Status:

RECRUITING

Cerebral Protection in Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Lead Sponsor:

Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases

Collaborating Sponsors:

Leszek Giec Upper-Silesian Medical Centre

Medical University of Silesia

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Silent Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study aims to assess the effect of the use of neuroprotection in transcutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation on the risk of perioperative silent brai...

Detailed Description

Introduction: Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAC) procedure is a method of preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot use anticoagulants. The number of patients undergoing LA...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 Years and older
  • Subject able to provide signed informed consent.
  • Documented permanent, persistent, or paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
  • CHA2DS2VASc risk of stroke ≥2
  • At least one of the following criteria:
  • Contraindications to the use of anticoagulants,
  • HSBLED bleeding risk ≥3

Exclusion

  • Serious mental diseases, particularly: dementia syndrome of any etiology, schizophrenia,schizoaffective disorders, bipolar disorder
  • History of ischemic stroke
  • Chronic abuse of alcohol or any other psychoactive substances except for nicotine
  • long-term therapy with benzodiazepines
  • The use of antidepressants in 3 months prior inclusion.
  • Previous infections of the central nervous system, including neuroborreliosis
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Huntington's chorea
  • Creutzfeld-Jakob disease
  • Pick's disease
  • Significant atherosclerosis of the cephalic arteries (\> 70% LCCA or the brachiocephalic trunk)
  • Strictures, ectasias, dissection or aneurysms at the exit of the LCCA or the brachiocephalic trunk from the aorta and up to 3 cm above
  • Advancement of vascular changes in DW MRI of the head, grade 3 on the Fazekas scale
  • Presence of a thrombus or tumours of a different nature in the left atrium or its ear
  • Presence of a thrombus in the left ventricle
  • Left atrial appendage anatomy preventing the use of occluders to close the left atrium appendage
  • The presence of mechanical heart valve prostheses
  • The state after the operative closure of the defect in the atrial septum
  • Condition after closing the defect in the interatrial septum with the use of occluders
  • Active infective endocarditis
  • Presence of devices and prostheses that prevent the performance of MRI (pacemakers, clips in the CNS)
  • Status after oesophagal surgery
  • Esophageal diverticula
  • Esophageal varices\> grade 3
  • Allergic to contrast agents
  • A contraindication to use antiplatelet drugs
  • Diagnosis of neoplastic disease with estimated survival beyond 1 year
  • Clininally evident hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism
  • Klaustrofobia
  • Pregnancy
  • AIDS
  • Participation in other drug research studies
  • The presence of circumstances or any medical condition the Investigator considers problematic for subject inclusion, or test results that may couse problems to provide reliable, acurate to interpretation results

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 26 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

240 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05369195

Start Date

May 26 2023

End Date

September 1 2026

Last Update

September 28 2023

Active Locations (6)

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Górnośląskie Centrum Medyczne im. prof. Leszka Gieca Śląskiego Uniwesryeteu Medycznego

Katowice, Poland, 40-635

2

Klinika Chorób Serca i Naczyń, Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Jana Pawła II

Krakow, Poland, 31-202

3

I Klinika Kardiologii Katedry Kardiologii UM im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu, Szpital Kliniczny im. Heliodora Święcickiego UM w Poznaniu

Poznan, Poland, 61-848

4

Klinika Kardiologii i Chorób Wewnętrznych, Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny

Warsaw, Poland, 04-141