New heart ablation technique aims to zap troubling rhythms
NCT ID NCT06747013
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is testing a new type of catheter that uses pulsed electrical fields to treat certain heart rhythm problems, specifically premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and ventricular tachycardia. The device, called Farapoint, is designed to map and ablate (destroy) the tiny areas of heart muscle causing the abnormal rhythms. Researchers will enroll 60 people and follow them for 3 months to see if the procedure reduces or eliminates these arrhythmias without needing more medication. The study also closely tracks any side effects or complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pulsed field ablation catheter (Farapoint)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new, potentially safer way to treat certain heart rhythm problems without long-term medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. There are risks of serious side effects from the procedure itself.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 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: Subjects must meet ALL of the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in this clinical investigation: * Patient is planned for a catheter ablation procedure to ablate either: * Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and a class I or IIa indication for catheter ablation of PVCS according to the 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS guidelines * Symptomatic Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia * Able and willing to provide written consent and comply with all testing and follow-up requirements * Above 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: * Documented intracardiac thrombus or (if this can be dissolved with anticoagulation, the patient would then be eligible to participate) * Contraindication to anticoagulation * Life expectancy or other disease processes likely to limit survival to less than 12 months. * Currently enrolled in an investigational study evaluating another device, biologic, or drug, that would interfere with this trial. * NYHA Class IV heart failure * Severe, untreated coronary artery disease which would preclude infusion of provocative agents * Severe aortic stenosis (AVA \< 1.0cm, or PG \> 64mmHg) * Severe mitral regurgitation. * Allergy to contrast which is unable to be adequately pre-medicated. * Acute non-cardiovascular illness or systemic infection * Thrombocytopenia (platelet count \< 50,000/mm3) or coagulopathy unless corrected * Cardiogenic shock unrelated to ventricular arrhythmias * Pregnancy or anticipated pregnancy during study follow-up * PVCs or VT, which are felt to be secondary to electrolyte imbalances active thyroid disease or any reversible non-cardiac cause.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10029, United States
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