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Aortic Valve StenosisRevealNCT02559011

Assessment of Arrhythmias in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using a Small Insertable Cardiac Monitoring Device

An observational study of Aortic Valve Stenosis, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a valuable minimal-invasive treatment option in patients with symptomatic severe aortic valve (AV) stenosis at prohibitive or increased risk for conventional open-heart surgery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Aortic Valve Stenosis
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
Mar 2016to 16 Nov 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients with severe, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis undergoing TAVI at the institution irrespective selected bioprosthesis will be included in the study. Final decision on eligibility will be made by the local Heart Team.

Who may be able to join

  • Severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis undergoing TAVI

Who cannot join

  • Missing IC
  • Pacemaker, internal cardioverter-defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device at the time of screening
  • Anatomic or clinical contraindications for TAVI or REVEAL insertion
  • Patient currently participating in another study evaluating a new transcatheter valve prosthesis or a new drug

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • Bern University Hospital, Dep. of Cardiology

    Bern, 3010

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About this study

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has emerged as a valuable minimal-invasive treatment option in patients with symptomatic severe aortic valve (AV) stenosis at prohibitive or increased risk for conventional open-heart surgery. Recent randomized clinical trials reported a large treatment effect of TAVI over medical treatment among inoperable patients and similar or superior outcomes compared with surgical aortic valve replacement in high to intermediate risk patients. However, atrio-ventricular conduction disturbances and arrhythmias (in particular atrial fibrillation) before, during or after TAVI remain a matter of concern as they have important consequences.

The objective of this study is to investigate the incidence, nature and prognostic significance of AV-conduction disturbances and arrhythmias among patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI before, during and after the procedure using a small implantable cardiac monitoring system (ICM; Medtronic REVEAL LinQTM).

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One hundred patients will be enrolled in this study. Prior to TAVI (at least 4 weeks), at the time of preprocedural hemodynamic and anatomical assessment, the ICM will be inserted under the skin of the chest under local anesthesia. The device will be interrogated just prior to readmission for TAVI and thereafter at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. The incidence of symptomatic as well as silent brady- and tachyarrhythmias will be recorded, and its impact on medical and device treatment as well as clinical outcomes analyzed.

The present study will provide information about the actual incidence and impact of symptomatic and silent arrhythmias and AV-conduction disturbances among patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI. Specifically, the study estimate the burden of arrhythmias before TAVI and to accurately determine the incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation and complete AV-block within 12 months after the procedure. Identifying patients at risk for AV- conduction abnormalities, atrial fibrillation (AF), and non-sustained or sustained ventricular arrhythmias may guide future preventive measures, medical treatment and improve patients outcomes after TAVI.

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Background

TAVI has emerged as a valuable minimal-invasive treatment option in patients with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis at prohibitive or increased risk for conventional open-heart surgery. AV conduction disturbances and arrhythmias before, during or after TAVI remain a matter of concern as they have consequences.

Prior to TAVI the ICM will be inserted under the skin of the chest under local anesthesia. The device will be interrogated just prior to readmission for TAVI and thereafter at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. The incidence of symptomatic as well as silent brady- and tachyarrhythmias will be recorded, and its impact on medical and device treatment as well as clinical outcomes analyzed.

All patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI at the institution irrespective selected bioprosthesis will be included in the study. Final decision on eligibility will be made by the local Heart Team.

Objective

To investigate the incidence, nature and prognostic significance of AV-conduction disturbances and arrhythmias among patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI before, during and after the procedure using a small implantable cardiac monitoring system (ICM; Medtronic REVEAL LinQTM). The primary endpoint of the study is to establish the incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation and complete AV-block within 12 months after TAVI.

Methods

One hundred patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI will be enrolled in this prospective, observational study. Prior to TAVI (at least 4 weeks), at the time of preprocedural hemodynamic and anatomical assessment, the ICM will be inserted under the skin of the chest under local anesthesia. The device will be interrogated just prior to readmission for TAVI and thereafter at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up. The incidence of symptomatic as well as silent brady- and tachyarrhythmias will be recorded, and its impact on medical and device treatment as well as clinical outcomes analyzed.

The study is observational: the patients will not be assigned to a specific intervention. Patients consenting will be monitored using a specific device that has been approved for market release. The objective of the study is to use the information obtained with this monitoring device to assess the incidence, nature and prognostic significance of atrioventricular conduction disturbances and arrhythmias among patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation before, during and after the procedure. The objective of the study is not to investigate the performance of the monitoring device.

Keywords
Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation, Aortic Valve Stenosis
Medical subject headings
Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arrhythmias, Cardiac

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT02559011
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
All study participantsPatients who need a TAVI with symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of patients with incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation and complete AVB within 12 months after TAVI

    Measured: up to 12 months

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Number of patients with resolution of atrial Fibrillation

    Measured: up to 12 months

  2. Number of patients with resolution of Atrium Ventricular Block (AVB) after TAVI with permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation

    Measured: up to 12 months

  3. Number of patients with cardiac death due to arrhythmias

    Measured: up to 12 months

  4. Number of patients with stroke

    Measured: up to 12 months

  5. Number of patients with presyncope and syncope

    Measured: up to 12 months

  6. Number of patients with pacemaker Implantation

    Measured: up to 12 months

  7. Number of patients with cardiovascular mortality

    Measured: up to 12 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted24 Sep 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2016
  3. Primary completion16 Nov 2020
  4. Study completion16 Nov 2020

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02559011
Sponsor's protocol ID
2015_09_21
Acronym
Reveal
Status last verified
Aug 2021
First submitted
21 Sep 2015
Last updated
30 Aug 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Mirabel M, Iung B, Baron G, Messika-Zeitoun D, Detaint D, Vanoverschelde JL, Butchart EG, Ravaud P, Vahanian A. What are the characteristics of patients with severe, symptomatic, mitral regurgitation who are denied surgery? Eur Heart J. 2007 Jun;28(11):1358-65. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm001. Epub 2007 Mar 9.

    PubMed 17350971
  • Kodali SK, Williams MR, Smith CR, Svensson LG, Webb JG, Makkar RR, Fontana GP, Dewey TM, Thourani VH, Pichard AD, Fischbein M, Szeto WY, Lim S, Greason KL, Teirstein PS, Malaisrie SC, Douglas PS, Hahn RT, Whisenant B, Zajarias A, Wang D, Akin JJ, Anderson WN, Leon MB; PARTNER Trial Investigators. Two-year outcomes after transcatheter or surgical aortic-valve replacement. N Engl J Med. 2012 May 3;366(18):1686-95. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1200384. Epub 2012 Mar 26.

    PubMed 22443479
  • Friedman HS, Zaman Q, Haft JI, Melendez S. Assessment of atrioventricular conduction in aortic valve disease. Br Heart J. 1978 Aug;40(8):911-7. doi: 10.1136/hrt.40.8.911.

    PubMed 687491
  • Harris A, Davies M, Redwood D, Leatham A, Siddons H. Aetiology of chronic heart block. A clinico-pathological correlation in 65 cases. Br Heart J. 1969 Mar;31(2):206-18. doi: 10.1136/hrt.31.2.206. No abstract available.

    PubMed 5775291
  • Urena M, Hayek S, Cheema AN, Serra V, Amat-Santos IJ, Nombela-Franco L, Ribeiro HB, Allende R, Paradis JM, Dumont E, Thourani VH, Babaliaros V, Francisco Pascual J, Cortes C, Del Blanco BG, Philippon F, Lerakis S, Rodes-Cabau J. Arrhythmia burden in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis as determined by continuous electrocardiographic recording: toward a better understanding of arrhythmic events after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Circulation. 2015 Feb 3;131(5):469-77. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.011929. Epub 2014 Dec 2.

    PubMed 25466975
  • Smith R, Grossman W, Johnson L, Segal H, Collins J, Dalen J. Arrhythmias following cardiac valve replacement. Circulation. 1972 May;45(5):1018-23. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.45.5.1018. No abstract available.

    PubMed 5020795
  • Matthews IG, Fazal IA, Bates MG, Turley AJ. In patients undergoing aortic valve replacement, what factors predict the requirement for permanent pacemaker implantation? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;12(3):475-9. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.254607. Epub 2010 Dec 7.

    PubMed 21138915
  • Moreno R, Dobarro D, Lopez de Sa E, Prieto M, Morales C, Calvo Orbe L, Moreno-Gomez I, Filgueiras D, Sanchez-Recalde A, Galeote G, Jimenez-Valero S, Lopez-Sendon JL. Cause of complete atrioventricular block after percutaneous aortic valve implantation: insights from a necropsy study. Circulation. 2009 Aug 4;120(5):e29-30. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.849281. No abstract available.

    PubMed 19652115
  • Rubin JM, Avanzas P, del Valle R, Renilla A, Rios E, Calvo D, Lozano I, Anguera I, Diaz-Molina B, Cequier A, Moris de la Tassa C. Atrioventricular conduction disturbance characterization in transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve prosthesis. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jun;4(3):280-6. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.111.961649. Epub 2011 May 3.

    PubMed 21540440
  • Adams DH, Popma JJ, Reardon MJ. Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement with a self-expanding prosthesis. N Engl J Med. 2014 Sep 4;371(10):967-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1408396. No abstract available.

    PubMed 25184874
  • van der Boon RM, Nuis RJ, Van Mieghem NM, Jordaens L, Rodes-Cabau J, van Domburg RT, Serruys PW, Anderson RH, de Jaegere PP. New conduction abnormalities after TAVI--frequency and causes. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2012 May 1;9(8):454-63. doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2012.58.

    PubMed 22547171
  • Houthuizen P, Van Garsse LA, Poels TT, de Jaegere P, van der Boon RM, Swinkels BM, Ten Berg JM, van der Kley F, Schalij MJ, Baan J Jr, Cocchieri R, Brueren GR, van Straten AH, den Heijer P, Bentala M, van Ommen V, Kluin J, Stella PR, Prins MH, Maessen JG, Prinzen FW. Left bundle-branch block induced by transcatheter aortic valve implantation increases risk of death. Circulation. 2012 Aug 7;126(6):720-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.101055. Epub 2012 Jul 12.

    PubMed 22791865
  • Nozica N, Siontis GCM, Elchinova EG, Goulouti E, Asami M, Bartkowiak J, Baldinger S, Servatius H, Seiler J, Tanner H, Noti F, Haeberlin A, Branca M, Lanz J, Stortecky S, Pilgrim T, Windecker S, Reichlin T, Praz F, Roten L. Assessment of New Onset Arrhythmias After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using an Implantable Cardiac Monitor. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 May 16;9:876546. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.876546. eCollection 2022.

    PubMed 35651903

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Aortic Valve Stenosis, run by Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Aug 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of patients with incidence of new onset atrial fibrillation and complete AVB within 12 months after TAVI (time frame: up to 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02559011, which also lists 13 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Aug 2021.

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