New pill aims to tame chaotic heartbeats in atrial fibrillation
NCT ID NCT07267949
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tests whether the experimental drug AP31969 can reduce the amount of time people with atrial fibrillation spend in an irregular heart rhythm. Two hundred adults with paroxysmal or persistent AF will receive either AP31969 or a placebo twice daily for several weeks. The main goal is to see if the drug lowers AF burden, measured by a heart monitor, and improves quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AP31969 (oral tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new oral medication to better control atrial fibrillation and improve quality of life for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 200 participants, so results may not confirm effectiveness or safety. The drug may not reduce AF burden more than placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. * Age 18 or older. * ECG documented diagnosis of paroxysmal or persistent AF. * AF history at screening indicating an expected AF burden of 1-90%, i.e., at least 1 self-terminating AF episode within 4 months prior to the screening visit. * AF burden of ≥ 1% and ≤ 90% assessed with an ECG patch device during the screening period prior to the randomisation visit. * Investigator and participant agreement to avoid non-trial related rhythm control intervention for the duration of the trial, including: * Antiarrhythmic drug class I and/or III (including amiodarone) * Electrical or pharmacological cardioversion * AF ablation procedure * Willing to have a loop recorder implanted. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior AF ablation procedure other than pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) only. * Any of the following events within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit: Myocardial infarction, Unstable angina pectoris, Stroke or transient, ischaemic attack, Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), Peripheral revascularisation procedure. * Cardiac pacing device e.g. pacemaker and cardiac resynchronization therapy device with atrial or ventricular pacing for \> 5% of the time or existing implantable loop recorder. * Heart failure, New York Heart Association class III (3) or IV (4). * Left ventricular ejection fraction \< 40% based on imaging (e.g. echocardiography) performed within 6 months prior to or during the screening visit. * Clinically significant valvular heart disease, including severe aortic stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation and/or severe mitral stenosis, in the opinion of the investigator. * QTc (Fridericia, QTcF) interval \> 450 ms for males and \> 470 ms for females at screening. * eGFR \<60 mL/min /1.73 m² based on creatine and CKD-EPI formula * Use of antiarrhythmic drug class I and/or III within 7 days or, for amiodarone, within 3 months prior to the screening visit.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
43 sites in 8 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda Cardiology 3 - Electrophysiology "De Gasperis" Cardio Center
RECRUITINGMilan, 20162, Italy
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Acibadem City Clinic, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGSofia, SOF, 1000, Bulgaria
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Aleksandrovska University Hospital, Clinic of Cardiology
RECRUITINGSofia, SOF, 1431, Bulgaria
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Arcispedale Sant'Anna, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGCona, FE, 444124, Italy
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Belvárosi Egészségház, Platán Magánklinika
RECRUITINGZalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary
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Budai Irgalmasrendi Kórház
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1023, Hungary
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Centrum Medyczne KERmed Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, 85-231, Poland
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Dell'Angelo Hospital, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGMestre, VE, 30174, Italy
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Deventer Ziekenhuis, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGDeventer, 7416 SE, Netherlands
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Frisius MC Leeuwarden, Hart- en Vaatcentrum
RECRUITINGLeeuwarden, 8934 AD, Netherlands
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Gornoslaskie Centrum Medyczne im. prof. Leszka Gieca Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Katowicach
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-635, Poland
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HagaZiekenhuis, Cardiology/Electrophysiology Unit
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGThe Hague, 2545 AA, Netherlands
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Health Center Uzice Cardiology Department
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUžice, 33100, Serbia
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Institute for Cardiovascular Disease "Dedinje" Department for Electrophysiology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBelgrade, Serbia
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Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases Vojvodina Department of Interventional Electrophysiology
RECRUITINGKamenitz, Serbia
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Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok Vármegyei Hetényi Géza Kórház-Rendelőintézet
RECRUITINGSzolnok, 5000, Hungary
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MHAT National Cardiology Hospital EAD, Cardiology Department
WITHDRAWNSofia, SOF, 1365, Bulgaria
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Maastricht University Medical Center, Cardiology Department
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMaastricht, 6229 HX, Netherlands
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Martini Hospital Groningen, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGGroningen, 9728 NT, Netherlands
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Małopolskie Centrum Sercowo-Naczyniowe PAKS Oddział Intensywnej Opieki Kardiologicznej
RECRUITINGChrzanów, 85-231, Poland
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Medical Center Nova Clinic
RECRUITINGVarna, VAR, 9020, Bulgaria
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Máxima Medisch Centrum, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGVeldhoven, 5504 DB, Netherlands
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One Day Med Sp. z o.o. Clinical Trials Department
RECRUITINGSzczecin, 70-419, Poland
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Policlinico Sant'Orsola Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGBologna, BO, 40138, Italy
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Polsko-Amerykańskie Kliniki Serca III Oddział Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Angiologii i Elektrokardiologii
RECRUITINGDąbrowa Górnicza, 41-300, Poland
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Polsko-Amerykańskie Kliniki Serca X Oddział Kardiologii Inwazyjnej, Elektrofizjologii i Elektrostymulacji w Tychach im
RECRUITINGTychy, 43-100, Poland
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Rijnstate Ziekenhuis, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGArnhem, 6815 AD, Netherlands
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Rivierenland Hospital, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGTiel, 4002 WP, Netherlands
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SHATC Cardiolife, Invasive Cardiology
RECRUITINGVarna, VAR, 9000, Bulgaria
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Sana Kliniken Oberfranken, Klinikum Coburg Kardiologie und Innere Medizin
RECRUITINGCoburg, 96450, Germany
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Semmelweis Egyetem Városmajori Sziv- és Érsebészeti Klinika
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1122, Hungary
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Soproni Gyógyközpont Soproni Erzsébet Oktató Kórház és Rehabilitációs Intézet
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSopron, 9400, Hungary
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Spaarne Gasthuis, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGHaarlem, 2035 RC, Netherlands
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Szent-Györgyi Albert Klinikai Központ, Belgyógyászati Klinika
RECRUITINGSzeged, 6725, Hungary
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UMHAT "Sveti Georgi" EAD, Department of Invasive Cardiology
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, PD, 4002, Bulgaria
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Universitaets Klinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE Hamburg), Kardiologie
RECRUITINGHamburg, 20246, Germany
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University Clinical Center Kragujevac Clinic of Cardiology (Depar. Electrophysiology)
RECRUITINGKragujevac, Serbia
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University Clinical Center Nis Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases Bulevar
RECRUITINGNiš, Serbia
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University Clinical Centre of Serbia Department for Intensive Care in Arrhythmology
RECRUITINGBelgrade, Serbia
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University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte Department of Cardiology
RECRUITINGHellerup, 2730, Denmark
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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Policlinico di Modena, Cardiology Department
RECRUITINGModena, 30174, Italy
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Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt Medizinische Klinik III - Kardiologie, Angiologie, Hämostaseologie, Nephrologie
RECRUITINGFrankfurt, 60590, Germany
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Upper-Silesian Medical Center 2nd Department of Cardiology
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKatowice, 40-635, Poland
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Viborg Hospital, Department of Cardiology
RECRUITINGViborg, 8800, Denmark
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