THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter for the Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

January 31, 2025 updated by: Biosense Webster, Inc.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheters with Contact Force Sensing Capability in the treatment of drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (AF) during standard electrophysiology mapping and RF procedures.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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172

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294
        • University of Alabama, Birmingham
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048
        • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University School of Medicine
    • Florida
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
        • Florida Hospital
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30309
        • Piedmont Heart Institute
    • Illinois
      • Maywood, Illinois, United States, 60153
        • Loyola University Chicago
    • Kansas
      • Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
        • University of Kansas Hospitals
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
        • Johns Hopkins Hospital
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
        • Brigham and Women's Hospital
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
        • Massachusetts General Hospital
    • Minnesota
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55407
        • Abbott Northwestern Hospital
      • Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55416
        • Park Nicollet Institute
      • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55902
        • Mayo Clinic
    • New Jersey
      • Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States, 07450
        • The Valley Hospital
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10029
        • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    • North Carolina
      • Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
        • Duke University Medical Center
    • Ohio
      • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
        • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • Ohio State University
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104
        • University of Oklahoma
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • University of Pennsylvania
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
        • Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031
        • INOVA Fairfax Hospital
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23219
        • Virginia Commonwealth University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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:

  • 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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter
Device: THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™ Catheter
AF Ablation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The Rate of Subjects Who Were Free From Documented Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation (AF), Atrial Tachycardia (AT), or Atrial Flutter (AFL) Episodes Through 12-month Follow-up
Time Frame: 12-months
The primary effectiveness endpoint for this study will be freedom from documented symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial tachycardia (AT), or atrial flutter (AFL) episodes through 12-month follow-up (includes a three month blanking period).
12-months
Incidence of Early Onset (Within 7 Days of the AF Ablation Procedure) Primary Adverse Events.
Time Frame: 7 days of the AF ablation procedure
Primary adverse events (AE) include Death, Myocardial infarction (MI), Pulmonary vein (PV) stenosis, Diaphragmatic paralysis, Atrio-esophageal fistula, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Stroke / Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), Thromboembolism, Pericarditis, Cardiac Tamponade, Pericardial effusion, Pneumothorax, Atrial perforation, Vascular Access Complications, Pulmonary edema, Hospitalization (initial and prolonged), and Heart block.
7 days of the AF ablation procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Acute Success
Time Frame: End of procedure
Acute success is defined as confirmation of entrance block in all Pulmonary veins (PV).
End of procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Biosense Webster, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Andrea Natale, MD, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research
  • Study Chair: David J Wilber, MD, Loyola University
  • Study Chair: Francis E Marchlinski, MD, University of Pennsylvania
  • Study Chair: Douglas L Packer, MD, Mayo Clinic
  • Study Chair: Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
  • Study Chair: Hans Kottkamp, MD, University Leipzig

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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June 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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June 27, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 29, 2011

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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June 30, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 31, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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January 1, 2025

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  • Smart-AF

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