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CompletedNCT02481102EASYERUpdated Feb 10, 2021

EASYER (EpiAccess SYstem Registry) A Post Market Observational Registry

An observational study in Arrhythmias, Cardiac, sponsored by EpiEP, Inc.. Completed at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-02-10.

Sponsored by EpiEP, Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
36
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of the Registry is to provide post market clinical outcome and potential health economics data and confirm the continued safety of the EpiAccess system.

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The Registry will be a prospective non-randomized single-arm trial of up to 150 patients enrolled in up to ten (10) centers in the United States. The overall duration of the registry is estimated to be 18 months per site. For the patients the registry duration will be from the time of procedure until discharge from the hospital, estimated to be approximately four (4) days.

Prior to enrollment, patients will be evaluated on the basis of the latest available data to establish eligibility. Eligible patients will be considered enrolled in the registry after written informed consent is obtained.

As EpiAccess is only used for the access portion of the procedure, the safety performance and effectiveness endpoints are acute from the time of needle insertion until pericardial sac access is achieved. Follow up clinical examinations will be performed according to institutional standard of care. No special tests are required for this device.

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Conditions studied

  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac

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In context

Arrhythmias, Cardiac

885 studies on the registry are indexed under Arrhythmias, Cardiac; 235 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 200 across 414 observational studies indexed under Arrhythmias, Cardiac.

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Lead sponsor

EpiEP, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients who are clinically indicated for a procedure requiring pericardial access are eligible for the study.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient is 18 years of age or older
  • Pericardial access is clinically indicated
  • Patient is willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have any condition which contraindicates pericardial access or who have any condition specified in the Contraindications section of the Instructions for Use. This includes:
  • Previous cardiac surgery or myocardial infarctions resulting in pericardial fibrosis
  • Congenital absence of a pericardium
  • Absence of a free epicardial space
  • Patients with active infection
  • History of chronic pericarditis
  • Patient requiring anti-arrhythmic drug therapy for the treatment of ventricular arrhythmia
  • Patient not in normal sinus rhythm
  • Presence of thrombus in the left atrium
  • Coagulopathy
  • Known allergy to contrast media
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
36 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
4 Days
Patient registry
Yes
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants with Adverse Events as Measure of Safety

    Number of Participants with Adverse Events as Measure of Safety

    Time frame: Up to 4 days post procedure (or until time of discharge)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Health Economics

    Number of Participants with Extended Hospital Stay as a Measure of Health Economic Value

    Time frame: Up to 4 days post procedure (or until time of discharge)

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Study locations

3 sites
  • Vivek Reddy
    New York, New York NY 10029, United States
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PA19104, United States
  • Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia
    Austin, Texas 78705, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 10, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02481102
Lead sponsor
EpiEP, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 25, 2015
Start date
Jun 30, 2015
Primary completion
Feb 9, 2021
Completion
Feb 9, 2021
Last update
Feb 10, 2021

Study contacts

Andrea Natale, MD
principal investigator · Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation
Vivek Reddy, MD
principal investigator · Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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