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Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Post-Approval Study (STOP AF PAS)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF)
Interventions
Device: Medtronic Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation System
Registration Number
NCT01456949
Lead Sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
Brief Summary

The Post-Approval Study (PAS) is a prospective multi-center, non-randomized, single arm, controlled,unblinded clinical study designed to provide long-term safety and effectiveness of the Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation System.

Detailed Description

Safety and effectiveness will be evaluated against pre-specified performance criteria as determined by the sponsor and FDA. The criteria set in this study have been previously used to demonstrate safety and effectiveness in cryoablation and radio-frequency ablation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

The analyses of the primary effectiveness objective will take place once all the subjects with a study cryoablation procedure attempt have reached 36 months of follow-up post-cryoablation procedure. The analysis of the primary safety objective will take place once all the subjects with a study cryoablation procedure attempt have reached 12 months of follow-up post-cryoablation procedure. The analyses for the secondary objectives will take place once all subjects with a study cryoablation attempt have reached 36 months of follow-up post-cryoablation procedure.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
402
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Documented PAF:

    • Diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF), AND
    • 2 or more episodes of AF during the 3 months preceding the consent Date, AND
    • At least 1 episode of AF documented with a tracing within 12 months preceding the consent date.
  2. Age 18 years or older

  3. Failure for the treatment of AF (effectiveness or intolerance) of at least one membrane active AAD for rhythm control.

Exclusion Criteria
  1. Any previous left atrial (LA) ablation (except permissible retreatment subjects)
  2. Any previous LA surgery
  3. Current intracardiac thrombus (can be treated after thrombus is resolved)
  4. Presence of any pulmonary vein stents
  5. Presence of any pre-existing pulmonary vein stenosis
  6. Pre-existing hemidiaphragmatic paralysis
  7. Anteroposterior LA diameter > 5.5 cm by TTE
  8. Presence of any cardiac valve prosthesis
  9. Clinically significant mitral valve regurgitation or stenosis
  10. Myocardial infarction, PCI / PTCA or coronary artery stenting which occurred during the 3 month interval preceding the Consent Date
  11. Unstable angina
  12. Any cardiac surgery which occurred during the 3 month interval preceding the Consent Date
  13. Any significant congenital heart defect corrected or not (including atrial septal defects or pulmonary vein abnormalities but not including minor PFO)
  14. NYHA class III or IV congestive heart failure
  15. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 40%
  16. 2º (Type II) or 3º atrioventricular block
  17. Presence of a permanent pacemaker, biventricular pacemaker, atrial defibrillator or any type of implantable cardiac defibrillator (with or without biventricular pacing function)
  18. Brugada syndrome
  19. Long QT syndrome
  20. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia
  21. Sarcoidosis
  22. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  23. Known cryoglobulinemia
  24. Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism
  25. Any cerebral ischemic event (strokes or TIAs) which occurred during the 6 month interval preceding the Consent Date.
  26. Any woman known to be pregnant
  27. Life expectancy less than one (1) year
  28. Current or anticipated participation in any other clinical trial of a drug, device or biologic during the duration of this study not pre-approved by Medtronic
  29. Unwilling or unable to comply fully with study procedures and followup

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Single ArmMedtronic Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation SystemCryoablation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Effectiveness: Percentage of Participants Free of Chronic Treatment Failure (CTF) Through 36 MonthsThrough 36 months

Evaluated by assessing the rate of subjects free of chronic treatment failure with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who have failed one or more Atrial Fibrillation Drugs (AFDs).

Chronic treatment failure is defined as:

* Documented atrial fibrillation lasting longer than 30 seconds (outside the 90 day blanking period) OR

* Intervention for atrial fibrillation (except for repeat cryoablation during the 90 day blanking period)

Safety: Percentage of Participants Experiencing Cryoablation Procedure Events (CPEs) Through 12 Months12 Months

Demonstrate safety (through 12 months) of Arctic Front® Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System, including the Freezor® MAX Cardiac Cryoablation Catheter by assessing the rate of subjects experiencing Cryoablation Procedure Events (CPEs) with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who have failed one or more Atrial Fibrillation Drugs (AFDs).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Chronic Effectiveness: Percentage of Participants Free of Chronic Treatment Failure (CTF) at 1 and 2 YearsAnnually, at 1 and 2 years

Freedom from chronic treatment failure, defined as:

* Documented atrial fibrillation lasting longer than 30 seconds (outside the 90 day blanking period) OR

* Intervention for atrial fibrillation (except for repeat cryoablation during the 90 day blanking period)

Chronic Safety: Percentage of Participants Free From Major Atrial Fibrillation Events (MAFE) at 1, 2 and 3 Years.Annually, through 3 years

Freedom from Major Atrial Fibrillation Event (MAFE): A MAFE is a serious adverse event (SAE) which has not been categorized as a cryoablation procedure event.

Trial Locations

Locations (39)

Inova Fairfax Hospital

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Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Victoria Cardiac Arrhythmia Trials Inc

🇨🇦

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

University of Florida

🇺🇸

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Emory University Hospital

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Good Samaritan Hospital

🇺🇸

San Jose, California, United States

Memorial Advanced Cardiovascular Institute

🇺🇸

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Asheville Cardiology Associate PA

🇺🇸

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Daytona Heart Group

🇺🇸

Daytona Beach, Florida, United States

Alaska Heart Institute

🇺🇸

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

🇺🇸

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Oklahoma Heart Institute

🇺🇸

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Metropolitan Cardiology Consultants PA

🇺🇸

Coon Rapids, Minnesota, United States

Massachusetts General Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Brigham and Women's Hospital

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Stern Cardiovascular

🇺🇸

Germantown, Tennessee, United States

HealthEast St. Joseph's Hospital

🇺🇸

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Geisinger Medical Center

🇺🇸

Danville, Pennsylvania, United States

Columbia Heart Clinic

🇺🇸

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Doylestown Cardiology Associates

🇺🇸

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Baylor Research Institute

🇺🇸

Plano, Texas, United States

Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital - Texas Medical Center

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Royal Alexandra Hospital

🇨🇦

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Vancouver General Hospital

🇨🇦

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hôpital du Sacre Coeur de Montreal

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

McGill University Health Centre

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal Heart Institute

🇨🇦

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec

🇨🇦

Quebec, Canada

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Colorado Heart and Vascular

🇺🇸

Denver, Colorado, United States

St. Mary's Hospital - Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Saint Thomas Research Institute

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Capital Cardiovascular Associates

🇺🇸

Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster Heart & Stroke

🇺🇸

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Bethesda North Hospital l TriHealth Hatton Institute

🇺🇸

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Broward General Medical Center

🇺🇸

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Bryan LGH

🇺🇸

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

WellStar Kennestone Hospital

🇺🇸

Marietta, Georgia, United States

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