Non-invasive Quantification of Atrial Fibrosis by MRI in Atrial Fibrillation (QUAFI)

December 11, 2018 updated by: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Three groups of patients will be considered: a control group (n = 10); a group of patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF with AF cryoablation procedure - within this group, MRI will replace CT-scan usually performed in routine before the procedure (n = 15); a group of patients with permanent AF (n = 15). MRI study will include pulmonary veins angiography with gadolinium injection (0.20 mmol/kg), 2D-cine imaging and late-enhancement imaging. A 3D gradient-echo sequence(Flash 3-D) will then be applied 20 minutes after the injection, with the following parameters : echo time 0.98 ms, repetition time 2.53 ms, angle 15°, resolution 2.0x1.3x1.0 mm. T1 map and two T2 sequences will be performed so as to determine LA relaxation times. Argus software will be used for post-treatment imaging. Quantitative data will be expressed in mean ± SD. A comparison of T1 and T2 values in LA will be performed between the three groups. Statistics will be performed with SPSS software in bilateral analysis and a value of p < 0.05 will be considered as significant.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

31

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

      • Marseille, France
        • AP HM

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All persons > 18 years, which have:

gp paroxysmal or persistant FA

  1. paroxysmal or persistent FA (under one year),
  2. refractory to at least one antiarrhythmic drug therapy
  3. eligible for an ablation procedure with cryotherapy
  4. the patient may benefit from surveillance. gp permanent FA permanent AF ( defined as chronic arrhythmia after 2 failed attempts to electrical cardioversion and / or more than one year old) , and hospitalized for cardiac reasons or not in different cardiology Timone .

Exclusion Criteria:

  • age < 18 years,
  • cons -indications to MRI ( claustrophobia, pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators , metal chips intra ocular , valvular mechanical prosthesis ) , allergy to gadolinium ,
  • renal impairment ( creatinine clearance <60 mL / min)
  • pregnant or nursing ( a pregnancy test must be performed for women of childbearing age at the time of inclusion , the result of this test will be communicated to them .
  • the MRI examination takes place three months after the inclusion women of childbearing potential should be placed under effective contraception)

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: a control group
Experimental: patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF
Experimental: patients with permanent AF

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
quantitative measure of atrial fibrosis
Time Frame: 4 years
4 years

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

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 19, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 23, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 26, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 13, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2018

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2011-A00285-36
  • 2011-04 (Other Identifier: AP HM)

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