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Safety and Performance Assessment of the Sphere-9™ Catheter and Affera™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (Sphere-9 VT EFS)

Safety and Performance Assessment of the Sphere-9™ Catheter and Affera™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06703489
Enrollment
60
Registered
2024-11-25
Start date
2025-03-18
Completion date
2027-05-01
Last updated
2026-09-03

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

Conditions

Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)

Keywords

Recurrent sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, Ventricular tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Pathologic Processes, Ischemic heart disease, Patient with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Brief summary

Sphere-9 VT EFS is a prospective, multi-center, non-randomized, unblinded feasibility study. Adult subjects with recurrent, sustained, scar-related monomorphic ventricular tachycardia will be enrolled and treated with the Sphere-9 Catheter and Affera Ablation System.

Interventions

Adult subjects with recurrent, sustained, scar-related monomorphic ventricular tachycardia will be enrolled and undergo ablation with the Sphere-9 Catheter with the Affera Mapping and Ablation System.

Sponsors

Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Any of the following: 1. Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients with prior history of myocardial infarction (MI). 2. Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) patients with documented myocardial scar in a territory without coronary stenosis as evidenced by cardiac imaging. 2. At least one episode of sustained (continuous for \>30 seconds or requiring ICD intervention for termination) monomorphic ventricular tachycardia within the 6 months prior to enrollment. 3. Recurrence of sustained ventricular tachycardia despite class I or III antiarrhythmic drug therapy or ICD intervention. 4. Implanted with an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) or CRT-D for at least 3 months prior to the ablation procedure. 5. Age 18 through 85 years old. 6. Willing and able to provide informed consent. 7. Willing and able to comply with all pre-, post-, and follow-up testing requirements.

Exclusion criteria

1. Incessant VT necessitating hemodynamic support prior to the ablation procedure. 2. Unstable polymorphic VT or ventricular fibrillation (VF). 3. VTs due to any of the following: 1. Idiopathic VT 2. Automaticity or triggered activity 3. Lamin or titin genetic mutation 4. Ventricular tachycardia secondary to electrolyte imbalance, active thyroid disease, or any other reversible or non-cardiac cause (e.g., drug induced arrhythmia). 4. NICM subjects with active inflammatory processes (e.g., myocarditis) within 120 days prior to the ablation procedure. 5. VT or VF thought to be from channelopathies. 6. More than two prior VT ablations at any time, more than one prior VT ablation within 12 months prior to the ablation procedure, or any VT ablation within 4 weeks prior to the ablation procedure. 7. Sarcoidosis. 8. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, except when due to an apical aneurysm. 9. Unstable angina. 10. Active myocardial ischemia. 11. Type 1 myocardial infarction within 2 months (60 days) prior to the ablation procedure. 12. Any percutaneous coronary intervention within 2 months (60 days) prior to the ablation procedure. 13. Any cardiac surgery within 3 months (90 days) prior to the ablation procedure. 14. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) \<15%. 15. NYHA Class IV heart failure. 16. Decompensated heart failure. 17. Currently receiving support, or anticipated to receive support prior to the index ablation procedure, via extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). 18. Ventricular assist device (VAD) implanted, planned or required for the procedure. 19. Severe aortic or mitral stenosis, or severe aortic or mitral regurgitation. 20. Presence of prosthetic valve in the aortic or mitral valve. 21. Patients with advanced COPD (on home oxygen). 22. Presence of intracardiac thrombus, tumor, or other abnormality that precludes vascular access, catheter introduction, or manipulation. 23. Thromboembolic event (stroke or transient ischemic attack) within 6 months (180 days) prior to the index ablation procedure or with neurologic deficit. 24. Left atrium (LA) or left ventricle (LV) intracardiac thrombus on imaging. 25. Severe bleeding, clotting or thrombotic disorder, or thrombocytopenia (defined as platelet count \<80,000). 26. Contraindication to anticoagulation. 27. End-stage renal disease (requiring dialysis). 28. Acute illness, active infection, or sepsis. 29. Life expectancy less than 12 months. 30. Any woman known to be pregnant or breastfeeding, or any woman of childbearing potential who is not on a reliable form of birth regulation method or abstinence. 31. Body mass index \>45 kg/m2. 32. Known ongoing drug or alcohol dependency. 33. Current or anticipated participation in any other ongoing study of a drug, device, or biologic during the duration of the study not pre-approved by the Sponsor. 34. Vulnerable subjects (such as a prisoner, handicapped or mentally disabled person, or person under tutelage or guardianship). 35. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude enrollment in this study or compliance with follow-up requirements or would pose a significant hazard to the subject if an ablation procedure were performed.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Primary Safety Endpoint: evaluate the safety of the index ablation procedureWithin 7 days post-procedurePercentage of patients with device- or procedure-related cardiovascular- or pulmonary-related serious adverse events
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: assess acute procedural success of the index ablation procedureDay of ablation procedurePercentage of patients whose targeted clinically relevant monomorphic ventricular tachycardia cannot be induced

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Secondary Endpoint: assess chronic effectiveness of the index ablation procedureWithin 6 months post-procedurePercentage of patients free from recurrence of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTJosh Treadway
josh.b.treadway@medtronic.com817-412-0608
CONTACTAnalyn Jackson
analyn.u.jackson@medtronic.com214-697-9894
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORVivek Reddy, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 4, 2026