What this phase means
This study does not use the classic phase 1–4 drug ladder. It may be a device, a behavior program, a surgery timing study, or an early feasibility test.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Concomitant pulsed field ablation (PFA) and left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) during one interventional case, or Concomitant Pulsed Field Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure. The registry lists allocation as na. The OPTION-EMEA post-market study is intended to gather real world clinical data for patients undergoing AF ablation with the FARAPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System and subsequent left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with a WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro or WATCHMAN FLX device during one treatment case.
They plan to enroll about 500 people at 11 sites. Taking part typically means using or being fitted with a device, a procedure as part of the study plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Pulsed Field Ablation - Europe, Middle East and Africa [OPTION-EMEA]
Interventions: Concomitant pulsed field ablation (PFA) and left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) during one interventional case, Concomitant Pulsed Field Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Primary outcome (registry wording): Primary Safety Endpoint (PSE): Device or Procedure Related Serious Adverse Events