NCT01182441

Brief Summary

This was a prospective, randomized, multicenter study to provide additional information on the safety and efficacy of the WATCHMAN LAA Closure Technology. The purpose of the PREVAIL study was to confirm the efficacy endpoint as demonstrated in the PROTECT AF pivotal study and to further demonstrate that the WATCHMAN LAA Closure Technology is safe and effective in subjects with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who require anticoagulation therapy for potential thrombus formation.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
407

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_3 atrial-fibrillation

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2010

Longer than P75 for phase_3 atrial-fibrillation

Geographic Reach
1 country

41 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 12, 2010

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 16, 2010

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2010

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2013

Completed
4.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2017

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

July 26, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

July 26, 2018

Status Verified

March 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2.2 years

First QC Date

August 12, 2010

Results QC Date

April 3, 2017

Last Update Submit

July 25, 2018

Conditions

Keywords

atrial fibrillationstrokeTIAtrans ischemic attackwarfarinCoumadin

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Primary Safety Endpoint (Device Group Only)

    7-Day procedure rate of death, ischemic stroke, systemic embolism and complications requiring major cardiovascular or endovascular intervention.

    7-Day

  • Composite of Stroke, Systemic Embolism, and Death (Cardiovascular and Unknown)

    The endpoint was analyzed using a Bayesian piecewise exponential model with the historical priors based on data from the previous pivotal study PROTECT AF. This was a non-inferiority design with comparison of rate ratio of 18-month event rates of the Device and Control groups. The 18-month rate represents the probability of an event occurring within 18 months, and the 18-month rate ratio is a mean of the rate ratios. The primary endpoint was based on a calculation of the probability of events at 18 months but the statistical piecewise hazards model does not require the observation of any subjects out to 18-months.

    18 month rate

  • Composite of Ischemic Stroke or Systemic Embolism

    Composite of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism excluding events that occurred in the first 7 days following randomization

    Day 8 to 18-months

Study Arms (2)

WATCHMAN

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects assigned to receive the WATCHMAN device.

Device: WATCHMAN Device

Warfarin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Subjects assigned to warfarin therapy.

Drug: Warfarin

Interventions

WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology

WATCHMAN

Warfarin dosage prescribed by study physician to adequately maintain an INR of 2.0-3.0

Also known as: Coumadin
Warfarin

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Paroxysmal, persistent or permanent non-valvular AF
  • Eligible for long-term warfarin therapy
  • Eligible to come off warfarin therapy
  • Calculated CHADS2 score of 2 or greater. Also patients with a CHADS2 score of 1 may be included if any of the following apply:
  • Female age 75 or older
  • Baseline LVEF ≥ 30 and \< 35%
  • Aged 65-74 and has diabetes or coronary artery disease
  • Aged 65 or greater and has congestive heart failure

You may not qualify if:

  • Contraindicated/allergic to aspirin
  • Indicated for clopidogrel therapy or has taken clopidogrel within 7 days prior to enrollment
  • History of atrial septal repair or has an ASD/PFO device
  • Implanted mechanical valve prosthesis
  • NYHA Class IV CHF
  • Resting heart rate \> 110 bpm
  • Participated previously in the PROTECT AF or CAP Registry studies
  • LVEF \< 30%
  • Existing pericardial effusion \> 2mm
  • High risk PFO
  • Significant mitral valve stenosis
  • Complex atheroma with mobile plaque of the descending aorta and/or aortic arch
  • Cardiac tumor

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (41)

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

Gilbert, Arizona, 85297, United States

Location

Arizona Heart Rhythm Research Center

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251, United States

Location

Foundation for Cardiovascular Medicine

La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

Location

Scripps Green

La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

Location

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States

Location

Orange County Heart

Orange, California, 92868, United States

Location

St. John's Hospital / Pacific Heart

Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States

Location

Zasa Clinical Research

Atlantis, Florida, 33462, United States

Location

Baptist Hospital of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33176, United States

Location

Florida Hospital

Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States

Location

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

Location

North Shore University

Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States

Location

Iowa Heart Center

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

Location

Central Baptist Hospital

Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States

Location

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

Location

Lahey Clinic

Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States

Location

University of Michigan Medical Center

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

William Beaumont

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

Location

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55407, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, 55902, United States

Location

Cardiology Associates of N. Mississippi

Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801, United States

Location

St. Luke's Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States

Location

St. John's Mercy

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States

Location

Bryan LGH

Lincoln, Nebraska, 68506, United States

Location

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center

Englewood, New Jersey, 07631, United States

Location

New York University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10029, United States

Location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States

Location

Lindner Clinical Trial Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States

Location

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Moffitt Heart & Vascular

Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, 17043, United States

Location

St. Thomas Research Institute

Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

Location

Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia

Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

Location

Baylor Research Institute

Dallas, Texas, 75226, United States

Location

Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location

Intermountain Medical Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107, United States

Location

Fletcher Allen

Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States

Location

Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, 98104, United States

Location

St. Luke's Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Dukkipati SR, Holmes DR Jr, Doshi SK, Kar S, Singh SM, Gibson D, Price MJ, Natale A, Mansour M, Sievert H, Houle VM, Allocco DJ, Reddy VY. Impact of Peridevice Leak on 5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Aug 2;80(5):469-483. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.04.062.

  • Friedman DJ, Du C, Wang Y, Agarwal V, Varosy PD, Masoudi FA, Holmes DR, Reddy VY, Price MJ, Curtis JP, Freeman JV. Patient-Level Analysis of Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Practice Versus Clinical Trials. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2022 May 9;15(9):950-961. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2022.02.029.

  • Brouwer TF, Whang W, Kuroki K, Halperin JL, Reddy VY. Net Clinical Benefit of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Versus Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Pooled Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT-AF and PREVAIL Studies. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019 Dec 3;8(23):e013525. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.119.013525. Epub 2019 Nov 22.

  • Price MJ, Reddy VY, Valderrabano M, Halperin JL, Gibson DN, Gordon N, Huber KC, Holmes DR Jr. Bleeding Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure Compared With Long-Term Warfarin: A Pooled, Patient-Level Analysis of the WATCHMAN Randomized Trial Experience. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Dec 28;8(15):1925-1932. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.08.035. Epub 2015 Nov 25.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Atrial FibrillationStroke

Interventions

Warfarin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arrhythmias, CardiacHeart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

4-HydroxycoumarinsCoumarinsBenzopyransPyransHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsHeterocyclic Compounds, 2-RingHeterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring

Results Point of Contact

Title
WATCHMAN Trial Manager
Organization
Boston Scientific

Study Officials

  • David R. Holmes, M.D.

    Mayo Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D.

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 12, 2010

First Posted

August 16, 2010

Study Start

November 1, 2010

Primary Completion

January 1, 2013

Study Completion

November 1, 2017

Last Updated

July 26, 2018

Results First Posted

July 26, 2018

Record last verified: 2017-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations