Heart procedure goes Radiation-Free: two techniques face off
NCT ID NCT07028502
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared two methods for a key step in atrial fibrillation ablation—puncturing the wall between heart chambers—without using any X-rays. Both techniques used ultrasound instead. The trial involved 28 patients and measured how long each method took, whether X-rays were needed, and if any complications occurred. The goal was to see which technique is safer and more efficient, and to help doctors learn how to perform the procedure without radiation.
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 could help establish safer, radiation-free methods for heart procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 28 participants, so results may not apply widely. No new treatment is being tested.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- 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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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. Patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF and are scheduled to undergo at least but not limited to pulmonary vein (PV) isolation. 2. Patients who are willing to sign the informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The patients need right atrial mapping and/or ablation before TSP. 2. The women who is pregnant. 3. Informed consent could not be obtained.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospita
Taipei, 100, Taiwan
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