8,000-Patient study monitors Real-World safety of heart rhythm devices
NCT ID NCT04750798
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This observational study will follow 8,000 people with irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) who are scheduled for a standard catheter ablation procedure using Biosense Webster devices. Researchers will track safety issues and how well the procedure works in everyday hospital practice. The goal is to confirm the devices perform as expected outside of controlled clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study will confirm that these devices are safe and effective in everyday use, supporting their continued use for treating irregular heartbeats.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by differences in patient care. It does not test a new treatment, only monitors existing ones.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 8,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2037
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
Study population consists of participants diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmias who are scheduled to undergo an ablation procedure for management of their arrhythmia with a per-protocol defined Biosense Webster Inc (BWI) therapeutic catheter.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 * Diagnosed with paroxysmal or persistent Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) or ventricular tachycardia (VT) and scheduled to undergo an ablation procedure for management of their arrhythmia with a per-protocol defined BW therapeutic catheter * Able and willing to comply with all pre, post and follow-up testing and requirements as per hospital standard of care * Signed patient informed consent form (ICF) as applicable per local regulation Exclusion criteria: * Currently participating in an interventional (drug, device, biologic) clinical trial * Life expectancy of less than 12-months * Presenting any contraindication for the use of BWI commercially approved medical devices, as indicated in the respective user manuals
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
38 sites in 14 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASBL CHU HELORA Hôpital de La Louvière site Jolimont
RECRUITINGLa Louvière, 7100, Belgium
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AZ Sint-Jan Brugge
RECRUITINGBruges, 8000, Belgium
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Alfried Krupp Hospital
RECRUITINGEssen, 45131, Germany
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Asklepios Klinik Altona
RECRUITINGHamburg, 22763, Germany
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CHU Saint-Pierre
RECRUITINGBrussels, 1000, Belgium
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Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB)
COMPLETEDFrankfurt, 60431, Germany
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
RECRUITINGTalence, 33404, France
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Clinica Mediterranea
RECRUITINGNaples, 80122, Italy
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Clinical Trial Center Maastricht
RECRUITINGMaastricht, 6229 EV, Netherlands
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Erasmus University Medical Center
RECRUITINGRotterdam, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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German Heart Centre Munich
RECRUITINGMunich, 80636, Germany
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Glenfield Hospital
RECRUITINGLeicester, LE3 9QP, United Kingdom
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Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, University Hospital of the Ruhr University Bochum
RECRUITINGBad Oeynhausen, 3245, Germany
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Hospital de Santa Cruz
RECRUITINGCarnaxide, 2790-134, Portugal
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Hôpital Saint Joseph de Marseille
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13285, France
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INSELSPITAL Universitätsspital Bern
RECRUITINGBern, 03010, Switzerland
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGMilan, 20097, Italy
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Institut Mutualiste Montsouris
RECRUITINGParis, 75674, France
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Jessa Hospital
RECRUITINGHasselt, 3500, Belgium
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Justus-Liebig-University Giessen
RECRUITINGGiessen, 35390, Germany
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Les Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69002, France
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Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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Mater Private Heart and Vascular Centre
RECRUITINGDublin, D07 WKW8, Ireland
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Medical University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8010, Austria
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OLV Aalst
RECRUITINGAalst, 9300, Belgium
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Ordensklinikum Linz GMBH
RECRUITINGLinz, 4020, Austria
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Ospedale Generale Regionale "F. Miulli"
RECRUITINGAcquaviva delle Fonti, 70021, Italy
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Rhön-Klinikum Campus Bad Neustadt
RECRUITINGBad Neustadt an der Saale, 97616, Germany
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Rigshospitalet
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Royal Brompton Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SW3 6NP, United Kingdom
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Sahlgrenska University Hospital
RECRUITINGGothenburg, 413 45, Sweden
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Segeberger Kliniken
RECRUITINGBad Segeberg, 23795, Germany
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Semmelweis University
RECRUITINGBudapest, H-1085, Hungary
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Shaare Zedek Medical Center
RECRUITINGJerusalem, 9103102, Israel
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St George's Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, SW17 0QT, United Kingdom
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital
COMPLETEDLondon, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
COMPLETEDTel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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UZ Antwerp
RECRUITINGEdegem, 2650, Belgium
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UZ Brussels
RECRUITINGJette, 1090, Belgium
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Universitätsklinikum Wiener Neustadt
RECRUITINGWiener Neustadt, 2700, Austria
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