Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of esophageal monitoring catheters between with 3 thermocouples and with 5 thermocouples in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation.

Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of esophageal monitoring catheters between with 3 thermocouples and with 5 thermocouples in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation. - AFabTC 3 vs. 5

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000020076

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-12-10

Start date

2015-12-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Atrial fibrillation

Interventions

esophageal monitoring catheters with 3 thermocouples esophageal monitoring catheters with 5 thermocouples

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undertaken atrial fibrillation ablation using esophageal thermal monitoring and hospitalized in Showa university

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with cerebral infarction within one week before admission Patients with TIA within one week before admission Patients with systemic thrombosis within one week before admission Patients with acute myocardial infarction within one week before admission Patients in whose nose it is difficult to insert esophageal thermal monitoring catheter

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The number of moving an esophageal thermal catheter in atrial fibrillation ablation	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Investigation of safety (nasal bleeding, bleeding of oral cavity, occurrence of esophageal thermal lesion) Chang in ablation lines in posterior wall of left atria Damage of esophageal and gastric vagal nerve Recurrence of atrial fibrillation 1 year after ablation	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNorikazu Watanabe Kouichirou Inoguchi

Department of Medicine ,Showa university Division of Cardiology

n-watanabe@med.showa-u.ac.jp0337848000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026