New device could offer stroke prevention without blood thinners for heart patients
NCT ID NCT04829929
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a device called the Omega™ LAA Occluder in 200 people with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for bleeding. The device is implanted to seal off the left atrial appendage, a small pouch in the heart where clots often form. The goal is to reduce stroke risk without needing long-term blood thinners. Participants will be followed to see if the device safely and effectively closes the appendage and prevents complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Omega™ Left Atrial Appendage Occluder (a device implanted to seal off the left atrial appendage)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer a safer way to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation who cannot take long-term blood thinners.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm study with no comparison group, so results may be less definitive. Device implantation carries risks like bleeding, infection, or device-related clots.
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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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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- 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. 18 years of age or older 2. Documented paroxysmal, persistent, or permanent non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) 3. At increased risk of stroke or systemic embolism defined as a CHA2DS2-VASc score \> or = 2 4. To have suitable anatomy for percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage occlusion procedure with a single Omega™ device 5. Able and willing to comply with the required medication regimen post-device implant 6. Able to understand and willing to provide written informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Requires long-term oral anticoagulation therapy for any indication other than atrial fibrillation 2. Contraindicated for or allergic to aspirin, clopidogrel, warfarin or novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) use 3. Has any contraindications for a percutaneous catheterization procedure (e.g. subject is too small to accommodate the transoesophageal echocardiogram (TEE/TOE) probe or required catheters, or subject has active infection or bleeding disorder) 4. Women of childbearing potential who are, or plan to become, pregnant during the time of the study (method of assessment per physician discretion) 5. Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) within 6 weeks prior to implant procedure 6. Myocardial infarction (MI) within 90 days prior to implant 7. New York Heart Association Class IV Congestive Heart Failure 8. Left ventricular ejection Fraction (LVEF) \< or = 30% 9. Left atrial appendage is obliterated or surgically ligated 10. Actively enrolled or plans to enrol in a concurrent clinical study in which the active treatment arm may confound the results of this trial 11. Active endocarditis or other infection producing bacteraemia 12. Subject has a known malignancy or other illness where life expectancy is less than 2 years 13. Impaired renal function with eGFR \<30 ml/min/1.73 m2 Echocardiographic Exclusion Criteria: 1. Intracardiac thrombus - including LAA - visualized by echocardiographic imaging 2. Significant mitral valve stenosis (i.e. mitral valve area \<1.5 cm2) 3. Cardiac tumour 4. LAA anatomy cannot accommodate an Omega™ device (as per IFU) 5. Placement of the device would interfere with any intracardiac or intravascular structure.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, DK-8200, Denmark
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CardioVasculäres Centrum, Seckbacher Landstrasse 65
Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 60389, Germany
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Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien
Frankfurt, Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 4, 60431, Germany
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Charité - University Medicine Berlin - Campus Benjamin Franklin
Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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Complejo Hospitalario de Salamanca
Salamanca, Junta de Castilla Y LeónPaseo de San Vicente, 58-182, 37007, Spain
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Herzzentrum Leipzig
Leipzig, Strümpellstraße 39, 04289, Germany
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Hospital Clinico San Carlos
Madrid, Calle Del Prof Martín Lagos, S/N, 28040, Spain
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Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau
Barcelona, Sant Antoni Maria Clare, 08025, Spain
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Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR) . Hospital Clínico Universitario
Valladolid, Avda. Ramón Y Cajal 3, 47005, Spain
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Mater Private Network
Dublin, D07 WKW8, Ireland
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Rigshospitalet, Kardiologisk klinik B 2011
Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Denmark
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University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Clinical Research Facility
Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1ES, United Kingdom
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Università Campus Biomedico Roma
Rome, Via Álvaro Del Portillo, 200, 00128, Italy
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