NCT06403527Terminated
Ultrasound Guyded Venous Puncture for Safe AF Ablation Procedures
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Feb 2026
Reason given: DSMB recommendation
Brief summary (registry, in English)
To assess if ultrasound guided venous puncture reduces the risk for access site complication in the contex of atrial fibrillation ablation.
- Status (registry)
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 1075 (actual)
- First submitted
- 3 May 2024
- Start date
- 3 Mar 2024
- Primary completion date
- 4 Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien
- Diseases
- Atrial fibrillation
- NCT number
- NCT06403527
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Other illness
- Known coagulation disorder or Thrombocytopenia <150.000/ul.
Other
- Patient is unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
- Planned/required arterial access (e.g. for blood pressure monitoring)
- Patient has contra-indication to oral anticoagulation
- Women currently pregnant or breastfeeding or women of childbearing potential without highly effective contraception (PEARL-Index < 1%), 7. Patient is included in another clinical trial 8. Inability to comply with the study procedures
Who the study is looking for
- Inclusion Criteria
- Age ≥18 years
- Signed written informed consent
- Planned transvenous catheter ablation procedure for AF or left atrial tachycardia
- Willingness to participate in follow-up
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Schmidt | Frankfurt am Main | Germany | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Ultrasound-guided vs conventional venous puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation: the ULYSSES trial.Eur Heart J · 2026 · PMID 41979041
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