Heart map may predict ablation success for AFib patients
NCT ID NCT03564327
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 175 adults with atrial fibrillation who had radiofrequency ablation. Researchers wanted to see if a special map of the heart's electrical signals (called an isochron map) could predict whether patients would stay free of atrial fibrillation 18 months later. The goal was to find better ways to forecast who benefits most from the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors better predict which patients will benefit most from ablation for atrial fibrillation.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational analysis of existing data, not a test of a new treatment. The findings may not change current practice.
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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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175 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is at least 18 years old * The patient is available for 18 month follow-up * The patient has paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * The patient is pregnant or breastfeeding Early Study Exit Criteria: Patient does not have paroxysmal or persistent AF at the time of inclusion
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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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CHU Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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CHU Nimes
Nîmes, 30029, France
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