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Completed NA INTERVENTIONAL 2-arm NCT03057548

Comparison of Pulmonary Vein Ablation With or Without Left Atrial Posterior Wall Ablation for Persistent AF (PIVoTAL) (PIVoTAL)

Left Atrial Posterior Wall Isolation in Conjunction With Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (PIVoTAL) Trial

Sponsor: Arash Aryana, MD

Conditions Atrial Fibrillation Chronic Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Interventions Cryo or RF Ablation of Pulmonary Veins plus Ablation of the PLAW Cryo or Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation only of Pulmonary Veins
Updated 10 times since 2017 Last updated: Oct 19, 2025 Started: Feb 24, 2017 Primary completion: May 13, 2020 Completion: May 31, 2020
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Listed as NCT03057548, this NA trial focuses on Atrial Fibrillation Chronic and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and remains completed. Sponsored by Arash Aryana, MD, it has been updated 10 times since 2017, reflecting substantial change activity. This study contributes longitudinal data to the cardiovascular research landscape.

Status Flow

~May 2017 – ~Jun 2018 · 13 months · monthly snapshotRecruiting~Jun 2018 – ~Oct 2018 · 4 months · monthly snapshotRecruiting~Oct 2018 – ~Oct 2019 · 12 months · monthly snapshotRecruiting~Oct 2019 – ~Jun 2020 · 8 months · monthly snapshotActive Not Recruiting~Jun 2020 – ~Jan 2021 · 7 months · monthly snapshotActive Not Recruiting~Jan 2021 – ~Apr 2021 · 3 months · monthly snapshotActive Not Recruiting~Apr 2021 – ~Jul 2024 · 39 months · monthly snapshotCompleted~Jul 2024 – ~Sep 2024 · 2 months · monthly snapshotCompleted~Sep 2024 – ~Dec 2025 · 15 months · monthly snapshotCompleted~Dec 2025 – present · 9 months · monthly snapshotCompleted

Change History

10 versions recorded

  1. Dec 2025 — Present [monthly]

    Completed NA

  2. Sep 2024 — Dec 2025 [monthly]

    Completed NA

  3. Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

    Completed NA

  4. Apr 2021 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

    Completed NA

    Status: Active Not Recruiting → Completed

  5. Jan 2021 — Apr 2021 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

▶ Show 5 earlier versions

  1. Jun 2020 — Jan 2021 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

  2. Oct 2019 — Jun 2020 [monthly]

    Active Not Recruiting NA

    Status: Recruiting → Active Not Recruiting

  3. Oct 2018 — Oct 2019 [monthly]

    Recruiting NA

  4. Jun 2018 — Oct 2018 [monthly]

    Recruiting NA

  5. May 2017 — Jun 2018 [monthly]

    Recruiting NA

    First recorded

Feb 2017

Trial started

Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot

Eligibility Summary

No eligibility information available.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:
  • Arash Aryana, MD
Data source: Sacramento EP Research

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .

Study Locations