New heart device aims to zap away irregular heartbeat
NCT ID NCT05164107
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new device that uses short bursts of energy (pulsed field ablation) to treat atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm problem. The device maps the heart and then delivers energy to specific areas to correct the rhythm. Researchers will enroll 175 people to see if the procedure is safe and works well.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Globe Mapping and Pulsed Field Ablation System (Globe PF System)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safer, more precise way to treat atrial fibrillation, potentially reducing complications and improving outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early pilot study with no control group, so results are preliminary. The procedure carries risks like any heart ablation, including bleeding, heart damage, or irregular heartbeats.
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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 175 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Expected to finish
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May 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 to 75 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Subjects planned for an AF catheter ablation procedure, with a documented history of AF. 1. Diagnosis must be confirmed within 12 months before enrollment. 2. (Repeat ablations) Patient had 1 previous PVI procedure with cryoablation, radiofrequency ablation or pulsed field ablation 2. Subjects between 18 and 75 years of age, inclusive Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have contraindications to open heart surgery 2. Patients from an Intensive Care Unit 3. Patients with active systemic infection (sepsis) 4. Patients who have had previous ablation in the left or right atrium 5. Patients who are post-heart transplant or who are awaiting cardiac transplantation or other cardiac surgery 6. Patients with cardiac implants that may interfere with device delivery or positioning (e.g. atrial septal defect closure device, left atrial appendage occluder) 7. Patients with mitral valve prolapse or other heart valve abnormalities excepting mild to moderate mitral regurgitation 8. Patients with New York Heart Association Class III or IV heart failure 9. History of a documented thromboembolic event, including stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) 10. Bleeding disorder history 11. Patients with a known sensitivity to anesthesia or neuromuscular block agent 12. Currently undergoing long-term treatment with steroids, not including intermittent use of inhaled steroids for respiratory disease 13. Myocardial infarction within the last three months 14. Atrioventricular (AV) block II° or III° 15. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of less than 35% 16. Unstable angina
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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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Motol and Homolka University Hospital
RECRUITINGPrague, 150 00, Czechia
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