Typical Flutter Ablation:A Comparison of 4 mm Versus 2 mm Irrigated cathéters

University Hospital, Geneva200 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of 4 mm irrigated catheters with 2 mm irrigated catheters for ablation of typical flutter.It's a prospective randomised multicenter study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Typical Atrial Flutter Radiofrequency Ablation Irrigated Catheters

Interventions

Radiofrequency ablation for atrial flutter by cathetersPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients above the age 18 years undergoing a first catheter ablation for typical atrial flutter Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy * Hemodynamic instability * A recurrence of previous ablated typical atrial flutter

Locations (2)

University Hospital of Geneva

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

RECRUITING

University Hospital of Geneva

Geneva, Switzerland

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Procedural success rate, procedure duration, number of RF applications, delivered power, impedance, complication rate, recurrence at six months

Time frame: 6 months

Central Contacts

Dipen DS Shah, professor

CONTACT

0041223727197 dipen.shah@hcuge.ch

Henri HS Sunthorn, doctor

CONTACT

0041223727194 henri.sunthorn@hcuge.ch

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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