NCT03478410

Brief Summary

Exosome plays an important role in the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system. Since the field of cardiovascular exosome is still in its infancy, there are no available data regarding to its role in cardiac arrhythmias. The current study investigates the role of epicardial fat derived exosomes in patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
35

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable atrial-fibrillation

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2018

Typical duration for not_applicable atrial-fibrillation

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 21, 2018

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 20, 2018

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 27, 2018

Completed
3.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 21, 2022

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 21, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

April 8, 2021

Status Verified

April 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

March 20, 2018

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2021

Conditions

Keywords

Epicardial fat

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Exosomes quantity excreted from the epicardial fat (nm)

    The differences in the quantity of exosomes derived epicardial fat in patients with and without atrial fibrillation. The exosome isolation will be done by using ultra centrifuge for cells and cells debris removal. Then the exosomes will examined by the Malvern NanoSight device both for particle size and concentration measurement.

    9 days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Inflammatory cytokines secretion from epicardial fat

    9 days

Study Arms (2)

Atrial fibrillation

OTHER

An epicardial fat biopsy will be taken from patients with chronic atrial fibrillation or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who undergo any cardiac surgery

Procedure: Epicardial fat biopsy

Control

OTHER

An epicardial fat biopsy will be taken from patients without any history of atrial fibrillation who undergo any cardiac surgery

Procedure: Epicardial fat biopsy

Interventions

A 1 cm (\~0.5 g) of epicardial pat biopsy from the area of the pulmonary artery

Atrial fibrillationControl

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Undergoing an elective cardiac surgery

You may not qualify if:

  • Undergoing a non-elective surgery
  • Suffering from severe renal impairment prior to surgery (creatinine clearance \<30 mL/min)
  • Experienced hepatic dysfunction other than mild

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Sheba medical center

Ramat Gan, 52621, Israel

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Arrhythmias, CardiacHeart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Eilon Ram, MD

    Sheba Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
BASIC SCIENCE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Comparative study between patients with and without atrial fibrillation
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Resident in cardiac surgery, Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 20, 2018

First Posted

March 27, 2018

Study Start

January 21, 2018

Primary Completion

January 21, 2022

Study Completion

January 21, 2022

Last Updated

April 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-04

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