Clinical trials: Cardiac Rhythm Disorder
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the Incidence of Cerebral Lesions Post Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC)
The purpose of the study is to determine the rate of diffusion weighted (DW)-MRI cerebral lesions following a Pulmonary Vein Ablation Catheter (PVAC) ablation procedure performed using best practices, including optimized…
- Trial name
- ERACE (NCT01520532)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Congenital Disorders
Low-dose Epinephrine Infusion Tests in Adolescent and Pediatric Patients
Long QT syndrome (LQTS)is a cardiac disorder that may lead to ventricular arrythmias and culminate in syncope and/or possible death.
- Trial name
- LEAP (NCT00548886)
- Testing
- Epinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Atrial Fibrillation
Treatment Convenience in Patients Treated With Dabigatran for Stroke Prophylaxis in Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF)
Describe patient and physician assessed factors for patient well-being when treated with Pradaxa for stroke and embolism prevention in atrial fibrillation either compared to previous antithrombotic treatment (switcher)
- Trial name
- NCT02839746
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 671 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Atrial Fibrillation
Selective Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms (CFAE) Targeting for Atrial Fibrillation
This study will be a multicenter, open, prospective, randomized trial. Patients with either paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation will be considered for the study.
- Trial name
- SELECT-AF (NCT00926783)
- Testing
- CFAE ablation
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry
CryoCath Freezor CryoAblation Catheter System (CRYOFACTS)
The purpose of this post approval study of heart block is to gather additional information regarding how often patients develop heart block (atrioventricular block) after having standard ablation procedure using cryotherapy with…
- Trial name
- PS-010 (NCT00621621)
- Testing
- Freezor® Cardiac Cryoablation Catheter CryoConsole System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Atrial Flutter
Clinical Evaluation of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Catheter for Treatment of Type 1 Atrial Flutter
The purpose of the BLOCk-CTI study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter for the treatment of sustained or recurrent type 1 atrial flutter.
- Trial name
- BLOCk-CTI (NCT01253200)
- Testing
- Blazer® Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter, Control Catheter
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Impact of an Atrial Fibrillation Decision Support Tool (AFDST) on Thromboprophylaxis for Atrial Fibrillation
Study objective was to improve decision-making and thromboprophylaxis for patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) by developing and implementing a computerized decision support tool for individual patient-level decision-making…
- Trial name
- NCT02524977
- Testing
- Decision Support, Educational Intervention Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Atrial Fibrillation
Cryoablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using a Novel Cryoablation System
Primary Endpoint Safety and tolerability of ablation using the AFreeze Cryoablation System consisting of the ablation CoolLoop® catheter, its steerable sheath and the cryoconsole Cryo-Caddy will be assessed and expressed in…
- Trial name
- NCT01687036
- Testing
- Cryoablation
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- afreeze GmbH
Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death Japan Registry
The purpose of this observational registry is to collect clinical events and outcome data in 4 different study populations (cohorts), with a majority of Japanese subjects, that are at risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and heart…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Sudden Cardiac Death
- Trial name
- HINODE (NCT03185832)
- Testing
- CRT-D, ICD, PM / CRT-P
- Where
- 34 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial
The purpose of the study is to see how effective a drug called ranolazine is in reducing the risk of ventricular arrhythmia and death in people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
- Conditions
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- RAID (NCT01215253)
- Testing
- Ranolazine
- Where
- 90 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Atrial Fibrillation
CACAF2 Study: Catheter Ablation for Cure of Atrial Fibrillation
The objective of this prospective multicenter randomized study is to establish the effectiveness of treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation by encircling the pulmonary veins with radiofrequency (RF) ablation and creating…
- Trial name
- CACAF-2 (NCT00227344)
- Testing
- RF ablation, Antiarrhythmic drugs
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster EMEA
Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke
Apixaban for Early Prevention of Recurrent Embolic Stroke and Hemorrhagic Transformation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if Apixaban will decrease the complication of having another stroke for people who have atrial fibrillation if initiated earlier than standard of care.
- Conditions
- Transient Ischemic Attack, Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation
- Trial name
- AREST (NCT02283294)
- Testing
- Apixaban, Warfarin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Atrioventricular Conduction Block
Micra Atrial TRacking Using A Ventricular AccELerometer 2
The purpose of the Micra Atrial TRacking Using A Ventricular AccELerometer 2 (MARVEL 2) study is to demonstrate safe and effective operation of the MARVEL 2 features for providing AV synchronous pacing in patients with normal…
- Trial name
- MARVEL2 (NCT03752151)
- Testing
- MARVEL 2 Algorithm Monitor Mode then Adaptive Mode
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Length of Stay in NVAF Patients Hospitalized and Initiated With Dabigatran or Warfarin in Japan
The primary objective of this study is to compare the Length of Stay from treatment of oral anticoagulant initiation to hospital discharge of patients hospitalized and subsequently treated with dabigatran or warfarin for…
- Trial name
- NCT02631057
- Testing
- Dabigatran, Warfarin
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 4,313 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion
AtriCure Exclusion of the LAA in Patients Undergoing Concomitant Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, non-randomized trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the LAA Exclusion Device (Clip) for the exclusion of the LAA via epicardial tissue approximation.
- Trial name
- EXCLUDE (NCT00779857)
- Testing
- AtriCure LAA Exclusion System
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation
Corticosteroid Pulse After Ablation
Radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment for atrial fibrillation. However, about 20% of the time the atrial fibrillation recurs.
- Trial name
- SAAB (NCT00807586)
- Testing
- Solumedrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
Atrial Fibrillation
Esophageal Cooling in Radiofrequency Cardiac Ablation
This pilot study evaluates the addition of the EnsoETM esophageal cooling device to the radiofrequency (RF) ablation procedure in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03481023
- Testing
- EnsoETM, Conventional Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Riverside Medical Center
Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Retrospective Palivizumab Study in Children With Hemodynamically Significant Congenital Heart Disease
Retrospective medical record review study of specific adverse events in children with congenital heart disease who received palivizumab for prophylaxis of serious respiratory syncytial virus infection and control subjects that…
- Trial name
- NCT01075178
- Where
- 37 sites in Austria, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 2,036 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation System in Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Studies have shown that taking drugs to stay out of AF has limited success. This research is designed to study heart rhythm after surgical therapy, namely by measuring if there are benefits to having surgery to treat Atrial…
- Trial name
- CRYO-AF (NCT01558635)
- Testing
- Cardioblate CryoFlex Surgical Ablation, Mitral Valve surgery, Medtronic Reveal XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany, Israel and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Metformin as an Adjunctive Therapy to Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial is being done to determine if metformin, a drug which is normally used in diabetes, can reduce atrial fibrillation in patients who are having an ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT04625946
- Testing
- Metformin, Recommendations for lifestyle modification., AliveCor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan