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The CONFORMAL Early Feasibility Study

The CONFORMAL Early Feasibility Study An Evaluation of the Safety and Performance of the Conformal Left Atrial Appendage Seal for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03616028
Enrollment
64
Registered
2018-08-06
Start date
2019-02-22
Completion date
2028-06-01
Last updated
2026-02-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation

Brief summary

An evaluation of the safety and performance of the Conformal Left Atrial Appendage Seal for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

Detailed description

The Conformal Left Atrial Appendage Seal (CLAAS) Device is a permanent implant designed to occlude the left atrial appendage (LAA) to eliminate blood flow into and clot passage from the LAA.

Interventions

DEVICEleft atrial appendage closure

Closure of the left atrial appendage (LAAC) is performed percutaneously. Implantation of the CLAAS device will be performed according to device specific instructions for use based on both TEE guidance, ICE and angiography, femoral access and inter-atrial septum crossing

Sponsors

Conformal Medical, Inc
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY
Yale Cardiovascular Research Group
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

This is a prospective, multicenter, open-label, first-in-human study aimed at examining the performance of the CLAAS device for LAA closure.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Male or non-pregnant female aged ≥18 years 2. Documented non-valvular AF (paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent) 3. High risk of stroke or systemic embolism, defined as CHA2DS2-VASc score of ≥ 2 for men and ≥ 3 for women 4. The patient is recommended for oral anticoagulation therapy (OAC), but has an appropriate rationale to seek a non-pharmacologic alternative to chronic oral anticoagulation 5. The patient deemed appropriate for LAA closure by the Site P.I. and a non-interventional physician using an evidenced-based decision-making tool on oral anticoagulants consistent with standard of care. 6. The patient is willing and able to comply with the protocol-specified medication regimen and follow-up evaluations 7. The patient (or legally authorized representative, (where allowed)) has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has provided written informed consent approved by the appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee (EC) General

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant or nursing patients and those who plan pregnancy in the period up to 1 year following the index procedure. Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test (per site standard test) within 7 days prior to index procedure. 2. Anatomic conditions that would prevent performance of an LAA occlusion procedure (e.g., prior atrial septal defect \[ASD\] or patient foramen ovale \[PFO\] surgical repair or implanted closure device, or obliterated or ligated left atrial appendage) 3. Atrial fibrillation that is defined by a single occurrence or that is transient or reversible (e.g., secondary thyroid disorders, acute alcohol intoxication, trauma, recent major surgical procedures) 4. Patients with a medical condition (other than atrial fibrillation) that mandates chronic oral anticoagulation (e.g., history of unprovoked deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, or mechanical heart valve) 5. History of bleeding diathesis or coagulopathy, or patients in whom antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy is contraindicated 6. Active infection with bacteremia 7. Documented symptomatic carotid artery disease (\>50% diameter stenosis with prior ipsilateral stroke or TIA) or known asymptomatic carotid artery disease (diameter stenosis of \>70%) 8. Recent (within 30 days pre-procedure) or planned (within 60 days post-procedure) cardiac or non-cardiac interventional or surgical procedure 9. Recent (within 90 days pre-procedure) stroke or transient ischemic attack. 10. Recent (within 60 days pre-procedure) myocardial infarction 11. Vascular access precluding delivery of implant with catheter-based system 12. Severe heart failure (New York Heart Association Class III or IV) 13. Prior cardiac transplant, history of mitral valve replacement or transcatheter mitral valve intervention, or any mechanical valve implant 14. Renal insufficiency, defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation), or dialysis at the time of screening 15. Platelet count \<75,000 cells/mm3 or \>700,000 cells/mm3, or white blood cell count \<3,000 cells/mm3 16. Patient has a known allergy, hypersensitivity or contraindication to aspirin, heparin, or device materials (e.g., nickel, titanium, gold) or that would preclude any P2Y12 inhibitor therapy, or the patient has contrast sensitivity that cannot be adequately pre-medicated 17. Current participation in another investigational drug or device study 18. Patient is a prisoner 19. Patient is unable to undergo general anesthesia 20. Known other medical illness or known history of substance abuse that may cause non-compliance with the protocol or protocol-specified medication regimen, confound the data interpretation, or is associated with a life expectancy of less than 2 years 21. Patient has a condition which precludes adequate transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) assessment Echocardiographic

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Freedom from major adverse events:up to 45 daysMajor adverse events defined as: All cause mortality, ischemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism, device or procedure-related adverse events requiring open cardiac surgery or major endovascular intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Closure success45 days post procedure, 6 months, 12 monthsDevice success followed by complete closure or peri-device residual leak ,/= 5mm in width on TEE (evaluated by independent core lab)
Major Adverse Events1year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 yearsAll cause mortality, ischemic stroke, systemic thromboembolism, device or procedure-related adverse events requiring open cardiac surgery or major endovascular intervention.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORWilliam A Gray, MD

Main Line Health Lankenau Institute for Medical Research

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026