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AtriCure CryoICE Lesions for Persistent and Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions
Device: AtriCure CryoICE & AtriClip LAA Exclusion
Registration Number
NCT03732794
Lead Sponsor
AtriCure, Inc.
Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the AtriCure CryoICE system in performing the Cox-Maze III lesion set, in conjunction with Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) exclusion using the AtriClip device.

Detailed Description

The AtriCure CryoICE Ablation System is being studied to ablate cardiac tissue during surgery for the treatment of Persistent and Long-standing Persistent atrial fibrillation in open concomitant cardiac surgery.

The effectiveness of the device will be demonstrated by establishing that the device effectively eliminates persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation in a clinically significant proportion of treated patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Subject is greater than or equal to 18 years of age
  2. Subject has history of persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation as defined by the 2017 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/ European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS) Guidelines
  3. Stable Subject that is scheduled to undergo non-emergent cardiac surgical procedure(s) to be performed on cardiopulmonary bypass including open-heart surgery for one or more of the following: Mitral valve repair or replacement, Aortic valve repair or replacement, Tricuspid valve repair or replacement, and Coronary artery bypass procedures
  4. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction ≥ 30% (determined by echocardiography or cardiac catheterization performed within 60 days of enrollment as documented in patient medical history)
  5. Subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent
  6. Subject has a life expectancy of at least 5 years
  7. Subject is willing and able to return for scheduled follow-up visits.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Stand-alone AF without indication(s) for concomitant Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) and/or valve surgery
  2. Previous surgical Maze procedure
  3. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome or other Supra-Ventricular arrhythmia, Atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentry
  4. Prior cardiac surgery (Redo)
  5. Subjects requiring surgery other than CABG and/or cardiac valve surgery and/or patent foramen ovale repair, and/or atrial septal defect repair.
  6. Class IV New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart failure symptoms
  7. Prior history of cerebrovascular accident within 6 months or at any time if there is residual neurological deficit
  8. Documented ST-segment elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI) within the 6 weeks prior to study enrollment
  9. Need for emergent cardiac surgery (i.e. cardiogenic shock)
  10. Known carotid artery stenosis greater than 80%
  11. Documented AF duration of greater than ten years
  12. LA diameter >7 cm by Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)
  13. Current diagnosis of active systemic infection
  14. Severe peripheral arterial occlusive disease defined as claudication with minimal exertion
  15. Renal failure requiring dialysis or hepatic failure
  16. A known drug and/or alcohol addiction
  17. Mental impairment or other conditions which may not allow the subject to understand the nature, significance and scope of the study
  18. Pregnancy or desire to get pregnant within 12-months of the study treatment
  19. Preoperative need for an intra-aortic balloon pump or intravenous inotropes
  20. Requires anti-arrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of a ventricular arrhythmia
  21. Subjects who have been treated with thoracic radiation
  22. Subjects in current chemotherapy
  23. Subjects on long term treatment with oral or injected steroids (not including intermittent use of inhaled steroids for respiratory diseases)
  24. Subjects with known connective tissue disorders
  25. Subjects with known hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy
  26. Subjects with known cold agglutinin

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
AtriCure CryoICE & AtriClip LAA ExclusionAtriCure CryoICE & AtriClip LAA ExclusionAtriCure CryoICE system performing the Cox-Maze III lesion set, in conjunction with LAA exclusion using the AtriClip device.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Freedom from AF/Atrial Flutter (AFL)/Atrial Tachycardia (AT)12 months

Freedom from AF/AFL/AT lasting \>30 seconds in duration 6 through 12-months following the ablation procedure in the absence of Class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs).

Safety Endpoint: composite acute major adverse event (MAE) rate30 days

The composite acute major adverse event (MAE) rate, within 30-days post-procedure and deaths after 30-days if death is procedure related.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Composite post-procedure MAE rate (Safety).12 months

Long-term safety based on MAE rate at 12-months post-procedure

Overall Serious Adverse Event (SAE) rate (Safety)12 months

Long-term safety based on SAE rate at 12-months post-procedure

Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) Score (Effectiveness)12 months

Based on composite score (0-100). A score of 0 corresponds to complete disability (or responding "extremely" limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered), while a score of 100 corresponds to no disability (or responding "not at all" limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered).

AFEQT Evaluates Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) across three domains Symptoms - Four questions specifically targeted to assess AF related symptoms Daily Activities - Eight questions that evaluate daily function in AF patients Treatment Concerns - Six questions that assess AF treatment concerns in patients The overall composite score and domains will be summarized by presenting the means, medians, standard deviations, interquartile ranges, minimum, and maximum

Acute procedural success (Effectiveness)Intra-operative period

Absence of AF at end of procedure

Pacemaker implantation (Safety).12 months

Percentage of implantation of a permanent pacemaker either in the operative period (\<30 days postoperative) or at any time during follow-up period.

Freedom from AF/AFL/AT in presence of previously failed Class I or III AADs (Effectiveness)12 months

Freedom from AF/AFL/AT lasting \>30 seconds in duration 12-months following the ablation procedure in presence of previously failed Class I or III AADs.

Freedom from AF/AFL/AT regardless of Class I or III AADs (Effectiveness)12 months

Freedom from AF/AFL/AT lasting \>30 seconds in duration 12-months following the ablation procedure regardless of Class I or III AADs.

Trial Locations

Locations (15)

West Virginia University

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Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

Northwestern Medicine

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Franciscan Health

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

St Thomas West Hospital

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

UCLA Medical Center

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Washington Adventist Hospital

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Deaconess Gateway Hospital

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Newburgh, Indiana, United States

University Of Maryland

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

NYP-Weill Cornell

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New York, New York, United States

Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

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New York, New York, United States

Northwell Health Systems

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New York, New York, United States

St. Joseph Hospital Health Center

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Syracuse, New York, United States

University of Michigan

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

St. Luke's Hospital

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Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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