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NCT Number: NCT05675865

Cryoablation for Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Adagio VT Cryoablation System in the ablation treatment of Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (SMVT)

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Key information

Conditions

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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About this study

A prospective, single-arm, multi-center, open label, pre-market, clinical study designed to provide safety and efficacy data regarding the use of the Adagio System in the treatment of scar-mediated SMVT in ischemic and non-ischemic patients.

Study subjects will include patients who experience recurrent SMVT and are scheduled for an endocardial VT ablation.

Study subjects must have an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) prior to the cryoablation procedure.

This IDE study includes two phases, an early feasibility (EFS) phase to support initial device safety and effectiveness, and a Pivotal Study phase to collect safety and effectiveness data for a future PMA marketing application.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

(IC):

  • IC 1 Male or female ≥ 18 years
  • IC 2 Patients with a clinical indication for catheter ablation due to ischemic and/or non-ischemic heart disease and recurrent symptomatic sustained scar-mediated monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.
  • IC 3 Any of the following:
  • Ischemic cardiomyopapthy (ICM) patients with prior history of myocardial infarction with Q waves, focal wall motion abnormality on imaging, fixed perfusion defect correlating with coronary stenosis or prior coronary intervention, 20% ≤ LVEF < 50%.
  • non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) patients with scar in a territory without coronary stenosis as evidenced by CMR imaging within the prior 90 days or intra-procedurally using EAM and PES prior to investigational device use, 20% ≤ LVEF < 50%
  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)
  • IC 4 Has received a market-released ICD prior to enrollment
  • IC 5 Patient has had at least 1 documented spontaneous episode of SMVT within the previous 6 months
  • IC 6 Refractory to, or intolerant of, at least one Class III AAD. (Refractory or intolerant defined as AAD failure due to recurrent VT, not tolerated/ desired due to side effects)
  • IC 7 Willingness, ability, and commitment to participate in baseline and follow-up evaluations for the full length of the study
  • IC 8 Willingness and ability to give an informed consent

Exclusion criteria

(EC):

  • EC 1 Intracardiac thrombus by TTE or TEE within 48 hours prior to the procedure
  • EC 2 Presence of isolated epicardial scar(s) requiring epicardial ablation identified by either preoperative CMR imaging within 90 days of procedure or intra-procedurally using EAM and PES prior to investigational device use
  • EC 3 VTs due to any of the following causes:
  • Idiopathic VT
  • Automaticity or triggered activity
  • Bundle Branch Reentry (BBR)
  • Any focal tachycardia (e.g., papillary, RVOT)
  • Ventricular tachycardia secondary to electrolyte imbalance, active thyroid disease, or any other reversible or non-cardiac cause
  • EC 4 NICM patients only, if any of the following apply:
  • Congenital condition that limits access to the left or right ventricles
  • Severe aortic or mitral stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation, or severe aortic insufficiency
  • Active inflammatory processes (e.g., myocarditis) within the past 120 days
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
  • Drug- or alcohol-induced cardiomyopathy
  • EC 5 Any VT ablation within 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • EC 6 More than one prior (>4 weeks) VT ablation or prior surgical treatment for VT within the past 2 years
  • EC 7 Cardiogenic shock, unless it is due to incessant monomorphic VT
  • EC 8 Any other cardiovascular conditions as described below:
  • Class IV heart failure
  • Aortic aneurysm
  • Previous cardiac surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention within 60 days prior to index procedure
  • Interatrial baffle, closure device, patch, or PFO occlusion device
  • Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure within six (6) months prior to the ablation procedure
  • Acute MI or unstable angina in the previous 60 days
  • Mechanical mitral or aortic valve
  • Cardiac myxoma
  • Significant congenital heart disease
  • EC 9 Acute illness or active systemic infection
  • EC 10 Any previous history of cryoglobulinemia
  • EC 11 History of blood clotting or bleeding disease
  • EC 12 Peripheral vascular disease that precludes LV access
  • EC 13 Contraindication to heparin
  • EC 14 Allergy to radiographic contrast dye that cannot be medically managed prior to the ablation procedure
  • EC 15 Any prior history of documented cerebral vascular accident (CVA), TIA or systemic embolism (excluding a post-operative Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT), within 6 months prior to the ablation procedure.
  • EC 16 Pregnant, or anticipated pregnancy during study follow-up
  • EC 17 Current enrollment in any other study protocol where testing or results from that study may interfere with the procedure or outcome measurements for this study
  • EC 18 Any other condition (e.g., ARVC with extensive free wall scarring) that, in the judgment of the investigator, makes the patient a poor candidate for this procedure, the study or compliance with the protocol (includes vulnerable patient population, mental illness, addictive disease, candidate for heart transplantation, patient with ventricular assist device, or terminal illness with a life expectancy less than 12 months)

Treatment and study plan

cryoablation procedure

Device

ablation procedure for VT using the investigational device

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary Safety Endpoint for EFS and Pivotal phases is freedom from definite or probable device or procedure related Major Adverse Events (MAEs) that occur within 7 days following the cryoablation procedure.

    Time frame: 7 days following the ablation procedure

    Events will be adjudicated by an independent Clinical Events Committee (CEC). MAEs include any of the following:

    • Death
    • Acute myocardial infarction
    • Cardiac perforation/pericardial tamponade
    • Cerebral infarct or systemic embolism
    • Major bleeding requiring transfusion
    • Acute Mitral, Tricuspid or Aortic valve damage resulting in moderate or severe regurgitation
    • Access site complications requiring medical or surgical intervention
    • Pericarditis
    • Heart block requiring a permanent pacemaker
    • Other serious adverse device effects (SADEs), including TIAs, adjudicated by an independent Clinical Events Committee (CEC) to be probably or definitely related to the Adagio System.
  2. Primary Procedural Endpoint for EFS and Pivotal - Analysis of the proportion of subjects with non-inducible VT or no further ablation targets meeting the criteria for ablation at the end of the cryoablation procedure.

    Time frame: During Procedure

    Documentation of non-inducibility of any VT targeted for ablation at the end of procedure.

  3. Primary Efficacy Endpoint for Pivotal Phase

    Time frame: 6 months after the procedure

    Defined as freedom from recurrent sustained MMVT in the absence of a new AAD or increase in dose of a pre-ablation AAD for VT management at 6 months following the ablation procedure, where sustained MMVT is defined as continuous MMVT for > 30 seconds (programmed monitoring zone only), or MMVT requiring appropriate ICD intervention regardless of duration. All ICD interrogation reports will be adjudicated by an independent VT Event Committee (VTEC) to support the primary efficacy endpoint.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Secondary Safety Endpoint - Analysis of the proportion of subjects with freedom from definite or probable device or procedure related MAEs that occur within 30 days (EFS) or SAEs within 12 months (pivotal) following the cryoablation procedure.

    Time frame: 1 month post cryoablation procedure

    Events will be adjudicated by an independent Clinical Events Committee (CEC).

  2. Secondary Efficacy Endpoint for EFS and Pivotal - Analysis of the proportion of subjects with freedom from inducible MMVT <30s

    Time frame: 6-month post cryoablation procedure

    Freedom from inducible MMVT with a cycle length similar to (within 30 ms) or slower than the targeted VT and lasting longer than 30 seconds at the end of the ablation procedure.

  3. Secondary Efficacy Endpoint for EFS and Pivotal - Analysis of the proportion of subjects with freedom from VT > 30 seconds

    Time frame: 6-month post cryoablation procedure

    Freedom from Ventricular Tachycardia lasting longer than 30 seconds or appropriate ICD intervention at 6 months (EFS) or 12 months (pivotal).

  4. Secondary Efficacy Endpoint for EFS and Pivotal - Analysis of the proportion of subjects with freedom from VT > 30 seconds without AAD

    Time frame: 6-month post cryoablation procedure

    Freedom from Ventricular Tachycardia lasting longer than 30 seconds or appropriate ICD intervention at 6 months in the absence of new AADs or increase in dose of pre-ablation AADs. Drug changes related specifically to management of atrial arrhythmias will not be included in the analysis of this endpoint (EFS

  5. Health Outcomes for EFS and Pivotal phases are defined as all-cause mortality at 12 months

    Time frame: 12-months post cryoablation procedure

    All-cause mortality at 12 months

  6. Health Outcomes for EFS and Pivotal phases are defined as cardiac mortality at 12 months

    Time frame: 12-months post cryoablation procedure

    Cardiac mortality at 12 months

  7. Health Outcomes for EFS and Pivotal phases are defined as quality-of-life improvement as measured by reduction of VT burden at 6 and 12 months compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 6 and 12-months post cryoablation procedure

    Reduction in the number of ICD shocks and number of VT related hospitalizations

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Doug Kurschinski

CONTACT

[email protected]

Nabil Jubran

CONTACT

[email protected]

949 348 1188 ext. 207

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Adagio Medical

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Cryoablation for Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia IDE Study: EFS and Pivotal

Acronym: FULCRUM-VT

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jan 9, 2023
Registry last updated
Apr 7, 2026

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