Safety and Effectiveness of the Sphere-9™ Catheter and Affera™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (Sphere VT)

September 17, 2026 updated by: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Safety and Effectiveness of the Sphere-9™ Catheter and Affera™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia

Sphere VT is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, unblinded pivotal clinical study. Adult subjects with recurrent, sustained, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (MMVT) due to prior myocardial infarction (MI) will be enrolled and treated with the Sphere-9 Catheter and Affera Ablation System.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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260

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030-3816
        • Recruiting
        • Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital
        • Contact:
    • North Carolina
      • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157-0001
        • Recruiting
        • Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
        • Contact:
    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210-1240
        • Recruiting
        • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
        • Contact:
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705-1852

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Prior myocardial infarction (MI).
  2. At least one episode of sustained (continuous for >30 seconds or requiring ICD intervention for termination) monomorphic ventricular tachycardia within the 6 months prior to enrollment.
  3. Recurrence of sustained ventricular tachycardia despite Class I or III antiarrhythmic drug therapy or ICD intervention.
  4. Implanted with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) or CRT-D for at least 2 months prior to the ablation procedure.
  5. Age 18 through 85 years old.
  6. Willing and able to provide informed consent.
  7. Willing and able to comply with all pre-, post-, and follow-up testing requirements.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Incessant VT necessitating hemodynamic support prior to the ablation procedure.
  2. Unstable polymorphic VT or ventricular fibrillation (VF).
  3. Idiopathic VT or VT of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.
  4. VT secondary to electrolyte imbalance, active thyroid disease, or any other reversible or non-cardiac cause (e.g., drug-induced arrhythmia).
  5. VT or VF thought to be from channelopathies.
  6. More than two prior VT ablations at any time, more than one prior VT ablation within 12 months prior to the ablation procedure, or any VT ablation within 4 weeks prior to the ablation procedure.
  7. Sarcoidosis.
  8. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, except when due to an apical aneurysm.
  9. Unstable angina.
  10. Active myocardial ischemia.
  11. Type 1 myocardial infarction within 2 months (60 days) prior to the ablation procedure.
  12. Any percutaneous coronary intervention performed in a setting of unstable angina or acute MI (STEMI or non-STEMI) within 2 months (60 days) prior to the ablation procedure. Note: elective PCI performed during elective angiogram would be excluded only if occurring within 30 days prior to the ablation procedure.
  13. Any cardiac surgery within 2 months (60 days) prior to the ablation procedure. Note: ICD lead implant/replacement falls under this exclusion, but ICD generator-only replacement does not.
  14. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <15%.
  15. NYHA Class IV heart failure.
  16. Decompensated heart failure.
  17. Extravascular ICD (EV-ICD) or subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD)
  18. Currently receiving support, or anticipated to receive support prior to the index ablation procedure, via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
  19. Circulatory/ventricular assist device (VAD; surgical or percutaneous) implanted, planned or required for the procedure.
  20. Severe aortic or mitral stenosis, or severe aortic or mitral regurgitation.
  21. Presence of prosthetic valve in the aortic or mitral valve.
  22. Patients with advanced COPD (on home oxygen).
  23. Presence of intracardiac tumor or other abnormality that precludes vascular access, catheter introduction, or manipulation.
  24. Thromboembolic event (stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 6 months (180 days) prior to the index ablation procedure or with neurologic deficit.
  25. Left atrium (LA) or left ventricle (LV) intracardiac thrombus on imaging.
  26. Severe bleeding, clotting or thrombotic disorder, or thrombocytopenia (defined as platelet count <80,000).
  27. Contraindication to anticoagulation.
  28. End-stage renal disease (requiring dialysis).
  29. Acute illness, active infection, or sepsis.
  30. Life expectancy less than 12 months.
  31. Any woman known to be pregnant or breastfeeding, or any woman of childbearing potential who is not on a reliable form of birth regulation method or abstinence.
  32. Body mass index >45 kg/m2.
  33. Known ongoing drug or alcohol dependency.
  34. Current or anticipated participation in any other ongoing study of a drug, device, or biologic during the duration of the study not pre-approved by the Sponsor.
  35. Vulnerable subjects (such as a prisoner, handicapped or mentally disabled person, or person under tutelage or guardianship).
  36. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude enrollment in this study or compliance with follow-up requirements or would pose a significant hazard to the subject if an ablation procedure were performed.

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

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Ventricular tachycardia catheter ablation
Ablation using the Sphere-9 Catheter with the Affera Mapping and Ablation System
Device: Sphere-9 Catheter with the Affera Mapping and Ablation System
Adult subjects with ventricular tachycardia will be enrolled and undergo ablation with the Sphere-9 Catheter with the Affera Mapping and Ablation System.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Primary Safety
Time Frame: As applicable, within 7 days or 3 months after the index ablation procedure
A pre-defined list of device- or procedure-related SAEs, as adjudicated by the Clinical Events Committee (CEC), occurring within 7 days after the index ablation procedure (or within 3 months after the index ablation procedure for any esophago-pericardial fistula/esophageal perforation) will be considered a primary safety event.
As applicable, within 7 days or 3 months after the index ablation procedure
Primary Effectiveness
Time Frame: Through 6 months after the index ablation procedure
Freedom from recurrence of sustained monomorphic VT (MMVT) in the absence of new or increased dose of Class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) through 6 months after the index ablation procedure.
Through 6 months after the index ablation procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Vivek Reddy, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Principal Investigator: Pasquale Santangeli, MD, The Cleveland Clinic

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 17, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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March 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
September 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 7, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 7, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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May 14, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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September 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 17, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • Sphere VT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

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