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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 29 November 2021
Main ID:  NCT03056222
Date of registration: 14/02/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: I-Med-Pro GmbH
Public title: CardioFocus vs. Contact Force Guided Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation CF²
Scientific title: CardioFocus vs. Contact Force Guided Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Date of first enrolment: April 10, 2017
Target sample size: 360
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03056222
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium Czechia Germany United Kingdom
Contacts
Name:     Andreas Metzner, PD Dr. med.
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Affiliation:  Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum UKE Hamburg
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patient must not have undergone a previous ablation for the treatment of PAF

- AF Type - Diagnosed with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) where PAF is
defined as recurrent (two or more) episodes of AF that terminate spontaneously in less
than seven days, usually less than 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria:

- Atrial fibrillation secondary to a reversible cause or of non-cardiac origin

- Diagnosed with persistent atrial fibrillation defined as recurrent episodes lasting
more than 7 and less than 365 days

- More than 4 electrical cardioversions in the year prior to enrollment but not
including cardioversions performed within 48 hours of arrhythmia onset

- Documented left atrial thrombus on imaging

- Cannot be removed from anti-arrhythmic drugs for other reasons than atrial
fibrillation

- New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional Class III or Class IV heart failure

- Left ventricular ejection fraction < 30%

- Left atrial size > 55 mm as measured in the parasternal antero-posterior view

- Myocardial infarction within 60 days prior to enrolment

- Woman of childbearing potential who is pregnant, lactating or not using adequate birth
control



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention(s)
Device: Ablation catheter
Primary Outcome(s)
Freedom from symptomatic, recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) off of anti-arrhythmic drugs [Time Frame: 12 months post procedure]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Acute procedure success [Time Frame: 30 minutes post procedure]
Freedom from symptomatic, recurrent Atrial Tachy Arrhythmia (ATA) off of anti-arrhythmic drugs [Time Frame: 12 months post procedure]
Procedure and fluoroscopy time [Time Frame: During procedure]
Incidence of peri-procedural complications [Time Frame: From procedure to 12 months post procedure]
Secondary ID(s)
CF2 Rev.1 IMP
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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