NCT01863472

Catheter Ablation of Drug-refractory Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon in Comparison With Irrigated Radiofrequency Current Ablation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 152 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boris Schmidt · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Aim of the study is to compare the safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation using the endoscopic ablation system in comparison to irrigated radiofrequency current ablation in patients with drug-refractory persistent atrial fibrillation.

Conditions

• Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon	With the HeartLight(TM) Laser Balloon pulmonary vein isolation is done endoscopically guided
DEVICE	irrigated radiofrequency current ablation	The irrigated radiofrequency current ablation is used for pulmonary vein isolation

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-09-01
• Completion: 2016-11-01
• First posted: 2013-05-29
• Last updated: 2016-11-21

Locations

6 sites across 3 countries: Czechia, Germany, Spain