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A Study for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF) by Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System With Irreversible Electroporation (IRE)

Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF) by Irreversible Electroporation (IRE)

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04524364
Acronym
inspIRE
Enrollment
272
Registered
2020-08-24
Start date
2020-08-23
Completion date
2023-05-09
Last updated
2025-05-25

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Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Brief summary

The primary objective is to demonstrate safety and long-term effectiveness of the irreversible electroporation (IRE) system (Circular IRE Catheter and IRE Generator) when used for isolation of the atrial pulmonary veins (PVs) in treatment of participants with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).

Interventions

Participants will undergo PFA therapy with a compatible ablation catheter when used with Multi-Channel irreversible electroporation (IRE) Generator (deliver trains of high-voltage bipolar pulses of short duration on separate channels to a multi-electrode ablation catheter) and Circular IRE Catheter (indicated for use in catheter-based cardiac electrophysiological mapping (stimulating and recording) and, when used with an IRE Generator, for cardiac ablation).

Sponsors

Biosense Webster, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosed with Symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) * Selected for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedure by pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) * Failed at least one antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) (class I to IV) as evidenced by recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation AF, or intolerable or contraindicated to the AAD * Willing and capable of providing consent * Able and willing to comply with all pre-, post- and follow-up testing and requirements

Exclusion criteria

* AF secondary to electrolyte imbalance, thyroid disease, or reversible or non-cardiac cause * Previous left atrium (LA) ablation or surgery * Participant known to require ablation outside the PV region (example. cavotricuspid isthmus \[CTI\] region, atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia and Wolff-Parkinson-White) * Previously diagnosed with persistent AF (greater than \[\>\] 7 days in duration) * Severe dilatation of the LA (LAD \>50 millimeter (mm) antero-posterior diameter in case of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE))

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Primary Adverse Events (PAEs)Within 7 days post-procedure on Day 0An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. The primary safety endpoint was the incidence of PAEs (within 7 days of the initial mapping and ablation procedure). PAEs included the following AEs: Atrio-esophageal fistula, cardiac tamponade/perforation, device or procedure related death, major vascular access complication/bleeding, myocardial infarction, pericarditis, phrenic nerve paralysis (permanent), pulmonary vein stenosis, stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA), thromboembolism, and transient ischemic attack (TIA).
Kaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic) Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index ProcedureFrom Day 91 up to Day 365 post index procedure on Day 0Kaplan-Meier estimates of the success rate of freedom from primary effectiveness failure, that is, documented (symptomatic and asymptomatic) atrial arrhythmia (AF, AT, or AFL) recurrence based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) from Day 91 to Day 365 post index procedure, was reported. Acute procedural failure defined as failure to confirm entrance block in all PVs except those that are silent and/or cannot be cannulated post-procedure, use of a non-study catheter for PV isolation, or failure to have PFA delivery with the study catheter due to IRE system malfunctions, was also considered a long-term effectiveness failure.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants Who Achieved Acute Procedural SuccessDay 0 (Day of procedure)Number of participants who achieved acute procedural success were reported. Acute procedural success was defined as confirmation of entrance block in all clinically relevant targeted pulmonary veins (PVs) after adenosine/ isoproterenol challenge.
Kaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented Symptomatic Re-Occurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index ProcedureFrom Day 91 up to Day 365 post index procedure on Day 0Kaplan-Meier estimates of the success rate of freedom from primary effectiveness failure, that is, documented symptomatic re-occurrence of atrial arrhythmia (AF, AT, or AFL) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) from Day 91 to Day 365 post index procedure, was reported. Acute procedural failure defined as failure to confirm entrance block in all PVs except those that are silent and/or cannot be cannulated post-procedure, use of a non-study catheter for PV isolation, or failure to have PFA delivery with the study catheter due to IRE system malfunctions, was also considered a long-term effectiveness failure.
Change From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreBaseline, Months 3, 6, and 12Change from baseline in AFEQT total score was reported. The AFEQT questionnaire is an atrial fibrillation-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire designed to assess the impact of atrial fibrillation on participants' HRQoL. The questionnaire includes 20 questions on a 7-point Likert scale. Questions 1-18 evaluate HRQoL and questions 19-20 relate to participants' satisfaction with treatment. Overall or subscale scores range 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 -(\[sum of severity for all questions answered - number of questions answered\]\*100 / total number questions answered\*6).

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, France, Italy, Lithuania

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Wave I
Participants with drug refractory, symptomatic pulse field ablation (PAF) who were candidates for catheter ablation, underwent the index procedure and additional neurological, pulmonary vein (PV) and esophageal assessments to obtain data for preliminary estimates of safety and (acute) effectiveness of the irreversible electroporation (IRE) ablation system.
40
Wave II: Main Phase
Participants enrolled in Wave II main phase, were treated with the Circular IRE Catheter in conjunction with the IRE Generator.
186
Wave II: Roll-In
Participants enrolled in Wave II roll-in, were treated with the Circular IRE Catheter in conjunction with the IRE Generator.
30
Total256

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001
Overall StudyAdverse Event01
Overall StudyAtrio-ventricular Paroxysmal tachycardia requiring ablation outside PV10
Overall StudyDevice unavailability02
Overall StudyImplantable cardioverter device (ICD) discovered01
Overall StudyInvestigational device deficiency01
Overall StudyLow International normalized ratio (INR)10
Overall StudyPhysician Decision36

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicWave IWave II: Main PhaseWave II: Roll-InTotal
Age, Continuous58.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.86
59.4 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.18
56.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.72
58.0 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.92
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
17 Participants55 Participants10 Participants82 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
23 Participants131 Participants20 Participants174 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 400 / 1860 / 30
other
Total, other adverse events
30 / 4085 / 18617 / 30
serious
Total, serious adverse events
3 / 409 / 1862 / 30

Outcome results

Primary

Kaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic) Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure

Kaplan-Meier estimates of the success rate of freedom from primary effectiveness failure, that is, documented (symptomatic and asymptomatic) atrial arrhythmia (AF, AT, or AFL) recurrence based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) from Day 91 to Day 365 post index procedure, was reported. Acute procedural failure defined as failure to confirm entrance block in all PVs except those that are silent and/or cannot be cannulated post-procedure, use of a non-study catheter for PV isolation, or failure to have PFA delivery with the study catheter due to IRE system malfunctions, was also considered a long-term effectiveness failure.

Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post index procedure on Day 0

Population: Wave I and Wave II (Main Phase): The FAS included all enrolled Wave I and Wave II (main phase) participants who had insertion of the study catheter (with or without delivery of PFA); Wave II (Roll-in): The RI AS included all Wave II (roll-in) participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and underwent ablation with the IRE ablation system.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Wave IKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic) Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure71.8 Percentage of participants
Wave II: Main PhaseKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic) Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure75.6 Percentage of participants
Wave II: Roll-InKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented (Symptomatic and Asymptomatic) Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure80.0 Percentage of participants
Primary

Number of Participants With Primary Adverse Events (PAEs)

An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a participant participating in a clinical study that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the pharmaceutical/biological agent under study. The primary safety endpoint was the incidence of PAEs (within 7 days of the initial mapping and ablation procedure). PAEs included the following AEs: Atrio-esophageal fistula, cardiac tamponade/perforation, device or procedure related death, major vascular access complication/bleeding, myocardial infarction, pericarditis, phrenic nerve paralysis (permanent), pulmonary vein stenosis, stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA), thromboembolism, and transient ischemic attack (TIA).

Time frame: Within 7 days post-procedure on Day 0

Population: Wave I and Wave II (Main Phase): The full analysis set (FAS) included all enrolled Wave I and Wave II (main phase) participants who had insertion of the study catheter (with or without delivery of pulse field ablation \[PFA\]); Wave II (Roll-in): The Roll-In analysis set (RI AS) included all Wave II (roll-in) participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and underwent ablation with the irreversible electroporation (IRE) ablation system.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Wave INumber of Participants With Primary Adverse Events (PAEs)0 Participants
Wave II: Main PhaseNumber of Participants With Primary Adverse Events (PAEs)0 Participants
Wave II: Roll-InNumber of Participants With Primary Adverse Events (PAEs)0 Participants
Secondary

Change From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total Score

Change from baseline in AFEQT total score was reported. The AFEQT questionnaire is an atrial fibrillation-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) questionnaire designed to assess the impact of atrial fibrillation on participants' HRQoL. The questionnaire includes 20 questions on a 7-point Likert scale. Questions 1-18 evaluate HRQoL and questions 19-20 relate to participants' satisfaction with treatment. Overall or subscale scores range 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 -(\[sum of severity for all questions answered - number of questions answered\]\*100 / total number questions answered\*6).

Time frame: Baseline, Months 3, 6, and 12

Population: The FAS included all enrolled Wave I and Wave II (main phase) participants who had insertion of the study catheter (with or without delivery of PFA). The RI AS included all Wave II (roll-in) participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and underwent ablation with the IRE ablation system. Here, 'N' (number of participants analyzed) indicates number of participants evaluable for this outcome measure. Here, 'n' (number analyzed) is defined as participants analyzed for specified timepoints.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Wave IChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 1230.5 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 19.897
Wave IChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 327.38 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 19.685
Wave IChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 628.21 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 16.422
Wave II: Main PhaseChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 625.06 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 20.793
Wave II: Main PhaseChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 323.02 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 22.755
Wave II: Main PhaseChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 1226.05 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 21.642
Wave II: Roll-InChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 326.03 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 22.693
Wave II: Roll-InChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 1231.17 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 19.723
Wave II: Roll-InChange From Baseline in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on Quality of Life (AFEQT) Total ScoreMonth 624.77 Units on a scoreStandard Deviation 23.414
Secondary

Kaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented Symptomatic Re-Occurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure

Kaplan-Meier estimates of the success rate of freedom from primary effectiveness failure, that is, documented symptomatic re-occurrence of atrial arrhythmia (AF, AT, or AFL) episodes based on electrocardiographic data (\>=30 seconds on arrhythmia monitoring device) from Day 91 to Day 365 post index procedure, was reported. Acute procedural failure defined as failure to confirm entrance block in all PVs except those that are silent and/or cannot be cannulated post-procedure, use of a non-study catheter for PV isolation, or failure to have PFA delivery with the study catheter due to IRE system malfunctions, was also considered a long-term effectiveness failure.

Time frame: From Day 91 up to Day 365 post index procedure on Day 0

Population: Wave I and Wave II (Main Phase): The FAS included all enrolled Wave I and Wave II (main phase) participants who had insertion of the study catheter (with or without delivery of PFA); Wave II (Roll-in): The RI AS included all Wave II (roll-in) participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and underwent ablation with the IRE ablation system.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Wave IKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented Symptomatic Re-Occurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure76.9 Percentage of participants
Wave II: Main PhaseKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented Symptomatic Re-Occurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure81.7 Percentage of participants
Wave II: Roll-InKaplan-Meier Estimates of the Success Rate of Freedom From Documented Symptomatic Re-Occurrence of Atrial Arrhythmia (Atrial Fibrillation [AF], Atrial Tachycardia [AT], or Atrial Flutter [AFL]) Episodes From Day 91 to Day 365 Post Index Procedure80.0 Percentage of participants
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Achieved Acute Procedural Success

Number of participants who achieved acute procedural success were reported. Acute procedural success was defined as confirmation of entrance block in all clinically relevant targeted pulmonary veins (PVs) after adenosine/ isoproterenol challenge.

Time frame: Day 0 (Day of procedure)

Population: Wave I and Wave II (Main Phase): The FAS included all enrolled Wave I and Wave II (main phase) participants who had insertion of the study catheter (with or without delivery of PFA); Wave II (Roll-in): The RI AS included all Wave II (roll-in) participants who were enrolled in the roll-in phase and underwent ablation with the IRE ablation system.

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Wave INumber of Participants Who Achieved Acute Procedural Success40 Participants
Wave II: Main PhaseNumber of Participants Who Achieved Acute Procedural Success186 Participants
Wave II: Roll-InNumber of Participants Who Achieved Acute Procedural Success30 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026