Surgical Ablation of AF Efficacy Trial
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
SAFE is an international multicentre RCT of concomitant surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF undergoing cardiac surgery.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥ 18 years;
• Undergoing a clinically indicated cardiac surgical procedure: CABG, AVR, ascending aorta replacement, or combinations thereof;
• Documented history of paroxysmal or persistent AF
• Provide informed consent
Locations
Other Locations
Canada
Hamilton General Hospital
RECRUITING
Hamilton
Contact Information
Primary
Richard Whitlock
Richard.Whitlock@phri.ca
905-521-2100
Backup
SAFE Coordinators
SAFE@phri.ca
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 2000
Treatments
Experimental: Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Group
Surgeon will perform left atrial ablation during patient's cardiac surgery procedure.
No_intervention: No Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Group
Surgeon will not perform left atrial ablation during the patient's cardiac surgery procedure.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Leads: Population Health Research Institute