SAfety and eFfectiveness of cathetER Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With Intracranial Hemorrhage (SAFER-AF)

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBeijing Anzhen Hospital

About this trial

SAFER-AF is an investigator-initiated, multicenter, open-label, parallel-group trial comparing catheter ablation versus usual care in patients with atrial fibrillation and intracranial hemorrhage.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥ 18 years

Between 14 Days and 12 Months After Spontaneous Intracranial Hemorrhage (intraparenchymal or intraventricular hemorrhage, and subdural hematoma)

Able to Access Intracranial Hemorrhage Imaging Data

ECG indicating the presence of atrial fibrillation

Disqualifiers

Atrial fibrillation secondary to clearly reversible causes (e.g., hyperthyroidism, hypokalemia, etc.)

Fully dependent (modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score > 4)

Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg)

Presence of uncontrolled active bleeding

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Catheter Ablation
  • Usual Care

Treatment groups

646 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators