Safety and Efficacy Study of The Combined Ablation Procedure To Treat Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (CAPstopsLSPAF)

April 2, 2014 updated by: nContact Surgical Inc.

Feasibility Study For Safety and Efficacy Evaluation Of The Combined Ablation Procedure For The Treatment Of LongStanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

This is a multi-center, prospective open label, feasibility study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the combined ablation procedure for the treatment of longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The purpose of this feasibility study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the epicardial / endocardial combined procedure using the nContact Numeris®-AF Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax® epicardially and the St. Jude Medical Therapy™ Cool Path™ Ablation Catheter endocardially to treat longstanding persistent Atrial Fibrillation (AF) patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

7

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Indiana
      • Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46250
        • The Care Group, St Vincent Hospital
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38120
        • Baptist Memorial Hospital
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
        • Texas Cardiac arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Hospital
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23225
        • Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, CJW Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years; < 80 years
  • Left atrium less than or equal to 6.5 cm (TTE)
  • History of AF for less than or equal to 10 years
  • Provided written informed consent
  • Symptomatic longstanding persistent Atrial Fibrillation (AF).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients requiring concomitant surgery
  • Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%
  • Pregnant or planning to become pregnant during study
  • Co-morbid medical conditions that limit one year life expectancy
  • Measured left ventricular wall thickness > 1.5 cm
  • History of coagulopathy
  • Previous cardiac surgery
  • History of pericarditis
  • Previous cerebrovascular accident (CVA), excluding fully resolved TIA
  • Patients who have active infection or sepsis
  • Patients who have uncorrected reversible cause(s) of AF
  • Patients who are contraindicated for anticoagulants
  • Patients who are being treated for arrhythmias other than AF
  • Patients who have had any previous AF or left atrial catheter ablation
  • Current participation in another clinical investigation of a medical device or a drug, or recent participation in such a study within 30 days prior to study enrollment
  • Not competent to legally represent him or herself (e.g., requires a guardian or caretaker as a legal representative).

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
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Numeris-AF Guided Coagulation System
Combined epicardial / endocardial procedure using the nContact Numeris®-AF Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax® epicardially and the St. Jude Medical Therapy™ Cool Path™ Ablation Catheter endocardially.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
AF free, off all Class I and III Anti Arrhythmic Drugs (AADs)
Time Frame: 12 months
The primary efficacy data will be an evaluation of the number of subjects free from AF and free of all Class I and III Anti Arrhythmic Drugs (AADs) from 3 months through 12 months post procedure.
12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
AF free regardless of the Class I and III AADs status
Time Frame: 12 months
The secondary efficacy data will be an assessment of the number of subjects free from AF regardless of their Class I and III AADs status from 3 months through 12 months post procedure.
12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 13, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

April 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 3, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2013

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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