The Modified "Pills-in-the-Pocket" Strategy (ABD-AF)

October 23, 2024 updated by: Yumei Xue

The Modified "Pills-in-the-Pocket" Strategy -The Combined Effect of Amiodarone, Bisoprolol and Digoxin in the Treatment of Recurrent Atrial Arrhythmia for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation: A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label, Blinded Endpoint Clinical Trial

This is a multicentre, prospective, randomised controlled study of 328 patients with non-paroxysmal AF (within 5 years of first diagnosis of AF) with recurrent atrial arrhythmias after first catheter ablation, randomly divided in a 1:1 ratio into a study group treated with triple AADs (amiodarone + bisoprolol + digoxin) and a control group treated with conventional AADs (amiodarone + bisoprolol + digoxin). The study group was treated with triple AADs (amiodarone + bisoprolol) and the control group was treated with conventional AADs (amiodarone + bisoprolol) with the aim of comparing the efficacy and safety of the two groups in terms of reversion of SR, which may provide an effective option of pocket drug reversion for patients with recurrence of SR after AF catheter ablation.

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Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

328

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 Contact

Study Locations

    • Guangdong
      • Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
        • Recruiting
        • Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
        • Contact:
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:(1) Age ≥18 years; (2) Non-valvular, non-paroxysmal AF (within 5 years of the first diagnosis of AF) with recurrent atrial arrhythmia lasting for more than 24 hours after the first catheter ablation and not self-terminating; (3) Patients who are not taking AADs such as amiodarone, dronedarone, propafenone, etc. after the procedure, and who agree to receive AADs without contraindications to AADs; or patients who are taking AADs such as amiodarone, dronedarone, propafenone, etc. after the procedure, but have been off of them for more than 1 month.

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Exclusion Criteria:(1) Previous cardiac surgery, such as cardiac bypass grafting, mechanical valve or prosthetic valve replacement; (2) Combined cardiomyopathy (e.g. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, dilated cardiomyopathy, ischaemic cardiomyopathy, etc.); (3) Cardiac ultrasound suggests that the diameter of the left atrium is ≥50mm or there are valvular changes in rheumatic heart disease; (4) Previous history of abnormal thyroid function; (5) Severe hepatic or renal insufficiency (eGFR <15, Child Class 3), or history of renal dialysis; (6) Heart rate <60 beats/minute, any degree of atrioventricular block, two-branch or three-branch block at the time of resumption of SR after catheter ablation; (7) Left ventricular ejection fraction <40% or New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III-IV after catheter ablation; (8) Participation in a clinical trial of another drug or device during the same period; (9) Abnormalities or diseases that, in the opinion of the investigator, should be excluded from enrolment in this study.

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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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: experimental group
use Amiodarone, Bisoprolol and Digoxin

Amiodarone 200mg tid orally for 1 week, then reduced to 200mg bid orally for another week.

The dose of amiodarone will be reduced to 200mg bid orally for 1 week, and then 200mg qd maintenance treatment will be started in the 3rd week of dosing.

Bisoprolol 2.5-5mg qd oral treatment, the specific dose is decided by the investigator.

Digoxin 0.125mg qd orally.

Active Comparator: control group
use Bisoprolol and Digoxin

Amiodarone 200mg tid orally for 1 week, then reduced to 200mg bid orally for another week.

The dose of amiodarone will be reduced to 200mg bid orally for 1 week, and then 200mg qd maintenance treatment will be started in the 3rd week of dosing.

Bisoprolol 2.5-5mg qd oral treatment, the specific dose is decided by the investigator.

Digoxin 0.125mg qd orally.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
converted to sinus rhythm
Time Frame: 1 month
Patients with recurrent atrial arrhythmia after catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal AF (within 5 years of history of first AF diagnosis) within 1 month converted to sinus rhythm using AADs
1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Composite endpoint event of bradycardia, cardiovascular hospitalisation or death
Time Frame: 1 month

Bradycardia: heart rate <60 beats/minute, any degree of atrioventricular block and/or more than two-branch block, and prolonged QTc interval (>500ms).

Cardiovascular hospitalisation: defined as hospitalisation or emergency admission due to recurrence of atrial arrhythmia, heart failure or serious adverse effects of AADs during the follow-up period after enrolment; all treatments during the period of admission or admission to an emergency clinic count as one hospitalisation.

Heart failure: defined as an episode of left or right ventricular failure requiring hospitalisation.

Serious adverse events of AADs: Torsade de pointes (Tdp), ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter (atrioventricular (AV) conduction ratio of 1:1), third-degree AV block, sick sinus node syndrome, digitalis toxicity, and drug-induced heart failure were classified as serious adverse events of AADs. All possible endpoints were adjudicated by experts not involved in the diagnosis and treatment.

1 month

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 (Estimated)

October 23, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2024

Last Verified

October 1, 2024

More Information

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