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STrategies for Catheter Ablation of peRsistent Atrial Fibrlllation
Sponsor: McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Summary
The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of three different ablation strategies in patients with persistent AF: 1. PV antral isolation alone (PVAI) 2. PV antral isolation plus ablation of drivers (PVAI+drivers) 3. PV antral isolation plus isolation of posterior wall (PVAI+box) All three strategies will employ contemporary catheter ablation technology using more efficient open irrigated tip cooling and contact force sensing.
Official title: Strategies for Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: a Randomized, Comparative Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
617
Start Date
2021-06-01
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2025-02-06
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Wide Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation (PVAI)
Standard PVI
Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Plus Driver Ablation (PVAI+drivers)
Standard PVI + Ablation of drivers in LA and RA
Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation Plus Box Isolation of Posterior Wall (PVAI+box)
Standard PVI + Electrical isolation of the posterior wall of the left atrium
Locations (32)
Brigham & Women'S Hosptial Inc.
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Canberra Heart Rhythm Foundation
Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Royal Adelaide Hospital and Cardiovascular Centre
Adelaide, Australia
Alfred Health
Melbourne, Australia
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, Australia
Medical University of Graz
Graz, Austria
Ordensklinikum Linz GmbH
Linz, Austria
OLV Hospital Aalst
Aalst, Belgium
Antwerp University Hospital (UZA)
Edegem, Belgium
AZ Sint-Jan
Ruddershove, Belgium
University of Calgary Foothills
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Vancouver General Hospital
Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
Royal Jubilee Hospital
Victoria, British Colombia, Canada
Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Southlake Regional Health Center
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
Laurent Macle
Montreal, QC - Québec, Canada
MUHC, McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, Quebec, Canada
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ)
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Hôpital Fleurimont, CHUS
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Hospital St-Joseph
Marseille, France
Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
Paris, France
Clinique du Tonkin
Villeurbanne, France
Ospedale Generale Regionale F. Miulli
Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
Dokkyo Medical University Koshigaya Hospital
Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Juntendo University Hospital
Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan
National University Corporation Kobe University
Chūōku, Japan
Jikei University School of Med
Tokyo, Japan
Minamino Cardiovascular Hospital
Tokyo, Japan
Nihon University School of Medicine
Tokyo, Japan
Hospital Clinic Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain