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Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional

Intra-Cardiac Echocardiography Guided Cardioversion(ICE-CHIP) Study

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00281073

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Official title

A Sequential Phase I - Phase II Pilot Study to Compare Cardiac Imaging Capabilities of ICE With TEE Followed by a Randomized Comparison of ICE Guided Cardioversion With Conventional Cardioversion Strategy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Brief summary

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This is a sequential phase 1 and phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy of intracardiac echocardiography to detect septal and left atrial pathology as compared to transesophageal echocardiography (Phase 1) and its value in a management strategy for immediate cardioversion during cardiac catheterization procedures in patients with atrial fibrillation as compared to a conventional strategy delaying cardioversion till full anticoagulation is established for a three weeks (Phase 2). Phase 1 will enroll 100 patients at 12 centers; these patients will be undergoing clinically indicated TEE \& cardiac catheterization procedures. After review of Phase 1 results by an independent DSMB \& the investigators that establish efficacy of ICE, Phase 2 will be initiated. Phase 2 will enroll 300 patients in 15 centers; these patients with atrial fibrillation will be undergoing clinically indicated cardiac catheterization procedures and have a clinical indication for cardioversion. Patients will be randomized to ICE guided cardioversion strategy or a conventional strategy employing three weeks of full anticoagulation before cardioversion. ICE imaging will be used to identify a low risk group for immediate cardioversion. A composite primary study endpoint that will include mortality and major morbidity including stroke and bleeding complications will be used. This study will examines two hypotheses in AF patients undergoing invasive cardiac procedures: Hypothesis 1: That ICE has comparable efficacy to TEE in visualization of left atrial pathology or septal defects that can predispose patients to stroke. This will be evaluated during the Phase I component of the study. Hypothesis 2: That ICE can identify low risk patients in whom immediate cardioversion during the procedure is safe and comparably effective to electrical cardioversion performed based on a conventional strategy of a minimum of 3 weeks of preceding anticoagulation therapy. Low risk patients are expected to have an acceptably low incidence rate of stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), peripheral embolism, and major hemorrhagic events following electrical cardioversion. This will be evaluated during the Phase II component of the study, after the Phase I objective is achieved.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00281073
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1, Phase 2
Lead sponsor
EP MedSystems
Industry
Enrollment
95 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Feb 28, 2005
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2008
Completion
Jun 30, 2008
Last update posted
May 10, 2011

2005 – 2008

United States locations

U.S. sites
5
U.S. states
4
U.S. cities
5
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Florida 32224
University of Chicago - Center for Advanced Medicine Chicago Illinois 60637
Carle Clinic Urbana Illinois 61801
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland Ohio 44195
Aurora Sinai Medical Center / St. Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee Wisconsin 53215

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Non-U.S. locations

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