Heart drug may keep AFib away after ablation in seniors
NCT ID NCT05528419
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a combination drug (sacubitril/valsartan) can stop atrial fibrillation from returning after a heart procedure called catheter ablation. The study included 320 older adults (ages 55-80) with high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation. Participants took either the combination drug or a standard blood pressure medication (valsartan) for 12 months to see which better prevents heart rhythm problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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320 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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55 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. Aged 55-80; 2. Persistent ot paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients who are going to receive catheter ablation surgery; 3. Clinic systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥ 130 or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 80 mmHg) in untreated and treated patients; 4. Ability to understand the study requirements and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Secondary hypertension; 2. Clinic SBP/DBP≥180/110 mmHg, or 24-h ambulatory mean SBP/DBP\<120/70 mmHg; 3. Coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, pulmonary heart disease, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; 4. New York Heart Association functional class IV, or left ventricular ejection fraction of \<30%; 5. Implanted pacemaker or defibrillator, myocardial infarction or percutaneous coronary intervention of ≤ 6 months before ablation; 6. Presence of LA thrombus on transesophageal echocardiography; 7. Severe hepatic or severe renal dysfunction estimated glomerular filtration rate of \< 30 mL/min\*per1.73 m2; 8. Serum potassium \>5.5 mmol/L; 9. Pregnant or lactating women; 10. Other circumstances that patients are not appropriate for the study upon the investigator's judgment; 11. Patients who are receiving other study drugs or study medical devices; 12. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shanghai Institite of Hypertension, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200025, China
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