Clinical trials: Radiofrequency Ablation
Low Back Pain, Facet Joint Pain
Cryoneurolysis for Facet Mediated Chronic Low Back Pain
This is a single-center, randomized, pilot study in adult subjects with facet mediated CLBP. Thirty (30) subjects are planned for initial enrollment and will be randomized 1:1 to receive ioveraº medial branch cryoneurolysis or…
- Trial name
- NCT06016127
- Testing
- iovera system, Radiofrequency ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Pain Management Services, PLLC
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
TactiCath Contact Force Ablation Catheter Study for Atrial Fibrillation
The TOCCASTAR Study will assess the safety and effectiveness of a contact force sensing catheter used for ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- TOCCASTAR (NCT01278953)
- Testing
- Catheter ablation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Apnea, Sleep
Radiofrequency Ablation for Multi-level Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Single-arm, Multicenter Study
The United States is currently experiencing an increase in the incidence and prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). With prevalence in middle-aged adults of 2 to 4% of the population, untreated OSA has been implicated in…
- Trial name
- NCT02349893
- Testing
- RFA treatment
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe
Barrett Esophagus, Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Aspirin in Preventing Disease Recurrence in Patients With Barrett Esophagus After Successful Elimination by Radiofrequency Ablation
This randomized phase II trial studies the safety of and how well aspirin works in preventing Barrett's esophagus from returning after it has been successfully eliminated by radiofrequency ablation.
- Trial name
- NCT02521285
- Testing
- Aspirin, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Clinical Study for Safety and Acute Performance Evaluation of the THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® SF-5D System Used With Fast Ablation Mode in Treatment of Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
The QDOT-FAST study is a prospective, multi-center, non-randomized, interventional clinical study.
- Trial name
- QDOT-FAST (NCT03459196)
- Testing
- THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF-5D Catheter
- Where
- 7 sites in Austria, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
CONVERGE - Epi/Endo Ablation For Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation(AF)
This is a multi-center, open label, randomized pivotal study evaluating the safety and efficacy of the EPi-Sense-AF Guided Coagulation System for the treatment of persistent AF patients, refractory or intolerant to at least one…
- Trial name
- CONVERGE (NCT01984346)
- Testing
- AtriCure EPi-Sense-AF Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax, Endocardial RF Catheter ablation using Open Irrigated-tip RF Abaltion Catheter with unidirectional or bidirectional steering
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
Barrett's Esophagus
Non-Endoscopic Surveillance for Barrett's Esophagus Following Ablative Therapy
Subjects presenting to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Hospitals for routine endoscopic surveillance examinations for current Barrett's Esophagus (BE) or after successful radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of…
- Trial name
- NCT02106910
- Testing
- Cytosponge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Inflammation, Barrett's Esophagus
Does Intensive Acid Suppression Reduce Esophageal Inflammation and Recurrent Barrett's Esophagus Following Ablation?
The investigators hypothesize that intensive acid suppression with a long acting high potency proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug dexlansoprazole will lead to a greater decrease in levels of inflammatory mediators (compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT01093755
- Testing
- dexlansoprazole, Omeprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obstruction of Biliary Tree, Biliary Tract Cancer
Endoscopic Therapy of Malignant Bile Duct Strictures
Patients with malignant bile duct stenosis have poor prognosis and most of the patients are not good candidate for surgery at the time of diagnosis. Placement of the stent is the palliative care for these patients.
- Conditions
- Obstruction of Biliary Tree, Biliary Tract Cancer, Biliary Tract Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT01543607
- Testing
- Radiofrequency ablation catheter (Habib EndoHBP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Post-Market Randomized Trial: Endoscopically- Guided Ablation vs. Radiofrequency Ablation
To compare the safety and chronic Pulmonary Vein isolation of 2 ablation types. 1. visually guided ablation (VGA) using the EAS-AC and 2. radiofrequency ablation
- Trial name
- En-GARDE (NCT01057394)
- Testing
- Endoscopically guided PVI Ablation, RF PVI Ablation
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Italy
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- CardioFocus
Uterine Fibroids, Uterine Myomas
Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) using the Halt System for the treatment of patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids.
- Trial name
- Halt (NCT00874029)
- Testing
- Halt Procedure
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Guatemala and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acessa Health, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation
SMART China, A Multi-center Clinical Registry Study
This is a prospective effectiveness and safety assessment of the study device during radiofrequency (RF) ablation treatment of patients with drug refractory symptomatic atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- NCT02485925
- Testing
- THERMOCOOL® SMARTTOUCH™
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Pancreatic Cancer, Unresectable Biliary-pancreatic Malignancies
Endoscopic Biliary Co-axial Stent Placement Plus/Minus Use of Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Clearance of Occluded Self Expandable Metal Stents (SEMS) in Patients With Distal Biliary Obstruction From Unresectable Biliary-pancreatic Malignancies
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects good and/or bad of combining radiofrequency ablation with placement of a second stent, versus a second stent alone.
- Trial name
- NCT02340728
- Testing
- ERCP with SEMS plus radiofrequency ablation, ERCP with SEMS alone (standard of care)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ventricular Tachycardia
Percutaneous Hemodynamic Support With Impella 2.5 During Scar-related Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Impella 2.5 Circulatory Support System for use during mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the setting of Ventricular dysfunction.
- Trial name
- PERMIT1 (NCT01294267)
- Testing
- Circulatory Support System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Vivek Reddy
Atrial Fibrillation
Evaluation of the CIRCA Monitoring System in Prevention of Esophageal Lesions Following RFCA
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of Circa™ temperature monitoring system during ablation procedures will reduce the risk of esophageal lesions or damage.
- Trial name
- CIRCA-EGD (NCT02467166)
- Testing
- Circa™ Probe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® Catheter Post Approval Registry
The purpose of this registry is to provide additional corroborative short-term safety and long-term safety data for the NAVISTAR THERMOCOOL and NAVISTAR EZ STEER THERMOCOOL catheters in the treatment of symptomatic Paroxysmal…
- Trial name
- AF Registry (NCT00964392)
- Testing
- Atrial fibrillation ablation
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation
Safety and Effectiveness Evaluation of the Multi-Electrode Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
The primary objective of this clinical investigation is to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the Multi-Electrode RF Balloon catheter for the treatment of drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
- Trial name
- STELLAR (NCT03683030)
- Testing
- Multi-Electrode RF Balloon Catheter
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, China and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 397 people
- Sponsor
- Biosense Webster, Inc.
Barrett's Esophagus
Effect of Dexlansoprazole 60 mg QD and 60 mg BID on Recurrence of Intestinal Metaplasia in Subjects Who Have Achieved Complete Eradication of Barrett's Esophagus With Radiofrequency Ablation
This study is designed to evaluate the effect of dexlansoprazole once daily (QD) and twice daily (BID) dosing on the recurrence of intestinal metaplasia (IM) in participants who achieved complete eradication of Barrett's…
- Trial name
- NCT02162758
- Testing
- Dexlansoprazole
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Atrial Fibrillation
OFDI Capsule Imaging in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergone Radio Frequency (RF) Ablation
12 patients with Atrial Fibrillation, a kind of irregular heart beat who have undergone Radio frequency (RF) ablation will be asked to swallow the capsule.
- Trial name
- NCT02204566
- Testing
- OFDI Capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation
Concomitant Utilization of Radio Frequency Energy for Atrial Fibrillation (CURE-AF) Study
This investigation is a prospective, nonrandomized multicenter clinical trial evaluating the outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) requiring concomitant open heart surgery plus the Cardioblate Surgical Ablation System…
- Trial name
- NCT00431834
- Testing
- Cardioblate System Surgical Ablation System, Surgical RF Ablation
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiovascular