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Atrial FibrillationNCT03164395

The Efficacy of Single Coil Defibrillation Leads for Internal Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation

A study testing Internal Cardioversion and External Cardioversion in people with Atrial Fibrillation, run by University of Kentucky at 1 site in United States.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

This study seeks to determine the efficacy of single coil defibrillation leads for cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 99 years
Conditions the study is for
Atrial Fibrillation
What is being tested?
Internal Cardioversion and External Cardioversion
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
31 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Jul 2017to 23 Oct 2018
Phase
Interventional
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 to 99 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • greater than 18 years of age
  • persistent atrial fibrillation and have been recommended by your primary cardiologist to undergo cardioversion
  • have an implantable cardiac defibrillator

Who cannot join

  • over the age of 99
  • pregnant
  • prisoner

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40506

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About this study

Official title: The Efficacy of Single Coil Defibrillation Leads for Internal Cardioversion of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

This study seeks to determine the efficacy of single coil defibrillation leads for cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation.

Read the detailed description

This study seeks to compare the efficacy of single coil defibrillation leads for the internal cardioversion of atrial fibrillation as compared with cardioversion by external defibrillation pads. It is known that dual coil leads are effective for atrial cardioversion, but the presence of the SVC defibrillation coil allows for selection of shock vector that more reliably incorporates the majority of atrial tissue compared to a single right ventricular lead. For a variety of reasons single coil defibrillation leads are now implanted in the majority of patients requiring placement of implantable cardiac defibrillators, and many of these patient's will later develop atrial fibrillation and potentially require cardioversion. Currently, there is no clear consensus on how to approach cardioversion in these patient's and both external and internal methods are used. Internal cardioversion may be ineffective exposing patient's unnecessarily to repeated shocks and battery depletion. External cardioversion may carry a small risk of damaged to the CIED.

The investigator's goal is to identify patient's referred for cardioversion for atrial fibrillation who also have an implanted cardiac defibrillator with a single coil defibrillation lead and randomize them to either external or internal cardioversion.

Being tested
Internal Cardioversion, External Cardioversion
Keywords
atrial fibrillation, implantable cardiac defibrillator, cardioversion
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

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

  • Internal CardioversionProcedure or surgery

    Internal Cardioversion with device maximum output shock from RV coil to Can versus external cardioversion per institutional protocol

  • External CardioversionProcedure or surgery

    External Cardioversion per institutional protocol

Study groups in NCT03164395
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Internal CardioversionExperimentalPatients randomized to external cardioversion will undergo external synchronized cardioversion per institutional protocol.
Receives: Procedure: Internal Cardioversion
External CardioversionActive comparatorPatients randomized to internal cardioversion will have a maximum energy shock delivered from the device between the RV coil and can. If cardioversion is not successful they will then undergo external cardioversion per institutional protocol.
Receives: Procedure: External Cardioversion

What is being measured

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

  1. Acute Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm

    Does the patient return for at least one beat to sinus rhythm following the administration of a shock

    Measured: Immediate

Timeline

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

  1. First posted23 May 2017
  2. Study start1 Jul 2017
  3. Primary completion23 Oct 2018
  4. Study completion23 Oct 2018

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Participants will be randomized in block fashion to either internal or external cardioversion
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
31 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03164395
Sponsor's protocol ID
16-0536
Status last verified
Mar 2019
First submitted
21 May 2017
Last updated
22 Mar 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Internal Cardioversion and External Cardioversion in people with Atrial Fibrillation, run by University of Kentucky at 1 site in United States.

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 3 inclusion and 3 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 22 Mar 2019. 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 United States. 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?

Acute Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm (time frame: Immediate). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 22 Mar 2019.

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