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Status unknownNCT02982434Updated Dec 5, 2016

The New Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Botulinum Toxin to Treat Atrial Fibrillation

A Phase 2 interventional study of Pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum toxin and 0.9% normal saline in Atrial Fibrillation and Ischemic Heart Disease, sponsored by Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation. Status unknown at 2 sites in Russian Federation. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-12-05.

Sponsored by Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2016), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
180
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this prospective randomized double-blind study was to compare the efficacy of new pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum toxin injection in epicardial fat pads for preventing recurrences of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.

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Conditions studied

  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Ischemic Heart Disease

Keywords

  • atrial fibrillation
  • botulinum toxin
  • ischemic heart disease
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In context

Atrial Fibrillation

3,870 studies on the registry are indexed under Atrial Fibrillation; 924 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 180 is above the median of 144 across 2,380 interventional studies indexed under Atrial Fibrillation.

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Lead sponsor

Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation is the lead sponsor of 114 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with paroxysmal AF (recurrent episodes for at least 2 years, with ≥ 6 episodes over the last 6 months)
  • At least one failed antiarrhythmic drug
  • Indication for cardiac surgery (e.g. coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair/replacement) according to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines for cardiac surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous heart surgery or atrial fibrillation ablation procedure Emergency coronary artery bypass grafting Unstable angina or heart failure Persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial fibrillation at the time of screening Planned maze procedure or pulmonary vein isolation Unwillingness to participate

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
180 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Group 1

    All patients underwent conventional CABG surgery. After the main stage of the surgery new pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum toxin (50 U/1 mL) was injected into the entire four visible area of the major epicardial fat pads. First epicardial left atrial fat pad is located anterior to the right superior pulmonary vein and corresponding to the anterior right ganglionated plexi (GP); second epicardial fat pad is located inferoposterior to the right inferior pulmonary vein and corresponding to the inferior right GP; third fat pad is located anterior to the left superior pulmonary vein (PV) and left inferior PV (between the PVs and left atrial appendage (LAA), corresponding to the Marshall tract GP and superior left GP; forth fat pad located inferiorly to the left inferior PV and extends posteriorly and corresponding to the inferior left GP

    Drug: Pharmaceutical composition containing botulinum toxin · Procedure: Coronary artery bypass grafting

  • Active comparator
    Group 2

    All patients underwent conventional cardiac surgery. After the main stage of the surgery 0.9% normal saline (1 mL at each fat pad) was injected into the entire four visible area of the major epicardial fat pads. First epicardial left atrial fat pad is located anterior to the right superior pulmonary vein and corresponding to the anterior right GP; second epicardial fat pad is located inferoposterior to the right inferior pulmonary vein and corresponding to the inferior right GP; third fat pad is located anterior to the left superior PV and left inferior PV (between the PVs and LAA), corresponding to the Marshall tract GP and superior left GP; forth fat pad located inferiorly to the left inferior PV and extends posteriorly and corresponding to the inferior left GP

    Drug: 0.9% normal saline · Procedure: Coronary artery bypass grafting

Interventions

  • DrugPharmaceutical composition containing botulinum toxin
  • Drug0.9% normal saline
  • ProcedureCoronary artery bypass grafting
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Freedom from any atrial tachyarrhythmias

    Recurrence of \>30 s of any atrial tachyarrhythmia, including atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter/tachycardia, after cardiac surgery procedure with no antiarrhythmic drug

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. number of deaths

    Time frame: 12 month

  2. time intervals from end of surgery to weaning from ventilation, extubation and discharge from ICU

    Time frame: 1 month

  3. incidence of congestive heart failure

    Time frame: 12 month

  4. incidence of sustained ventricular arrhythmias

    Time frame: 12 month

  5. stroke or transient ischemic attack

    Time frame: 12 month

  6. incidence of myocardial infarction

    Time frame: 12 month

  7. rehospitalization

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

2 of 2 sites recruiting
  • State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology
    Novosibirsk, 630055, Russian Federation
    Recruiting
  • Cardiology Research Institute
    Tomsk, Russian Federation
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 5, 2016, 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
NCT02982434
Lead sponsor
Meshalkin Research Institute of Pathology of Circulation
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 5, 2016
Start date
Sep 2016
Primary completion
Dec 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 2018 (estimated)
Last update
Dec 5, 2016

Study contacts

Alexander Romanov, MD, PhD
Contact
abromanov@mail.ru
+73833327655
Evgeny Pokushalov, MD, PhD
Contact
E.Pokushalov@gmail.com
+73833327655
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