Isoprenaline infusion as a method of induction of atrial fibrillation

ISRCTN ISRCTN17309312
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17309312
EudraCT/CTIS number 2014-002290-11
Secondary identifying numbers 18091
Submission date
08/01/2015
Registration date
12/01/2015
Last edited
16/02/2024
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Plain English summary under review

Contact information

Dr Study Contact
Scientific

Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)300 019 8500
Email researchsponsorship@uhd.nhs.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised; Interventional
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleIsoprenaline infusion as a method of induction of Atrial Fibrillation: a randomised controlled trial investigating the use of Isoprenaline to induce an episode of atrial fibrillation
Study acronymIsoAF study
Study hypothesisThis study will investigate a use for a well-established drug called isoprenaline. Some doctors use an intravenous infusion of isoprenaline to cause patients to go into an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation. This use is part of a procedure to treat that abnormal rhythm. Although it is reasonable to suppose that isoprenaline will have this effect, its ability to induce atrial fibrillation has never been definitively proven. Using a double blinded, placebo controlled design our study will demonstrate the efficacy of induction of atrial fibrillation using an isoprenaline infusion. In addition, the data collected from this trial will demonstrate whether this effect is consistent in the same subject on different occasions and will characterise the ability of isoprenaline to induce atrial fibrillation in different patient groups.
Ethics approval(s)14/SC/1171
ConditionTopic: Cardiovascular disease; Subtopic: Cardiovascular (all Subtopics); Disease: Arrhythmia
InterventionIsoprenaline
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Applicable
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Isoprenaline
Primary outcome measurePresence or absence of atrial fibrillation
Secondary outcome measuresN/A
Overall study start date05/01/2015
Overall study end date31/12/2015

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participantsPlanned Sample Size: 235; UK Sample Size: 235
Participant inclusion criteriaAll participants in all groups:
1. The participant must be willing to comply with the protocol requirements including travelling to the investigating hospital for the attendances required for the study
2. Provision of informed consent
3. Participants must be over 18 years of age

Group 1 – Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Group
1. Participants must have a history of arrhythmia with 12 lead ECG or ambulatory ECG monitoring recordings documenting a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
2. Participants must have a pattern of symptoms and investigation results consistent with a diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Group 2 – SVT Ablation Group
1. Participants must have a history of arrhythmia with documented regular, narrow complex tachycardia available on either 12 lead ECG or ambulatory ECG monitor recording
2. Participants must be listed to undergo an Electrophysiology study with a view to performing an ablation procedure
3. Participants must go on to have an ablation procedure for either AtrioVentricular Reentrant Tachycardia (AVRT) or AtrioVentricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT) with a defined procedural endpoint

Group 3 – Atrial Flutter Ablation Group
1. Participants must have a history of arrhythmia with 12 lead ECG documentation fulfilling prespecified criteria for diagnosis of common type (cavotricuspid isthmus dependent) atrial flutter
2. Participants must be listed to undergo a cavotricuspid isthmus ablation for common type atrial flutter
3. Participants must go on to have only a cavotricuspid isthmus ablation for common type atrial flutter
4. Sustained bidirectional cavotricuspid isthmus block must have been demonstrated as the endpoint for the ablation procedure

Group 4 – Pulmonary Vein Isolation Group
1. Participants must have a history of arrhythmia with 12 lead ECG or ambulatory ECG monitoring recordings documenting a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation
2. Participants must be listed to undergo an ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation with the intent of the attending physician to perform pulmonary vein isolation alone as an ablation strategy
3. Participants must be in sinus rhythm at the time that they enter the Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory for their
ablation procedure.
4. Participants must have an ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation and this must have involved only ablation to achieve pulmonary vein isolation
5. Pulmonary vein isolation must have been demonstrated as the endpoint for the ablation procedure
Participant exclusion criteriaAll participants in all groups:
1. Allergy to Isoprenaline
2. Any treatment with Amiodarone in the 3 months prior to ablation procedure
3. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
4. Suspected acute myocarditis
5. Uncorrected, severe valvulopathy graded by transthoracic echocardiographic parameters
6. An Acute Coronary Syndrome within the last 6 months
7. Recent (within the last 6 months) or scheduled coronary revascularisation
8. Ongoing angina symptoms without investigations demonstrating the absence of myocardial ischaemia
9. Left ventricular ejection fraction measured at <30%
10. Symptoms of decompensated heart failure syndrome in the last 3 months
11. Severe obstructive lung disease
12. Pregnancy at the time of enrolment or a desire to become pregnant during the study period
13. Reduced life expectancy not associated with cardiovascular disease (less than 1 year)
14. Unable to provide informed consent

Group 1 – Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Group
15. Any past history of episode of persistent atrial fibrillation at the time of enrolment to the study
16. Treatment with any antiarrhythmic agent within six halflives
of that agent from before an administration of the study
drug infusion

Group 2 – SVT Ablation Group
1. Any past history of atrial fibrillation documented on 12 lead ECG or ambulatory ECG monitor
2. Any past history of atrial flutter documented on 12 lead ECG or ambulatory ECG monitor
3. Characterisation of SVT as any arrhythmia other than ANRT or AVNRT
4. Treatment with any antiarrhythmic agent within six halflives
of that agent from the ablation procedure (including intraprocedural
use) with the exception of isoprenaline and adenosine

Group 3 – Atrial Flutter Ablation Group
1. Characterisation of arrhythmia as any arrhythmia other than cavotricuspid
isthmus dependent atrial flutter at the time
of ablation
2. Treatment with any antiarrhythmic agent within six halflives
of that agent from the ablation procedure (including intraprocedural
use) with the exception of isoprenaline and adenosine

Group 4 – Pulmonary Vein Isolation Group
1. Requirement for a more extensive ablation strategy than pulmonary vein isolation alone
2. Intraprocedural treatment with any antiarrhythmic agent with the exception of isoprenaline and adenosine
3. Treatment with any antiarrhythmic agent in the days before the ablation within six halflives of that agent from the ablation procedure
Recruitment start date05/01/2015
Recruitment end date31/12/2015

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital/treatment centre

Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Castle Lane East
Bournemouth
BH7 7DW
England
United Kingdom

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Funders

Funder type

Government

Bournemouth Cardiac Research Fund

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol file version 4.0 09/09/2014 28/04/2023 No No
Basic results 16/02/2024 No No
Other files Statement from sponsor regarding data quality 16/02/2024 No No

Additional files

ISRCTN17309312_Protocol_V4.0_09Sept2014.pdf
ISRCTN17309312 IsoAF statement FINAL.pdf
Statement from sponsor regarding data quality
ISRCTN17309312ct_result_2014-002290-11.pdf

Editorial Notes

16/02/2024: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. A file containing a statement from the sponsor regarding data quality was uploaded as an additional file.
2. A basic results file from EudraCT was uploaded as an additional file.
28/04/2023: The following changes have been made to the study record:
1. Uploaded protocol (not peer reviewed).
2. The scientific contact has been changed.
19/01/2018: No publications found, verifying study status with principal investigator.