Clinical trials: Ablation Techniques, RFA
Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF)
FIRE AND ICE: Comparative Study of Two Ablation Procedures in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Comparing efficacy and safety of isolation of the pulmonary veins (PV) using a Cryoballoon catheter versus a radiofrequency ablation with a ThermoCool catheter in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT01490814
- Testing
- Electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins, Electrical isolation of pulmonary veins
- Where
- 19 sites in Czechia, France and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 769 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma With Radiofrequency Ablation
Investigators intend to evaluate the efficiency of Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) therapy to treat papillary thyroid carcinoma.
- Trial name
- NCT04129411
- Testing
- RFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Low Back Pain
Effect of the Temperature Used in Thermal Radiofrequency Ablation
This study will determine if lumbar facets medial branches RFA at 90 degrees Celsius provides more overall pain relief (i.e., percent of improvement), when compared to ablation at 80 degrees Celsius with no additional adverse…
- Trial name
- NCT02148003
- Testing
- RFA at 90 degrees Celsius, RFA at 80 degrees Celsius, C-arm guided 20-gauge radiofrequency needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Spinal Hardware
Safety of Spine Radiofrequency Procedures
The goal of the study was to determine if patients undergoing radiofrequency neurotomy (RFN) of lumbar facet joints that are adjacent to previously placed pedicle screws from a fusion, would lead to an increase in the temperature…
- Trial name
- NCT02210052
- Testing
- Radiofrequency cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Low Back Pain
Technical Efficacy of a Direction Specific Radiofrequency Device in the Performance of Lumbar Medial Branch Neurotomies
The purpose of this study is to document the effectiveness of the Nimbus Multi-tined Expandable Electrode (MEE) Probe in carrying out the heating and ablation (cutting) of the small medial branch nerves that carry pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02120625
- Testing
- Lumbar MB RFN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nimbus Concepts, LLC