Going Home Same Day Versus Overnight After Heart Rhythm Procedure
Compares same-day discharge with an overnight stay after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation
Key facts
- Where
- Lübeck, GermanySee the site
Where in Germany
- Klinik für RhythmologieLübeck, GermanyTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Luebeck
- Trial code
- NCT06598280
- Record updated
- 8 April 2025
- Original description
Prospective, randomized, controlled, multicentre study to compare the safety and efficacy of a Same Day Discharge (SDD) protocol in combination with a Perclose ProStyle (PPS) /ProGlide (PPG) suture mediated vascular closure device to the current gold standard: an overnight stay (ONS) protocol associated with manual compression ± figure-of-eight suture for the patients receiving interventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).Read full original descriptionShow less
Same-Day Discharge Versus Overnight Stay Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation - the SHAzAM-AF Study
Prospective, randomized, controlled, multicentre study to compare the safety and efficacy of a Same Day Discharge (SDD) protocol in combination with a Perclose ProStyle (PPS) /ProGlide (PPG) suture mediated vascular closure device to the current gold standard: an overnight stay (ONS) protocol associated with manual compression ± figure-of-eight suture for the patients receiving interventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI).
Inclusion: Patients age >=18 years; Elective catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using 6 to 14 Fr inner diameter introducer sheath with a minimum of 1 and maximum of 2 femoral venous access sites, independent of the energy source use.
Exclusion: Active systemic or cutaneous infection, or inflammation in vicinity of the groin; Platelet count < 50,000 cells/mm3; Body mass index (BMI) > 45 kg/m2 or < 18 kg/m2.