Ventricular Catheter Ablation Study (VCAS)

Launched by FIELD MEDICAL · Jan 10, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The Ventricular Catheter Ablation Study (VCAS) is a clinical trial designed to assess the safety of a new treatment called the FieldForce™ Ablation system for patients with certain heart rhythm problems, specifically ventricular arrhythmias, which include conditions like ventricular tachycardia and frequent premature ventricular contractions. The study is currently recruiting participants aged 18 to 80 who have experienced these heart issues and meet specific medical guidelines. There are two groups in the trial: one for patients with ventricular tachycardia and another for those with frequent premature ventricular complexes.

To be eligible, participants must sign a consent form and have a documented history of their heart condition. Some key requirements include having a clinical event detected by an implanted defibrillator or experiencing frequent PVCs as confirmed by a heart monitor. However, not everyone can join; for example, people with certain severe health issues, recent heart surgery, or specific medical conditions may be excluded. If you participate, you can expect to undergo monitoring and treatment as part of the study, contributing valuable information that could help improve care for others with similar heart conditions in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• INCLUSION:
• • 1. Signed patient informed consent form (ICF).
• • 2. Female and male participants between 18 and 80 years.
• • 3. For VCAS-I group, patients with VT meeting class II-a/b indications in European guideline for catheter ablation, with a clinical VT event detected by an implanted ICD
• • 4. For VCAS-II group, patients with frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) meeting class II-a/b indications based on European guidelines for catheter ablation.
• • 5. For VCAS-II, documentation of frequent PVCs by 24 hours Holter with \>15% PVC burden for asymptomatic patients and \>5% PVC burden for symptomatic patients within the last 60 days.
• EXCLUSION:
• • 1. Body Mass Index \> 40.
• • 2. Pacemaker dependence.
• • 3. Ineligible for ablation according to Physician judgement (including but not limited to known to have protruding left ventricular thrombus or have implanted mechanical aortic and mitral valves).
• • 4. Recent MI (less than 90 days) or another reversible cause of VT (e.g., electrolyte abnormalities, drug-induced arrhythmia).
• • 5. The presence of inferior vena cava embolic protection filter devices.
• • 6. Recent cardiac surgery (less than 2 months)
• • 7. NYHA Class IV.
• • 8. Hemodynamically severe valvular disease that precludes ablation. Severity will be evaluated by using echocardiography, according to AHA and European guidelines.
• • 9. Uncontrolled abnormal bleeding and/or clotting disorder.
• • 10. Contraindication to systemic or oral anticoagulation.
• • 11. Serious or untreated medical conditions that would prevent participation in the study, interfere with assessment or therapy, or confound data or its interpretation, including but not limited to solid organ or hematologic transplant, or currently being evaluated for an organ transplant.
• • 12. Severe lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, or any lung disease involving abnormal blood gases or significant dyspnea.
• • 13. Chronic renal insufficiency of eGFR\< 30 mL/min/1.73 m2.
• • 14. Active malignancy
• • 15. Untreated clinically significant infection.
• • 16. Life expectancy is less than one year.
• • 17. Clinically significant psychological condition that in the investigator's opinion would prohibit the subject's ability to meet the study requirements.
• • 18. Prohibitively distorted cardiac anatomy due to congenital heart disease.
• • 19. Had a recent percutaneous coronary intervention (\<1 month).
• • 20. Participation in another investigational study or treatment with any investigational drug within the previous 30 days that would interfere with this study.
• • 21. Patient is not able to understand the nature of this study or is unwilling or unable to attend the study procedures.
• • 22. Pregnancy or breastfeeding