Frozen heart fix: new device targets AFib
NCT ID NCT05416086
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a medical device that freezes small areas of heart tissue to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib) and related irregular heartbeats. The goal was to see if the procedure safely stops abnormal rhythms for at least 12 months. The study enrolled 91 people, but was terminated early, so the full results are not available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cryoablation procedure using the iCLAS Cryoablation System
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safe and effective way to freeze abnormal heart tissue and restore normal rhythm in people with atrial fibrillation.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so results are limited. Cryoablation carries risks like heart tissue damage or blood clots, and the procedure may not prevent future arrhythmias.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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91 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject is ≥ 18 years of age * Planned ablation procedure according to the indication for use of the commercially available Adagio iCLAS™ Cryoablation System * Subject willing to comply with study requirements and give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * In the opinion of the Investigator, any known contraindication to an atrial ablation procedure with the Adagio iCLAS™ Cryoablation System as indicated in the device Instructions For Use (IFU). * Subject is enrolled in a study that has not been approved for concurrent enrollment by the sponsor. * Any other condition that, in the judgment of the investigator, makes the patient a poor candidate for this procedure, the study or compliance with the protocol (includes vulnerable patient population, mental illness, addictive disease, terminal illness with a life expectancy of less than one year, extensive travel away from the research center)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erasmus MC
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hospital Aalst (OLV)
Aalst, 9300, Belgium
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Nieuwegein, 3435, Netherlands
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Universitatsklinikum Erlangen
Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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