The CAVIAR-trial
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20520
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients age is > 18 years
- Patients with persistent or longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. Persistent AF is defined as sustained episodes of atrial fibrillation lasting >7 days. Longstanding persistent AF is defined as sustained episode lasting >1 year.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients suffering from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Paroxysmal AF is defined as episodes of AF that terminates spontaneously within 7 days.
- Patients suffering from AF secondary to a reversible cause as electrolyte imbalance or hyperthyroidism.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary objective of the study is to evaluate which treatment- surgical ablation or catheter ablation- is most effective in treating persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation measured by success at 12 months after 1 procedures.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of periprocedural complications, clinical success after 12 months, procedural duration, number of repeat procedures, success and clinical success after 2 procedure after 12 months, quality of life measurements before and 6 months after the first procedure.