New device could get heart patients walking faster after procedure
NCT ID NCT07414121
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special closure device (VASCADE MVP) to stop bleeding after a heart ablation for atrial fibrillation. The goal is to see if it helps patients get up and walk sooner compared to standard manual compression. One hundred adults undergoing ablation will be randomly assigned to either the device or standard care, and recovery time will be measured.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VASCADE MVP vascular closure device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help patients get out of bed faster after heart ablation procedures, reducing discomfort and hospital stay.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage study (100 patients) focused on recovery speed, not on treating atrial fibrillation itself. The device may not prove safer or more effective than standard methods.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 95 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: * AF ablation Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years
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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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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asklepios Klinik Altona
RECRUITINGHamburg, Germany
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