New heart device aims to zap away irregular rhythm
NCT ID NCT05501873
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study is tracking over 1,100 people with atrial fibrillation who are treated with the FARAPULSE system, a device that uses electrical pulses to destroy tiny areas of heart tissue causing the irregular rhythm. The goal is to see how well it works and how safe it is in everyday hospital use. Researchers will check if patients stay in normal rhythm for at least 12 months after the procedure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation system (a device that uses electrical pulses to destroy abnormal heart tissue)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could confirm that pulsed field ablation is a safe and effective way to treat atrial fibrillation and restore normal heart rhythm.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so results may be less definitive. Risks include device- or procedure-related serious side effects, and long-term benefits are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,173 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
Who is studied
Subjects enrolled in the FARADISE study will be clinically indicated for an ablation procedure with the FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation system, per physician's medical judgement, and according to the hospitals' standard of care
- 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: 1. Subjects intended to be treated with the FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation system for cardiac tissue ablation, per physician's medical judgement, and as per hospitals' standard of care 2. Subjects who are willing and capable of providing informed consent 3. Subjects who are willing and capable of participating in all testing associated with this clinical study at an approved clinical investigational center 4. Subjects whose age is 18 years or above, or who are of legal age to give informed consent specific to state and national law Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects with a current interatrial baffle or patch 2. Subjects with a known or suspected atrial myxoma 3. Subjects with a myocardial infarction within 14 days prior to enrollment 4. Subjects with a recent (within 30 days prior to enrollment) Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) 5. Subjects who do not tolerate anticoagulation therapy 6. Subjects with an active systemic infection \* 7. Subjects with a presence of atrial known thrombus \* 8. Subjects with a known inability to obtain vascular access 9. Subjects who are pregnant or planning to be pregnant 10. Subjects with atrial fibrillation that is secondary to electrolyte imbalance, thyroid disease, alcohol, or other reversible / non-cardiac causes 11. Subjects with any prosthetic heart valve, ring or repair including balloon aortic valvuloplasty 12. Subjects with a contraindication to an invasive electrophysiology procedure where insertion or manipulation of a catheter in the cardiac chambers is deemed unsafe per physician's medical judgement, such as, but not limited to, a recent previous cardiac surgery (eg. ventriculotomy or atriotomy, CABG, PTCA/PCI/coronary stent procedure/unstable angina) and/or in patients with congenital heart disease where the underlying abnormality increases the risk of the ablation (e.g., severe rotational anomalies of the heart or great vessels) 13. Subjects with a life expectancy of ≤ 1 year per investigator's opinion 14. Subjects who are currently enrolled in another investigational study or registry that would directly interfere with the current study, except when the subject is participating in a mandatory governmental registry, or a purely observational registry with no associated treatments. Each instance must be brought to the attention of the sponsor to determine eligibility
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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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AZ Sint Jan Hospital
Bruges, Belgium
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Allgemeines Krankenhaus AKH
Vienna, Austria
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Az. Osp. Lancisi-Hospital
Ancona, Italy
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CHR de la Citadelle
Liège, Belgium
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CHU Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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Casa Di Cura 'Montevergine' S.P.A.
Mercogliano, Italy
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Catharina Ziekenhuis
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Centre Cardiologique du Nord
Saint-Denis, France
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Centro Especial Ramon y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
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Clinica Universidad de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
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Clinique Ambroise Pare-Hospital
Neuilly, France
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Clinique Pasteur Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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Facharztzentrum Dresden-Neustadt Betriebsgesellschaft mbH
Dresden, Germany
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Australia
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Georg-August-Universitaet Goettingen
Göttingen, Germany
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Hartcentrum Hasselt Jessa Ziekenhuis Campus Virga Jesse
Hasselt, Belgium
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Henry Dunant hospital
Athens, Greece
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Hopital Prive du Confluent SAS
Nantes, France
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Hopital Saint Philibert-Hospital
Lomme, France
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Hospital Clinico Universitario Lozano Blesa
Zaragoza, Spain
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Hospital Universitario La Fe
Valencia, Spain
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Hospital de Santa Cruz
Carnaxide, Portugal
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Institut Jantung Negara
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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John Hunter Hospital
Newcastle, Australia
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King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Mater Private Hospital
Dublin, Ireland
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Nemocnice Ceske Budejovice a.s.
České Budějovice, Czechia
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Neuron Medical in Brno
Brno, Czechia
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Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
Athens, Greece
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Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola
Roma, Italy
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Ospedale Rivoli
Rivoli, Italy
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Ospedale San Bortolo de Vicenza
Vicenza, Italy
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Prince Charles Hospital
Brisbane, Australia
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Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Princesse Grace
Monaco, Monaco
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Semmelweis University
Budapest, Hungary
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St Georg Asklepios
Hamburg, Germany
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St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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Staedisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Tays Heart Hospital
Tampere, Finland
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, Israel
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Universitaetsklinikum Aachen (UKA)
Aachen, Germany
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Universitaetsklinikum Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany
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University Hospital of Muenster
Münster, Germany
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Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne Warszawskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
Warsaw, Poland
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