Parasternal Extravascular ICD System Pivotal Clinical Investigation (ALARION EV) Study (ALARION EV)

The ALARION EV Study is a prospective, multi-center, single-arm, non-randomized study without concurrent or historical controls. The purpose of this pivotal study is to generate evidence of safety and effectiveness to apply for regulatory approvals for commercialization of the Parasternal EV-ICD System.

The objective of the study is to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the Parasternal EV-ICD System through 6-months.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Ventricular Fibrillation; Ventricular Tachycardia; Ventricular Arrythmia
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Atala™ lead and EV-ICD Pulse Generator

Detailed Description

The primary safety endpoint is Freedom from Major Adverse Device Effects (MADEs) through 6 months. The primary effectiveness endpoint is Defibrillation Performance: Successful induced ventricular arrhythmia (IVA) test in the final system configuration.

Up to 40 Investigational Sites Worldwide will participate with up to 280 subjects enrolled in the study. At least 50% of subjects will be enrolled at sites in the United States.

Subjects meeting indications for ICD therapy who do not require permanent bradycardia pacing will be eligible for participation. Eligible Subjects will receive an Atala™ lead connected to an EV-ICD Pulse Generator positioned in a left pectoral or left lateral location. The Parasternal EV-ICD System will be tested to verify appropriate sensing and defibrillation.

Starting at 6 months, Subjects will be followed every 6 months until the study is closed. The study is expected to be ongoing for a minimum of 2.5 years from the date of first enrollment. Endpoints will be analyzed and summarized in a final study report after all active Subjects have completed the 6-month visit.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 280
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Sarah Hase, BS, CCRA; Phone Number: +1 949-545-9820; Email: sarah@atacor.com

Study Locations

• Netherlands
  • AA
    • The Hague, AA, Netherlands, 2545
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Haga Hospital
      • Contact: Shmaila Saleem-Talib, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Shmaila Saleem-Talib, MD
  • AB
    • Zwolle, AB, Netherlands, 8025
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Isala Hospital
      • Contact: Sébastien Krul, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Sébastien Krul, MD
  • AZ
    • Amsterdam, AZ, Netherlands, 1105
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Amsterdam University Medical Center
      • Contact: Louise Olde Nordkamp, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Louise Olde Nordkamp, MD
  • CM
    • Nieuwegein, CM, Netherlands, 3435
      • Not yet recruiting
      • St. Antonius Hospital
      • Contact: Vincent Van Dijk, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Vincent Van Dijk, MD
  • Gelderland
    • Rotterdam, Gelderland, Netherlands, 3015
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Erasmus Medical Center
      • Contact: Sing Yap, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Sing Yap, MD
  • HX
    • Maastricht, HX, Netherlands, 6229
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Maastricht University Medical Center
      • Contact: Twan van Stipdonk, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Twan van Stipdonk, MD
  • KZ
    • Enschede, KZ, Netherlands, 7512
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Medical Spectrum Twente
      • Contact: Jurren van Opstal, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Jurren van Opstal, MD
  • RB
    • Groningen, RB, Netherlands, 9700
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University Medical Center Groningen
      • Contact: Michiel Rienstra, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Michiel Rienstra, MD
• United States
  • Arizona
    • Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85258
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Honor Health
      • Contact: Rahul Doshi, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Rahul Doshi, MD
  • Arkansas
    • Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, 72401
      • Recruiting
      • St. Bernards Heart and Vascular
      • Principal Investigator: Devi Nair, MD
      • Contact: Devi Nair, MD
  • California
    • La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
      • Not yet recruiting
      • UC San Diego Health
      • Contact: Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD
    • Orange, California, United States, 92868
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Providence Medical Foundation
      • Contact: Thuy Le, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Thuy Le, MD
    • Santa Monica, California, United States, 90404
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
      • Principal Investigator: Shephal Doshi, MD
      • Contact: Shephal Doshi, MD
  • District of Columbia
    • Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010
      • Not yet recruiting
      • MedStar Washington Hospital Center
      • Contact: Cyrus Hadadi, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Cyrus Hadadi, MD
  • Florida
    • Miami Beach, Florida, United States, 33140
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
      • Contact: Raul Weiss, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Raul Weiss, MD
    • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32803
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Adventhealth
      • Principal Investigator: Naushad Shaik, MD
      • Contact: Naushad Shaik, MD
  • Georgia
    • Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30308
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Emory University
      • Contact: Mikhael El Chami, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Mikhael El Chami, MD
  • Illinois
    • Glenview, Illinois, United States, 60026
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Endeavor Health
      • Principal Investigator: Mark Metzl, MD
      • Contact: Mark Metzl, MD
  • Kentucky
    • Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40503
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Baptist Health
      • Principal Investigator: Johan Aasbo, DO
      • Contact: Johan Aasbo, DO
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • Not yet recruiting
      • John Hopkins Medical
      • Principal Investigator: Edward Powers, MD
      • Contact: Edward Powers, MD
  • Minnesota
    • Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55902
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Mayo Clinic
      • Principal Investigator: Paul Friedman, MD
      • Contact: Paul Friedman, MD
  • New Jersey
    • Voorhees Township, New Jersey, United States, 08043
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Cooper Health
      • Principal Investigator: Andrea Russo, MD
      • Contact: Andrea Russo, MD
  • New York
    • Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Northwell Health
      • Principal Investigator: Laurence Epstein, MD
      • Contact: Laurence Epstein, MD
  • North Carolina
    • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Advocate/Atrium Health - Sanger Heart and Vascular
      • Principal Investigator: Satish Misra, MD
      • Contact: Satish Misra, MD
    • Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
      • Not yet recruiting
      • East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU
      • Contact: Rajesekhar Nekkanti, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Rajesekhar Nekkanti, MD
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27607
      • Not yet recruiting
      • North Carolina Heart and Vascular
      • Contact: Sidharth Shah, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Sidharth Shah, MD
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27103
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Novant Health
      • Principal Investigator: Michael Drucker, MD
      • Contact: Michael Drucker, MD
    • Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Advocate/Atrium Health - Wake Forest Baptist
      • Principal Investigator: Satish Misra, MD
      • Contact: Satish Misra, MD
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45219
      • Not yet recruiting
      • The Carl & Edyth Lindner Center for Research and Education at The Christ Hospital
      • Principal Investigator: Daniel Pelchovitz, MD
      • Contact: Daniel Pelchovitz, MD
    • Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University Hospitals of Cleveland
      • Contact: Judith Mackall, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Judith Mackall, MD
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43228
      • Not yet recruiting
      • OhioHealth Research Institute
      • Contact: Anish Amin, MD
      • Principal Investigator: Anish Amin, MD
  • Pennsylvania
    • Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
      • Principal Investigator: Soraya Samii, MD
      • Contact: Soraya Samii, MD
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • Not yet recruiting
      • University of Pennsylvania
      • Principal Investigator: Robert Schaller, MD
      • Contact: Robert Schaller, MD
  • South Carolina
    • Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Medical University of South Carolina
      • Contact: Anne Kroman, DO
      • Principal Investigator: Anne Kroman, DO
  • Texas
    • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
      • Not yet recruiting
      • Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research
      • Principal Investigator: Amin Al-Ahmad, MD
      • Contact: Amin Al-Ahmad, MD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. At least 18 years old
2. Class I or IIa indication for implantation of an ICD according to the ACC/AHA/HRS Guidelines or ESC guidelines

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who cannot read or write
2. Expected survival < 1 year
3. Pregnant or nursing subjects and those who plan pregnancy during the clinical investigation follow-up period
4. Participation in any concurrent clinical study without prior approval from the Sponsor
5. Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent to participate in the study
6. Any known circumstances which may prevent the completion of protocol testing and data collection through the 6-month follow-up visit
7. Circumstances that may prevent data collection or completion of specified follow-up visits
8. Allergies to any device materials listed in the Instructions for Use (IFU)
9. Contraindication for temporary suspension of oral/systemic anticoagulation

10. Known history of lung disease with FEV1 < 1.0 Liter

    Device Related:

11. Implanted with or planned implantation of any device which delivers current in the body that may interfere with therapy delivery, including, but not limited to a pacemaker, LVAD or neurostimulator
12. Implanted with a subcutaneous ICD lead, subcutaneous coils/arrays, epicardial patches or epicardial pace/sense leads

13. Any known need for MRI prior to approval of MRI conditional labeling

    Anatomy Related:

14. Known structural abnormalities of the heart that may increase risk of the Parasternal EV-ICD System procedure
15. Known obstructed or restricted pathway into the mediastinum for the Atala™ lead
16. Prior surgery with disruption of the lung, pericardium or connective tissue between the sternum and pericardium, including sternotomy of any type
17. Known significant anatomic derangement of or within the thorax (e.g., pectus excavatum, significant scoliosis)
18. History of thoracic radiation therapy or other medical treatments/conditions which may complicate the Parasternal EV-ICD System implant procedure
19. Known adhesions in the thorax or history of medical treatments, surgeries or conditions that increase the potential for adhesions in the thorax

20. Surgically corrected congenital heart disease (not including catheter-based procedures)

    Cardiac Related:

21. Indication for permanent bradycardia pacing or cardiac resynchronization therapy
22. Decompensated heart failure
23. Currently on inotropic therapy
24. Known history of pericardial disease, pericarditis or mediastinitis

25. Risk factors associated with defibrillation testing:

    • Severe aortic stenosis
    • Current Intracardiac LA or LV thrombus
    • Severe proximal three-vessel or left main coronary artery disease without revascularization
    • Hemodynamic instability
    • Unstable angina
    • Recent stroke or transient ischemic attack (within the last 3 months)
    • Known inadequate external defibrillation
    • LVEF < 20% (most recent assessment; must be within 180 days of consent)
    • LVEDD >70 mm (most recent assessment; must be within 180 days of consent)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Parasternal EV-ICD System; Subjects implanted with the Atala™ lead and EV-ICD pulse generator	Device: Atala™ lead and EV-ICD Pulse Generator; Subjects will receive the Atala™ lead and EV-ICD pulse generator being evaluated in the study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Freedom from MADEs	Freedom from Major Adverse Device Effects (MADEs)	Through 6 months post-implant
Successful IVA Test	Successful induced ventricular arrhythmia (IVA) test in the final system configuration	At the time of procedure and up to 60 days post-implant

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: AtaCor Medical, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 2, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 31, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 5, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 6, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): January 7, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 13, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 10, 2026
• Last Verified: July 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Extravascular; Ventricular Defibrillation
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiac Conduction System Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Heart Diseases; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Tachycardia; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Tachycardia, Ventricular; Ventricular Fibrillation
• Other Study ID Numbers: DOC-10325

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: Yes
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No