CONVERGE Post-Approval Study (PAS)
Active, not recruiting · Not applicable · NCT05393180
Conditions: Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
At a glance
- Research payments reported, 2025
- $423,619
- U.S. investigators named
- 21
- Sites paid
- 20
- Planned or actual enrollment
- 53
About the trial
- Sponsor
- AtriCure, Inc.
- Tested
- Epicardial And Endocardial RF Ablation For The Treatment Of Symptomatic Long-standing Persistent AF (device)
- Dates
- Started 2022-04-13; completion 2028-11-21
- Results posted
- Not yet
The primary objective of CONVERGE PAS is to evaluate clinical outcomes (peri-procedural and long-term) in a cohort of patients treated during commercial use of the EPi-Sense® Guided Coagulation System or EPi-Sense ST™ Coagulation System to treat symptomatic long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who are refractory or intolerant to at least one Class I and/or III AAD.
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Industry funding
Atricure, Inc. reported $423,619 in research payments for this study in 2025 (198 payments).
Products named: Synergy Ablation System, Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System With Visitrax
Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. investigators named on this study
- Daniel Logsdon, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery · Rancho Mirage, CA
- Michael S. Panutich, M.D Cardiac Electrophysiology · Newport Beach, CA
- Christopher Woods, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlingame, CA
- Joseph J. Tiano, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Trumbull, CT
- Kevin J. Makati, MD Cardiology · Lutz, FL
- Saumil R. Oza, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jacksonville, FL
- David B. Delurgio, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta, GA
- Theresa D. Luu, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery · Marietta, GA
- Michael J. Riley, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Marietta, GA
- Smit C. Vasaiwala, MD Cardiology · Maywood, IL
- Kent E. Morris, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Louisville, KY
- Nitesh Sood, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fall River, MA
- Arman Arghami, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery · Rochester, MN
- Helenmari L. Merritt, D.O. Cardiothoracic Surgery · Omaha, NE
- Michael G. Link, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Galloway, NJ
- Frank Manetta, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery · New Hyde Park, NY
- Paul E. Meyer, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery · Sioux Falls, SD
- Edward E. Bunch, M.D. Pediatrics · Harker Heights, TX
- Thor Tejada, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Live Oak, TX
- Paul B. Wehman, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery · Richmond, VA
- Robert J. Moraca, M.D. Cardiothoracic Surgery · Seattle, WA
Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.
Sites paid to run it
- Sutter Bay Hospitals DBA California Medical Center Research Inst $142,883
- Southcoast Hospital Groups Inc $33,875
- Emory University Hospital, GA $31,175
- Mayo Clinic $26,500
- Wellstar Health System Inc DBA Wellstar Research Institute $23,552
- Eisenhower Medical Center, CA $21,100
- Norton Healthcare Inc $20,987
- Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus, NJ $19,833
- North Central Cardiac Research Institute $16,413
- St Vincent Health Inc DBA Ascension St Vincent $15,284
- HCA Research Institute LLC $14,300
- Hartford Hospital, CT $10,284
- Physicians Clinic Inc DBA Methodist Physicians Clinic Cardiotho $9,500
- University of Utah $9,346
- Bon Secours Mercy Health Inc DBA Clinical Research $8,400
- Wcg Clinical Inc DBA Wcg Irb LLC $7,192
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research $5,720
- Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason $5,500
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian $1,000
- Baycare Health System Inc $775
Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.