Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Location
at San Diego, California and other locations
Dates
study start
estimated completion

Description

Summary

This clinical investigation is intended to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of ventricular ablation therapy using the FlexAbility Sensor Enabled Ablation Catheter in patients with drug-refractory monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in whom ventricular tachycardia recurs despite antiarrhythmic drug therapy or when antiarrhythmic drugs are not tolerated or desired.

Official Title

FLExAbility Sensor Enabled Substrate Targeted Ablation for the Reduction of Ventricular Tachycardia (LESS-VT) Study

Keywords

Ventricular Tachycardia, Tachycardia, Market Approved RF Ablation System, FlexAbility SE Ablation Catheter

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Structural heart disease (ischemic or non-ischemic) with one of the following:
    • Confirmed diagnosis via echocardiography and/or cardiac CT/MRI, or
    • Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) <40% (documented within the last 6 months via echocardiography, or
    • Arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (per 2010 ARVC/D Task Force Criteria).27
  • At least one documented episode of sustained MMVT by either EGM or ECG in the 6 months prior to enrollment
  • Implanted with a market released ICD or CRT-D for at least 30 days prior to index ablation procedure
  • Refractory (i.e. not effective, not tolerated or not desired) to at least one anti-arrhythmic medication (either amiodarone or sotalol) for treatment of MMVT
  • At least 18 years of age
  • Informed of the nature of the study, agreed to its provisions and has provided written informed consent as approved by the Institutional Review Board/Ethics Committee (IRB/EC) of the respective clinical study site.
  • Able and willing to comply with all study requirements

You CAN'T join if...

  • Implanted with a subcutaneous ICD
  • Implanted with a ventricular assist device (VAD) (e.g. TandemHeart)
  • Currently receiving support, or anticipated to receive support prior to the index ablation procedure, via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Presence of intracardiac thrombus verified via computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE), or transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) within 48 hours prior to the index ablation procedure or intra-procedure intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)

    o For subjects with a history of AF, this verification must be done via TEE or ICE

  • ST elevation myocardial infarction (MI) within 60 days prior to index ablation procedure
  • Previous cardiac surgery (e.g. ventriculotomy, atriotomy, coronary artery bypass graft), within 60 days prior to index ablation procedure
  • Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) within 30 days prior to index ablation procedure
  • Idiopathic VT
  • Incessant VT (continuous sustained VT that promptly recurs despite repeated intervention for termination over ≥3 hours) necessitating immediate treatment or requiring hemodynamic support prior to the ablation procedure
  • VT/VF thought to be from channelopathies
  • Reversible cause of VT
  • Severe aortic stenosis or flail mitral valve
  • Mechanical mitral and aortic valve
  • History of stroke with modified Rankin scale > 3 (See Appendix C)
  • Unstable angina
  • Chronic NYHA Class IV heart failure
  • Ejection fraction < 15%
  • Thrombocytopenia (defined as platelet count <80,000) or coagulopathy
  • Contraindication to systemic anticoagulation (i.e. heparin, warfarin, or a direct thrombin inhibitor)
  • Women who are pregnant or nursing
  • Active uncontrolled infection
  • Other anatomic or co morbid conditions or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the patient's ability to participate in the study or to comply with follow up requirements, or impact the scientific soundness of the study results
  • Enrolled in an investigational study evaluating another device or drug that would confound the results of this study
  • Have a life expectancy of less than 12 months due to any condition.

Locations

  • University of California at San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center
    San Diego California 92103 United States
  • Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
    Los Angeles California 90095 United States

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
Abbott Medical Devices
ID
NCT03490201
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
About 592 people participating
Last Updated