🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-20
STOP Persistent AF PAS (NCT05005949)
STOP Persistent AF Post-Approval Study, a Sub-study to the Cryo Global Registry
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
The STOP Persistent AF Post Approval Study (PAS) is a prospective, global, multicenter, observational trial.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Hartford Hospital — Hartford, Connecticut
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (17 Sites)
- Hartford Hospital — Hartford, Connecticut
- Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County — Stamford, Connecticut
- BayCare Medical Group Cardiology — Clearwater, Florida
- Heart Rhythms Solutions — Davie, Florida
- Carle Foundation Hospital — Urbana, Illinois
- Henry Ford Heart & Vascular — Detroit, Michigan
- Spectrum Health Hospitals — Grand Rapids, Michigan
- The Lindner Research Center — Cincinnati, Ohio
- Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Foundation — Austin, Texas
- Texas Health Research & Education Institute — Dallas, Texas
- Kepler Universitätsklinikum Med Campus III. — Linz,
- St. Vinzenz-Hospital Köln — Cologne,
- MVZ CCB Frankfurt und Main Taunus — Frankfurt am Main,
- Städtische Kliniken München GmbH - Klinikum Bogenhausen — München,
- Universitaria Pisana - Stabilimento di Cisanello — Pisa,
- Centralny Szpital Kliniczny Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodz — Lodz,
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust — Liverpool,
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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- SPHERE Per-AF Post-Approval Study — Birmingham, Alabama
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- REPRESENT-PF Registry — New York, New York
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.