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STOP AF First Post-Approval Study

STOP AF First Post-Approval Study, an Addendum to the Cryo Global Registry

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The STOP AF First PAS is a prospective, global, multi-center, observational trial.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
142 (actual)
First submitted
27 Jan 2022
Start date
28 Apr 2022
Primary completion date
18 Sept 2026
Lead sponsor
Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
NCT number
NCT05227053

What you commit to

  • Study type: Observational
  • Participants enrolled: 142
  • From 28 Apr 2022 to the primary completion date, 18 Sept 2026
  • 11 sites in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • History of AF treatment with a class I or III antiarrhythmic drug, including sotalol, with the intention to prevent an AF recurrence1
  • Temporary treatment with a class I or III AAD (treatment at a therapeutic dose for a period of \<4 weeks prior to the index PVI procedure)
  • Recent treatment with a class I or III AAD (within 6 months of the index PVI procedure) at a dose below therapeutic threshold according to the AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
  • A subject who has received a chemical cardioversion may be included in the study. This includes a chemical cardioversion prior to enrollment and between enrollment and ablation.
    • Subject has had a prior atrial ablation (except for cavo-tricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation for AFL)
    • Subject is enrolled in a concurrent study that has not been approved for concurrent enrollment by the global study manager
    • Subject with exclusion criteria required by local law

Other illness

  • . Subjects under the following conditions may be included in the study:

Who the study is looking for

  • Subject has been diagnosed with symptomatic paroxysmal AF
  • Subject is ≥ 18 years of age or minimum age as required by local regulations
  • Planned pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedure using the commercially available Arctic Front™ cardiac cryoablation catheter System.
  • Willing to comply with study requirements and give informed consent (defined as legally effective, documented confirmation of a subject's voluntary agreement to participate in this clinical study) or authorization per institution and geographical requirements

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (11)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Alaska Heart Institute
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AnchorageUnited StatesUnknown status
The Lindner Research Center
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CincinnatiUnited StatesUnknown status
BayCare Medical Group Cardiology
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ClearwaterUnited StatesUnknown status
Texas Health Research and Education Institute
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DallasUnited StatesUnknown status
Heart Rhythm Solutions
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DavieUnited StatesUnknown status
Henry Ford Heart & Vascular
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DetroitUnited StatesUnknown status
Stern Cardiovascular Foundation
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GermantownUnited StatesUnknown status
Southcoast Health System
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North DartmouthUnited StatesUnknown status
Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County
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StamfordUnited StatesUnknown status
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
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Washington D.C.United StatesUnknown status
Iowa Heart
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West Des MoinesUnited StatesUnknown status

This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.