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Neurally Mediated SyncopeItalianCNANCT05751330

Italian Cardioneuroablation Study for Neurocardiogenic Syncope Patients

A study testing Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi in people with Neurally Mediated Syncope, run by Policlinico Casilino ASL RMB at 2 sites in Italy.

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Trial summary

Multicenter Italian interventional "proof of efficacy" clinical trial that aims to evaluate the incidence of asystolic pauses and heart rate in patients with CNS who performed severe CNA identified through asystolic pauses identification by implantable loop recorder. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Neurally Mediated Syncope
What is being tested?
Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
2 sitesItaly
Study dates
20 Sep 2022to 30 Dec 2024
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 60 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age between 18 and 60 years
  • Patients with a clinical diagnosis of neuromediated syncope according to class I criteria of the ESC guidelines, Table 1
  • Clinical history of recurrent syncope (≥2 in the last year or ≥3 in the last 2 years), severe, not tolerated by the patient
  • Documentation of ≥2 asystolic pauses >3 sec daytime on ECG monitoring by implantable loop recorder (ILR), with or without syncope
  • Refusal by patient to perform pacemaker implantation
  • Tilt test is recommended but not mandatory. Patients with negative tilt test are also enrollable. It can be either positive or negative.

Who cannot join

  • Absence of sinus dysfunction and atrioventricular node disease.
  • Absence of structural heart disease
  • Possible alternative diagnoses of syncope

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Marco Rebecchi, MD contact

+393402873746

marcorebecchi3@virgilio.it

Leonardo Calo', MD contact

+393388589677

leonardocalo.doc@gmail.com

Italy2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • Policlinico Casilino

    Rome, Lazio, 00100

    Marco Rebecchi, +393402873746, marcorebecchi3@virgilio.it

    Recruiting
  • Policlinico Casilino

    Rome, Lazio, 00179

    Marco Rebecchi, MD, +393402873746, marcorebecchi3@virgilio.it

    Leonardo Rebecchi, MD, leonardocalo.doc@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Transcatheter Ablation of Ganglionic Plexuses (Cardioneuroablation) in Right Atrium in Patients With Asystolic Neuromediated Syncope

Multicenter Italian interventional "proof of efficacy" clinical trial that aims to evaluate the incidence of asystolic pauses and heart rate in patients with CNS who performed severe CNA identified through asystolic pauses identification by implantable loop recorder. The study is independent, "investigator-initiated," sponsored by a nonprofit scientific association called the Italian Multidisciplinary Group for the Study of Syncope (GIMSI).

Read the detailed description

The so called "Cardioneuroablation (CNA)" focused on the endocardial ablation of atrial ganglionated plexi has proven to be efficacy in patients affected by neuro-mediated cardioinhibitory syncope (NCS). No center currently has sufficient case series to establish long-term efficacy and safety results, for which a multicenter interventional study is therefore needed.

The aim of the study will be to evaluate the efficacy and safety of CNA focused in NCS patients. The ablation procedure, consists of radiofrequency delivering at right atrial anatomic sites where the underlying presence of GP clusters is regarded as highly probable: 1) the inferior-posterior area (first ablation site): inferior right GP placed between inferior vena cava, coronary sinus ostium and near the atrio-ventricular groove, 2) the superior-posterior area (second ablation site): superior right atrial GP, adjacent to the junction of the superior vena cava and the posterior surface of RA.

Being tested
Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi
Medical subject headings
Syncope, Vasovagal

What participants receive

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

  • Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexiProcedure or surgery

    The ablative procedure involves applying radiofrequency deliveries in the two

    Right atrium anatomical sites close to the two main ganglionic plexuses of the right atrium:

    • Inferior-posterior area (site of first ablation) corresponding to the right inferior atrial ganglion located between the inferior vena cava, coronary sinus ostium and near the atrioventricular node
    • Upper-posterior area (site of second ablation) corresponding to the right superior atrial ganglion located between the superior vena cava and the posterior surface of the right atrium
Study groups in NCT05751330
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
patients affected by Cardioinhibitory Neurocardiogenic SyncopeExperimentalNot described
Receives: Procedure: Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi

What is being measured

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

  1. Intrapatient incidence of asystolic episodes before and after cardioneuroablation

    frequency (number and percentage) of asystolic episodes before and after ablation

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Comparison of mean heart rate, before and after cardioneuroablation, incidence of (pre)syncopal episodes before and after CNA and, finally, beat-to beat HR variability during ILR monitoring

    intrapatient comparison of mean heart rate (bpm), beat-to-beat variability of heart rate, before and after CNA.

    Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year

Timeline

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

  1. First posted2 Mar 2023
  2. Study start20 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion20 Sep 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Dec 2024 (estimated)

Resources

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
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05751330
Sponsor's protocol ID
PCasilino
Acronym
ItalianCNA
Status last verified
Feb 2023
First submitted
4 Jan 2023
Last updated
2 Mar 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The study envisages the subsequent activation of other participating centres to recruit and enrol patients to undergo the Cardioneuroablation procedure

Publications

  • Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope; European Society of Cardiology (ESC); European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA); Heart Failure Association (HFA); Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); Moya A, Sutton R, Ammirati F, Blanc JJ, Brignole M, Dahm JB, Deharo JC, Gajek J, Gjesdal K, Krahn A, Massin M, Pepi M, Pezawas T, Ruiz Granell R, Sarasin F, Ungar A, van Dijk JG, Walma EP, Wieling W. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009). Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(21):2631-71. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp298. Epub 2009 Aug 27. No abstract available.

    PubMed 19713422
  • Brignole M, Moya A, de Lange FJ, Deharo JC, Elliott PM, Fanciulli A, Fedorowski A, Furlan R, Kenny RA, Martin A, Probst V, Reed MJ, Rice CP, Sutton R, Ungar A, van Dijk JG; ESC Scientific Document Group. 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope. Eur Heart J. 2018 Jun 1;39(21):1883-1948. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy037. No abstract available.

    PubMed 29562304
  • Sutton R, Petersen ME. The clinical spectrum of neurocardiogenic syncope. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1995 Jul;6(7):569-76. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1995.tb00429.x.

    PubMed 8528491
  • Brignole M, Menozzi C, Moya A, Andresen D, Blanc JJ, Krahn AD, Wieling W, Beiras X, Deharo JC, Russo V, Tomaino M, Sutton R; International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology 3 (ISSUE-3) Investigators. Pacemaker therapy in patients with neurally mediated syncope and documented asystole: Third International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE-3): a randomized trial. Circulation. 2012 May 29;125(21):2566-71. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.082313. Epub 2012 May 7.

    PubMed 22565936
  • Soteriades ES, Evans JC, Larson MG, Chen MH, Chen L, Benjamin EJ, Levy D. Incidence and prognosis of syncope. N Engl J Med. 2002 Sep 19;347(12):878-85. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa012407.

    PubMed 12239256
  • Brignole M, Russo V, Arabia F, Oliveira M, Pedrote A, Aerts A, Rapacciuolo A, Boveda S, Deharo JC, Maglia G, Nigro G, Giacopelli D, Gargaro A, Tomaino M; BioSync CLS trial Investigators. Cardiac pacing in severe recurrent reflex syncope and tilt-induced asystole. Eur Heart J. 2021 Feb 1;42(5):508-516. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa936.

    PubMed 33279955
  • Pachon JC, Pachon EI, Pachon JC, Lobo TJ, Pachon MZ, Vargas RN, Jatene AD. "Cardioneuroablation"--new treatment for neurocardiogenic syncope, functional AV block and sinus dysfunction using catheter RF-ablation. Europace. 2005 Jan;7(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.10.003.

    PubMed 15670960
  • Scanavacca M, Hachul D, Pisani C, Sosa E. Selective vagal denervation of the sinus and atrioventricular nodes, guided by vagal reflexes induced by high frequency stimulation, to treat refractory neurally mediated syncope. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 May;20(5):558-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01385.x. Epub 2008 Dec 17.

    PubMed 19207753
  • Armour JA, Murphy DA, Yuan BX, Macdonald S, Hopkins DA. Gross and microscopic anatomy of the human intrinsic cardiac nervous system. Anat Rec. 1997 Feb;247(2):289-98. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0185(199702)247:23.0.CO;2-L.

    PubMed 9026008
  • Singh S, Johnson PI, Lee RE, Orfei E, Lonchyna VA, Sullivan HJ, Montoya A, Tran H, Wehrmacher WH, Wurster RD. Topography of cardiac ganglia in the adult human heart. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1996 Oct;112(4):943-53. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70094-6.

    PubMed 8873720
  • Chiou CW, Eble JN, Zipes DP. Efferent vagal innervation of the canine atria and sinus and atrioventricular nodes. The third fat pad. Circulation. 1997 Jun 3;95(11):2573-84. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.95.11.2573.

    PubMed 9184589
  • Po SS, Nakagawa H, Jackman WM. Localization of left atrial ganglionated plexi in patients with atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct;20(10):1186-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01515.x. Epub 2009 Jun 26.

    PubMed 19563367
  • Calo L, Rebecchi M, Sette A, Sciarra L, Borrelli A, Scara A, Grieco D, Politano A, Sgueglia M, De Luca L, Martino A, Panattoni G, Golia P, Turrisi OV, Knowles M, Strano S, de Ruvo E. Catheter ablation of right atrial ganglionated plexi to treat cardioinhibitory neurocardiogenic syncope: a long-term follow-up prospective study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021 Sep;61(3):499-510. doi: 10.1007/s10840-020-00840-9. Epub 2020 Aug 6.

    PubMed 32766945
  • Rebecchi M, de Ruvo E, Strano S, Sciarra L, Golia P, Martino A, Calo L. Ganglionated plexi ablation in right atrium to treat cardioinhibitory neurocardiogenic syncope. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2012 Sep;34(3):231-5. doi: 10.1007/s10840-012-9666-5. Epub 2012 Mar 21. No abstract available.

    PubMed 22434334
  • Debruyne P, Rossenbacker T, Collienne C, Roosen J, Ector B, Janssens L, Charlier F, Vankelecom B, Dewilde W, Wijns W. Unifocal Right-Sided Ablation Treatment for Neurally Mediated Syncope and Functional Sinus Node Dysfunction Under Computed Tomographic Guidance. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018 Sep;11(9):e006604. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.118.006604.

    PubMed 30354289

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi in people with Neurally Mediated Syncope, run by Policlinico Casilino ASL RMB at 2 sites in Italy.

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 6 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Mar 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Italy. 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?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact Marco Rebecchi, MD (+393402873746, marcorebecchi3@virgilio.it), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Intrapatient incidence of asystolic episodes before and after cardioneuroablation (time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year). 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 NCT05751330, which also lists 16 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 2 Mar 2023.

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