely decreased platelet count at baseline: PLT ≤50\*10\^9/L;
  • Patients with severe preoperative cardiac insufficiency (LVEF \<35%; clinical manifestations are uncontrolled class IV heart failure);
  • Combined with other severe cardiac valvular diseases or other structural abnormalities that require surgical treatment on an elective day; or severe coronary heart disease that requires intervention within a fixed period;
  • Patients who have lesions or conditions with a significant risk of major bleeding, such as current or recent gastrointestinal ulcers, malignant tumors with a high risk of bleeding, recent brain or spinal injuries, recent brain, spinal or ophthalmic procedure, recent intracranial hemorrhage, known or suspected esophageal varices, arteriovenous malformations, vascular aneurysms, or major intraspinal or intracerebral vascular malformations;
  • Patients with concurrent diseases (other than atrial fibrillation) that require anticoagulant therapy (such as after mechanical valve replacement, and spontaneous or recurrent venous thromboembolism);
  • Patients who are in clinical trials of other drugs or medical devices and have not completed it yet;
  • Patients who are considered ineligible to participate in the clinical trial by the investigator.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06969118

Start Date

June 1 2025

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

May 13 2025

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Zhongshan Hospital,Fudan Univerisity

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200032