The Amulet™ device will be evaluated for safety and efficacy by demonstrating its performance is non-inferior to the commercially available WATCHMAN® left atrial appendage closure device in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Patients who are eligible for the trial will be randomized to receive either the Amulet device or the WATCHMAN device and will be followed for 5 years after device implant.
The Amulet IDE trial is a prospective, randomized, multi-center active control worldwide trial, designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder. Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio between the Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device (treatment) or a Boston Scientific WATCHMAN® LAA closure device (Control). The trial will be conducted at up to 150 sites worldwide. All enrolled subjects will follow the protocol-required tests and assessments at each scheduled follow-up visit.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,878
Transcatheter left atrial appendage closure
Transcatheter left atrial appendage closure
Primary Safety Endpoint: Composite Endpoint Rate of Procedure-related Complications, or All-cause Death or Major Bleeding (Defined as Type 3 or Greater Based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) Definition) (Non-inferiority Analysis)
Procedure related complications are adverse events adjudicated by the Clinical Events Committee (CEC), as procedure related and requiring either invasive surgical or percutaneous intervention. All-cause deaths (cardiovascular or non-cardiovascular) were assessed. Major Bleeding * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding
Time frame: At 12-months
Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Composite Rate of Ischemic Stroke or Systemic Embolism (Non-inferiority Analysis)
Ischemic Stroke: An acute symptomatic episode of focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal dysfunction caused by an infarction of central nervous system tissue. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency or occlusion of the extremities or any non-central nervous system (non-CNS) organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (e.g. trauma, atherosclerosis, or instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic or surgical or autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion.
Time frame: At 18-months
Mechanism of Action Primary Endpoint: Rate of Device Closure, by the Echocardiography Core Lab (Non-inferiority Analysis)
Device closure (defined as residual jet around the device ≤ 5 mm) at the 45-day visit documented by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) defined by Doppler flow was assessed.
Time frame: At 45-days
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Composite Rate of All Stroke, Systemic Embolism, or Cardiovascular/Unexplained Death (Non-inferiority Analysis)
Stroke: An acute episode of focal or global neurological dysfunction caused by the brain, spinal cord, or retinal vascular injury as a result of hemorrhage or infarction. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency/occlusion of the extremities/any non-CNS organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (trauma/atherosclerosis/instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic/surgical/autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion. Cardiovascular/unexplained death includes: * Death due to proximate cardiac cause * Death caused by non-coronary/non-CNS vascular conditions * Death from vascular CNS causes * All procedure-related deaths * Sudden/unwitnessed death * Death of unknown cause
Time frame: At 18-months
Rate of Major Bleeding (Superiority Analysis)
Major bleeding rate defined as Type 3 or greater based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) definition was assessed * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding: bleeding that is clinically suspicious as the cause of death, but the bleeding is not directly observed and there is no autopsy or confirmatory imaging * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding: bleeding that is directly observed or confirmed on autopsy
Time frame: At 18-months
Superiority Test of Primary Safety Endpoint: Composite Endpoint Rate of Procedure-related Complications, or All-cause Death or Major Bleeding (Defined as Type 3 or Greater Based on the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) Definition)
Procedure related complications are adverse events adjudicated by the Clinical Events Committee (CEC), as procedure related and requiring either invasive surgical or percutaneous intervention. All-cause deaths (cardiovascular or non-cardiovascular) were assessed. Major Bleeding * Type 3a: * Any transfusion with overt bleeding * Overt bleeding+Hb drop of ≥ 3 to \< 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Type 3b: * Overt bleeding+Hb drop ≥ 5 g/dL (provided Hb drop is related to bleed) * Cardiac tamponade * Bleeding requiring surgical intervention for (Watchman) * Bleeding requiring intravenous vasoactive drugs * Type 3c: * Intracranial hemorrhage including subdural hemorrhages * Subcategories confirmed by autopsy/imaging/lumbar puncture * Intraocular bleed compromising vision * Type 5a: Probably fatal bleeding * Type 5b: Definite fatal bleeding
Time frame: At 12-months
Superiority Test of Primary Effectiveness Endpoint: Composite Rate of Ischemic Stroke or Systemic Embolism
Ischemic Stroke: An acute symptomatic episode of focal cerebral, spinal, or retinal dysfunction caused by an infarction of central nervous system tissue. Systemic Embolism: Acute vascular insufficiency or occlusion of the extremities or any non-central nervous system (non-CNS) organ associated with clinical, imaging, surgical/autopsy evidence of arterial occlusion in the absence of other likely mechanism (e.g. trauma, atherosclerosis, or instrumentation). When there is presence of prior peripheral artery disease, angiographic or surgical or autopsy evidence is required to show abrupt arterial occlusion.
Time frame: At 18-months
Superiority Test of Primary Mechanism of Action Endpoint: Rate of Device Closure, by the Echocardiography Core Lab
Device closure (defined as residual jet around the device ≤ 5 mm) at the 45-day visit documented by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) defined by Doppler flow was assessed.
Time frame: At 45-days