Atrial Deganglionation as a Therapy for Cardiac Surgery Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Neural-AF-2
1 other identifier
interventional
12
1 country
1
Brief Summary
A prospective single-arm study of ganglionated plexi ablation in cardiothoracic surgery patients with a history of atrial fibrillation.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable atrial-fibrillation
Started Jun 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable atrial-fibrillation
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 14, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 22, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2023
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
July 3, 2024
CompletedJuly 3, 2024
June 1, 2024
1.1 years
June 14, 2022
January 5, 2024
June 28, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
The Number of Patients in Sinus Rhythm at 12 Months.
Patients will be monitored with 24 hour Holter at 12 months
12 month
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Extension of AERP
Day 0
Study Arms (1)
GP Ablation
EXPERIMENTALSingle arm study with GP ablations performed during open-chest surgery
Interventions
Using Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA), delivered via an epicardial catheter, to selectively ablate the ganglionated plexi (GP) on the epicardial surface of the heart.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age is between 18 and 70 years.
- Scheduled for open-chest cardiothoracic surgery, for coronary artery bypass grafting and/or aortic valve repair/replacement
- Have a documented medical history of paroxysmal or early-stage persistent atrial fibrillation within the previous 12 months.
- Legally competent and willing to sign the informed consent.
- Life expectancy of at least 2 years.
You may not qualify if:
- Previous cardiac surgery
- Prior pericardial interventions
- Prior endocardial or epicardial pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), or any other invasive AF therapy
- Previous or existing pericarditis
- Use of amiodarone within the previous 12 months.
- Long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation
- Indication for mitral or tricuspid valve surgery
- Indication for concomitant left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation or excision
- History of previous radiation therapy on the thorax
- History of previous thoracotomy.
- Prior electrical or mechanical isolation of the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA)
- The presence of LAA occlusion devices, coronary stents, prosthetic heart valves, pacemakers or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)
- Myocardial infarction within the previous 2 months
- New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class IV heart failure symptoms
- Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \< 40%, measured by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
- +11 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Tbilisi Heart & Vascular Clinic
Tbilisi, Georgia
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Barry O'Brien PhD
- Organization
- AtriAN Medical Ltd
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 14, 2022
First Posted
June 22, 2022
Study Start
June 1, 2022
Primary Completion
June 30, 2023
Study Completion
June 30, 2023
Last Updated
July 3, 2024
Results First Posted
July 3, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share