Status:

COMPLETED

Intramural Needle Ablation for Ablation of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia

Lead Sponsor:

William Stevenson

Conditions:

Ventricular Tachycardia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of a new device called an Intramural Needle Ablation Catheter (INA catheter). The INA catheter is used for locating and ablating vent...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) or incessant ventricular arrhythmia (defined as \>20% of beats due to ventricular arrhythmia including unifocal premature ventricular contractions (PVCs ), couplets, nonsustained VT) that is causing a decline in left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction to less than 0.50.
  • Arrhythmia meets the following criteria:
  • Ventricular arrhythmia is recurrent and symptomatic
  • prior antiarrhythmic drug therapy has failed due to recurrent ventricular arrhythmia, toxicity, or intolerance
  • Age 18 or older
  • Left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction \> 0.10 as estimated by echocardiography or contrast ventriculography within the previous 90 days
  • Failed prior VT or PVC ablation due to spontaneous recurrence of the arrhythmia or frequent PVCs.
  • Able and willing to comply with all pre-, post-, and follow-up testing and requirements
  • Signed Informed Consent

Exclusion

  • Patients with idiopathic VT defined as VT that originates from a region without evidence of scar detected by MRI or voltage mapping in a patient without other evidence of heart disease that is not causing significant depression of ventricular function.
  • Definite protruding left ventricular thrombus on pre-ablation echocardiography when LV ablation is required.
  • Thrombotic myocardial infarction within the preceding two (2) months.
  • Other disease process that is likely to limit survival to less than 12 months.
  • Class IV heart failure, unless heart failure is due to frequent or incessant VT.
  • Contraindication to heparin.
  • Allergy to radiographic contrast dye.
  • Severe aortic stenosis
  • Severe mitral regurgitation with a flail mitral valve leaflet.
  • Significant congenital anomaly or medical problem that in the opinion of the principal investigator would preclude enrollment into the study.
  • Enrolled in another investigational study evaluating a drug or device.
  • Unstable angina that is not due to frequent or incessant VT.
  • Women who are pregnant.
  • Thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 50,000) or coagulopathy.
  • Acute non-cardiovascular illness or systemic infection.
  • Cardiogenic shock unless it is due to incessant VT

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 27 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

115 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01791543

Start Date

September 1 2016

End Date

May 27 2022

Last Update

February 1 2023

Active Locations (2)

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

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Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232