Heart procedure may fix leaky valves in AF patients, new trial aims to prove it
NCT ID NCT06883864
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a catheter ablation procedure can reduce severe mitral valve leakage in people with persistent atrial fibrillation (a type of irregular heartbeat). About 146 adults aged 18-80 with both conditions will either get the ablation plus standard care or just standard care. The main goal is to see if the valve leakage improves after 3 months.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 146 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 80 years
- 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: 1. Patients were required to have moderate-to-severe or greater (≥3+) atrial functional mitral regurgitation assessed by transthoracic echocardiography within 14 days before randomization. Mitral regurgitation severity was graded by an echocardiography core-lab based on the American Society of Echocardiography criteria, specifically an effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) ≥30 mm² 2. Age 18-80 years 3. Persistent atrial fibrillation diagnosed by electrocardiogram 4. Left ventricular ejection fraction ≥50% assessed by transthoracic echocardiography within 14 days before randomization(confirmed by the echocardiography core-lab) 5. Left ventricular end-diastolic internal diameter ≤60 mm and left atrial anterior- posterior diameter ≤60 mm in echocardiographic parasternal long-axis view within 14 days before randomization(confirmed by the echocardiography core-lab) 6. Agree to undergo catheter ablation and be able to undergo follow-up as required. Exclusion Criteria: 1. paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation secondary to an apparently reversible cause, or with history of previous ablation; 2. primary mitral valve pathology, including calcification, sclerosis, prolapse, flail, tendon cable rupture, valve degeneration, infective endocarditis, rheumatic lesions, or ischemic lesions; 3. history of previous mitral valve surgery or transcatheter manipulation; 4. mitral valve orifice area \<4 cm2; 5. aortic valve disease requiring surgical or transcatheter intervention; 6. untreated clinically significant coronary artery disease requiring revascularization; 7. history of previous myocardial infarction; 8. previous definitive diagnosis of cardiomyopathies such as dilated cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, restrictive cardiomyopathy, constrictive pericarditis, arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy, and infiltrative cardiomyopathies (e.g., amyloidosis, hemochromatosis, and nodular disease) 9. echocardiographic evidence of intracardiac mass or thrombus; 10. implant of cardiac device (pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization therapy device, or left atria appendage closure); 11. hemodynamic instability requiring cardiac assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), or other hemodynamic support; 12. any percutaneous cardiac intervention (percutaneous coronary intervention, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, etc.) within the 30 days prior to randomization, 13. any cardiac surgery within the 6 months prior to randomization; 14. active infections requiring current antibiotic therapy; 15. a known hypersensitivity or contradiction to procedure medications which cannot be adequately managed medically; 16. contraindication to appropriate anti-coagulation therapy; 17. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring continuous home oxygen therapy or chronic oral steroid therapy; 18. acute cerebrovascular accident within 30 days prior to randomization or Modified Rankin Score ≥ 4; 19. symptomatic severe carotid stenosis (\>70% by ultrasound); 20. other planned surgical or interventional procedures within the next 3 months; 21. liver failure; 22. renal failure or dialysis status; 23. pregnant or planning pregnancy within the next 3 months; 24. life expectancy \< 12 months (e.g., advanced malignant tumors); 25. currently participating in other interventional studies; 26. circumstances that, in the judgment of the researcher, make participation in this study unsuitable.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
17 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100029, China
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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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People's Hospital of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
RECRUITINGYinchuan, Ningxia, 750002, China
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Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital
RECRUITINGJinan, Shandong, 250000, China
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Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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Tangdu Hospital-Air Force Medical University
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, 710000, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University
RECRUITINGHefei, Anhui, 230022, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 150001, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, 710061, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450052, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
RECRUITINGHarbin, Heilongjiang, 450052, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebeimedical University
RECRUITINGShijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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The first hospital of Jilin University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGChangchun, Jilin, 130000, China
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Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital
RECRUITINGWuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Xiamen University Affiliated Cardiovascular Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGXiamen, Fujian, 361006, China
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