Clinical trial NCT05426603: Waveform Periodicity Analysis of Complex Fractionated Electrograms in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Study on the Waveform Periodicity Analysis of Complex Fractionated Electrograms in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent
Keywords: Catheter ablation
Mapping technique
Substrate mapping
Non-linear electrogram morphology analysis
Lead sponsor: Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-06-22
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 90
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: DIAGNOSTIC

Brief summary: Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been the most frequently occurring, sustained arrhythmia, which causes significant morbidity and mortality. AF may not always be a totally random process. It can be maintained by stable and rapid reentrant circuits resulting in fibrillary conduction throughout the atria. During mapping of AF, difficulty is frequently encountered during the identification of culprit sites and an analysis of the wave propagation particularly when the electrogram signals demonstrate wide temporal and spatial disparities. Catheter ablation targeting regions with fractionated potentials or high frequencies during AF, has been previously proposed as a treatment strategy. However, the benefit of adjunctive CFAE (complex fractionated atrial electrogram) ablation or linear ablation after successful PVI (pulmonary vein isolation) was controversial based on the recent data from the Substrate and Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation Trial Part II (STAR AF II) trial. Therefore, the optimal ablation strategy for persistent AF remains undetermined and an alternative approach has to be explored.

Detailed description: In this prospective trial, investigators will investigate the long-term efficacy of catheter ablation of non-paroxysmal AF, based on selective atrial substrate modification (e.g. wavefrom periodicity analysis, similarity, plus phase mapping) (1). The control group would be PV isolation alone. The primary end point is long-term recurrence of atrial arrhythmias. The secondary end points composite procedural termination, the safety of the procedure, recurrence of multiple procedures, and change of atrial and ventricular function after catheter ablation.

The inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria, stepwise catheter ablation procedures (PVI and then substrate modification), and the follow-up procedure are the same as current treatment approaches in patients with non-paroxysmal AF.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients who sign the informed consent forms, and allow to be followed.
2. Symptomatic AF refractory or intolerant to at least one Class 1 or 3 antiarrhythmic medication.
3. Patients with persistent/permanent AF (sustained beyond seven days, or lasting less than seven days but necessitating pharmacologic or electrical cardioversion).
4. Patients with age equal or greater than 20 years old regardless of gender.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The presence of a atrial or ventricular thrombus.
2. Patients who are allergic to or unsuitable for use with the contrast media.
3. Pregnant patients or patients who are unavailable to receive X-ray.
4. Patients with renal insufficiency.
5. Patients had autonomic nervous system disorder (e.g. respiratory apnea) or previous catheter ablation in the LA or MAZE procedure.
6. Patients who do not need atrial substrate modification (patients with non-paroxysmal AF respond to PVI in terms of procedural termination of AF).
7. Patients with age less than 20 years old or greater than 90 years old regardless of gender.

Primary outcomes:
measure: changes in retention rate of normal sinus rhythm after catheter-based ablation of atrial fibrillation
timeFrame: Baseline and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after catheter-based ablation of atrial fibrillation
Secondary outcomes:
measure: LAD
timeFrame: after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 3, 6, 12 month
measure: LVEF
timeFrame: after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 3, 6, 12 month
measure: e/e'
timeFrame: after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation 3, 6, 12 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hualien City
country: Taiwan
facility: Wen-Chin Tsai
Study officials:
References:
citation: Lin CY, Lin YJ, Lo MT, Chiang CH, Chen YY, Kuo L, Chang SL, Lo LW, Hu YF, Chao TF, Chung FP, Liao JN, Chang TY, Lin C, Tuan TC, Wu CI, Liu CM, Liu SH, Cheng WH, Lugtu IC, Jain A, Ton AN, Hermanto DY, Chen SA. Efficacy of Patient-Specific Strategy: Catheter Ablation Strategy of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Based on Morphological Repetitiveness by Periodicity and Similarity. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 May;14(5):e009719. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.121.009719. Epub 2021 May 17. No abstract available.
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