Atrial Fibrillation
Conditions
Keywords
Interventional, Radiofrequency Ablation, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Brief summary
The primary objective of this clinical investigation is to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of the Multi-Electrode RF Balloon catheter for the treatment of drug refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Detailed description
The STELLAR study is a pivotal, prospective, multicenter, single-arm, clinical evaluation of the Multi-Electrode RF Balloon catheter. The study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Multi-Electrode RF Balloon catheter used for ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Interventions
Multi-Electrode RF Balloon Catheter will be inserted
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. 1. At least two symptomatic AF episodes within last six months from enrollment. 2. At least one ectrocardiographically documented AF episode within twelve (12) months prior to enrollment. * Failed at least one Class I or Class III antiarrhythmic drug. * Age 18 -75 years. Key
Exclusion criteria
* AF secondary to electrolyte imbalance, thyroid disease, or reversible or non-cardiac cause. * Previous surgical or catheter ablation for AF. * Previously diagnosed with persistent or long-standing persistent AF and/or Continuous AF \> 7 days. * Any percutaneous coronary intervention within the past 2 months. * Valve repair or replacement or presence of a prosthetic valve. * Any carotid stenting or endarterectomy within the past 6 months. * Coronary artery bypass grafting, cardiac surgery, or valvular cardiac surgical procedure within the past 6 months. * Documented left atrium (LA) thrombus within 1 day prior to the index procedure. * LA antero posterior diameter \> 50 mm. * Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF) \< 40%. * Contraindication to anticoagulation (e.g., heparin). * Myocardial infarction within the past 2 months. * Documented thromboembolic event (including transient ischemic attack) within the past 12 months. * Uncontrolled heart failure or New York Heart Association (NYHA) function class III or IV. * Awaiting cardiac transplantation or other cardiac surgery within the next 12 months. * Presence of implanted pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). * Women who are pregnant, lactating, or who are of child bearing age and plan on becoming pregnant during the course of the clinical investigation. * Life expectancy or other disease processes likely to limit survival to less than 12 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants With Any Primary Adverse Events (PAE) That Occurred Within 7 Days Following Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation Procedure Using HELIOSTAR Catheter | Within 7 days post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0) | An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant whether or not related to the investigational medical device. PAEs included myocardial infarction, thromboembolism, transient ischemic attack, phrenic nerve paralysis, major vascular access complication/bleeding, pericarditis, pulmonary edema (respiratory insufficiency), stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA), hospitalization (initial or prolonged), device or procedure related death, atrio-esophageal fistula, pulmonary vein stenosis. |
| Number of Participants With Effectiveness Success | From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0) | Effectiveness success was defined as freedom from documented asymptomatic and symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial tachycardia (AT), or atrial flutter (AFL; of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (greater than equal to \[\>=\] 30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365 post index procedure) and freedom from the following failure modes : freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from direct Current (DC) cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead electrocardiogram \[ECG\]) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin was defined as all AFL except those Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus (CTI) dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted electrophysiology (EP) maneuvers (example, entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Symptomatic Recurrence | From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0) | 12-month symptomatic recurrence endpoint is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) in participants regardless of antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) use and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, and freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study. |
| Percentage of Participants With Acute Procedural Success | Day 0 (day of procedure) | Acute procedural success is defined as confirmation of entrance block in clinically relevant pulmonary veins (PVs) (all PVs except those that were silent and/or could not be cannulated) after adenosine and/or isoproterenol challenge (with or without the use of a focal catheter). |
| Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Single Procedure Success | From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0) | 12-month single procedure success is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study. |
| Change From Baseline in Quality of Life as Assessed by Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) Scale Score | Baseline, Month 12 | AFEQT questionnaire is an atrial fibrillation-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire designed to assess the impact of atrial fibrillation on participant's HRQoL. The questionnaire includes 20 questions on a 7-point Likert scale. Questions 1 to 18 evaluated HRQoL and questions 19 to 20 related to participant's satisfaction with treatment. Overall scores ranged from 0 to 100, where 0 corresponds to complete disability (or responding extremely limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered), while a score of 100 corresponds to no disability (or responding not at all limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered). Therefore, a positive change in score corresponds to improvement in QoL. Total score was calculated using AFEQT formula: 100 minus (\[sum of severity for all questions answered minus number of questions answered\]\*100 / total number questions answered\*6). |
| Percentage of Participants With Alternative 12-Month Success | From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0) | Alternative 12-month success is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study. |
Countries
China, Italy, United States
Participant flow
Pre-assignment details
As per protocol, enrolled participants who had signed informed consent form but did not meet eligibility criteria prior to insertion of the study catheter were considered as screen failures and excluded from analysis.
Participants by arm
| Arm | Count |
|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase Participants enrolled in the roll-in phase with drug refractory, symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and were treated with the HELIOSTAR catheter in conjunction with the LassoStar catheter and Mutli-Channel radiofrequency (RF) Generator. | 94 |
| Main Study Participants enrolled in the main phase with drug refractory, symptomatic PAF, met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the HELIOSTAR catheter (with or without delivery of RF) in conjunction with the LassoStar catheter and Multi-Channel RF Generator. | 257 |
| Total | 351 |
Withdrawals & dropouts
| Period | Reason | FG000 | FG001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Study | Catheter inserted but did not undergo ablation | 0 | 1 |
| Overall Study | Death | 0 | 2 |
| Overall Study | Early termination by subject | 1 | 0 |
| Overall Study | Enrolled but no catheter inserted | 11 | 13 |
| Overall Study | Enrolled but screen failures | 12 | 7 |
| Overall Study | Lost to Follow-up | 0 | 6 |
| Overall Study | Withdrawal by Subject | 0 | 2 |
Baseline characteristics
| Characteristic | Main Study | Total | Roll-in Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, Continuous | 60.1 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.13 | 60.7 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.21 | 62.2 years STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.3 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Hispanic or Latino | 36 Participants | 40 Participants | 4 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Not Hispanic or Latino | 193 Participants | 271 Participants | 78 Participants |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported | 28 Participants | 40 Participants | 12 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Asian | 20 Participants | 25 Participants | 5 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Black or African American | 7 Participants | 9 Participants | 2 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 Participants | 0 Participants | 0 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized Unknown or Not Reported | 19 Participants | 26 Participants | 7 Participants |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized White | 211 Participants | 291 Participants | 80 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Female | 90 Participants | 126 Participants | 36 Participants |
| Sex: Female, Male Male | 167 Participants | 225 Participants | 58 Participants |
Adverse events
| Event type | EG000 affected / at risk | EG001 affected / at risk |
|---|---|---|
| deaths Total, all-cause mortality | 0 / 117 | 2 / 280 |
| other Total, other adverse events | 42 / 94 | 97 / 260 |
| serious Total, serious adverse events | 19 / 94 | 50 / 260 |
Outcome results
Number of Participants With Any Primary Adverse Events (PAE) That Occurred Within 7 Days Following Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation Procedure Using HELIOSTAR Catheter
An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant whether or not related to the investigational medical device. PAEs included myocardial infarction, thromboembolism, transient ischemic attack, phrenic nerve paralysis, major vascular access complication/bleeding, pericarditis, pulmonary edema (respiratory insufficiency), stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA), hospitalization (initial or prolonged), device or procedure related death, atrio-esophageal fistula, pulmonary vein stenosis.
Time frame: Within 7 days post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set- participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the radiofrequency (RF) delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: Modified intent-to-treat (mITT) analysis set- enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. N (overall number of participants analyzed): participants evaluable for this outcome measure. Participants with missing values were excluded from the analysis.
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Number of Participants With Any Primary Adverse Events (PAE) That Occurred Within 7 Days Following Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation Procedure Using HELIOSTAR Catheter | 4 Participants |
| Main Study | Number of Participants With Any Primary Adverse Events (PAE) That Occurred Within 7 Days Following Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation Procedure Using HELIOSTAR Catheter | 13 Participants |
Number of Participants With Effectiveness Success
Effectiveness success was defined as freedom from documented asymptomatic and symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial tachycardia (AT), or atrial flutter (AFL; of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (greater than equal to \[\>=\] 30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365 post index procedure) and freedom from the following failure modes : freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from direct Current (DC) cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead electrocardiogram \[ECG\]) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin was defined as all AFL except those Cavo-Tricuspid Isthmus (CTI) dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted electrophysiology (EP) maneuvers (example, entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study.
Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, N (overall number of participants analyzed) signifies number of participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Number of Participants With Effectiveness Success | 62 Participants |
| Main Study | Number of Participants With Effectiveness Success | 170 Participants |
Change From Baseline in Quality of Life as Assessed by Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) Scale Score
AFEQT questionnaire is an atrial fibrillation-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire designed to assess the impact of atrial fibrillation on participant's HRQoL. The questionnaire includes 20 questions on a 7-point Likert scale. Questions 1 to 18 evaluated HRQoL and questions 19 to 20 related to participant's satisfaction with treatment. Overall scores ranged from 0 to 100, where 0 corresponds to complete disability (or responding extremely limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered), while a score of 100 corresponds to no disability (or responding not at all limited, difficult or bothersome to all questions answered). Therefore, a positive change in score corresponds to improvement in QoL. Total score was calculated using AFEQT formula: 100 minus (\[sum of severity for all questions answered minus number of questions answered\]\*100 / total number questions answered\*6).
Time frame: Baseline, Month 12
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed): participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (MEAN) | Dispersion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Change From Baseline in Quality of Life as Assessed by Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) Scale Score | 33.37 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 23.275 |
| Main Study | Change From Baseline in Quality of Life as Assessed by Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality-of-Life (AFEQT) Scale Score | 35.90 score on a scale | Standard Deviation 21.754 |
Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Single Procedure Success
12-month single procedure success is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study.
Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Single Procedure Success | 67.7 percentage of participants |
| Main Study | Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Single Procedure Success | 68.4 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Symptomatic Recurrence
12-month symptomatic recurrence endpoint is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) in participants regardless of antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) use and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, and freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study.
Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Symptomatic Recurrence | 75.3 percentage of participants |
| Main Study | Percentage of Participants With 12-Month Symptomatic Recurrence | 74.3 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With Acute Procedural Success
Acute procedural success is defined as confirmation of entrance block in clinically relevant pulmonary veins (PVs) (all PVs except those that were silent and/or could not be cannulated) after adenosine and/or isoproterenol challenge (with or without the use of a focal catheter).
Time frame: Day 0 (day of procedure)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Percentage of Participants With Acute Procedural Success | 100 percentage of participants |
| Main Study | Percentage of Participants With Acute Procedural Success | 98.8 percentage of participants |
Percentage of Participants With Alternative 12-Month Success
Alternative 12-month success is defined as freedom from documented symptomatic AF/AT/AFL (of unknown origin) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) through the effectiveness evaluation period (Day 91 through Day 365) and freedom from the following failure modes: freedom from acute procedural failure, freedom from non-study catheter failure, freedom from repeat ablation failure, freedom from DC Cardioversion failure, freedom from recurrence (captured on 12-lead ECG) failure, and freedom from anti-arrhythmic drug failure. AFL of unknown origin is defined as all AFL except those CTI dependent AFL as confirmed by accepted EP maneuvers (e.g. entrainment or activation mapping) in an EP study.
Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post-procedure (Day of procedure = Day 0)
Population: Roll-in arm: Roll-in analysis set defined as all participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and had undergone the RF delivery with the study catheters. Main study arm: mITT analysis set defined as enrolled participants who met eligibility criteria and had insertion of the Biosense Webster HELIOSTAR catheter. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) signifies participants evaluable for this outcome measure.
| Arm | Measure | Value (NUMBER) |
|---|---|---|
| Roll-in Phase | Percentage of Participants With Alternative 12-Month Success | 67.7 percentage of participants |
| Main Study | Percentage of Participants With Alternative 12-Month Success | 69.6 percentage of participants |