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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT00313443
Date of registration: 10/04/2006
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Hopital Lariboisière
Public title: Concentrations of Amiodarone in Fat Tissue During Chronic Treatment ATACA
Scientific title: Study of Concentrations of Amiodarone in Fat Tissue Obtained by Needle Aspiration in Patients on Chronic Treatment
Date of first enrolment: April 2006
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00313443
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 4
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Name:     Jean-Francois Bergmann, MD
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Affiliation:  Hopital Lariboisiere, Internal Medicine "A" Service, Paris
Name:     Carmelo Lafuente-Lafuente, MD
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Affiliation:  Hopital Lariboisière, Internal Medicine "A" Service, Paris
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Adult patients taking amiodarone for more than 3 months (any dose, any indication)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Impossibility to perform needle aspiration of abdominal wall (local infection, skin
disease)

- Coagulation disorders, INR > 3.0 if warfarin treatment

- Patient unable to give informed consent



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Arrhythmia
Atrial Flutter
Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention(s)
Procedure: Fat tissue needle aspiration
Primary Outcome(s)
Relationship Between Amiodarone Concentration in Fat Tissue and Cumulated Dose. [Time Frame: One single measure]
Relationship Between Amiodarone Concentrations in Fat Tissue and Developing Adverse Effects. [Time Frame: Cumulated time on amiodarone (varies in each patient)]
Relationship Between Amiodarone Concentrations in Fat Tissue and in Plasma. [Time Frame: One single measure, taken just before daily administration]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Presence of Any Adverse Effect Attributable to Amiodarone. [Time Frame: Cumulated time on amiodarone (varies in each patient)]
Pain and Complications (if Any) Caused by Fat Tissue Needle Aspirations [Time Frame: 24 hours after needle aspiration]
Secondary ID(s)
ATACA-URT04/06
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Unité de Recherches Therapeutiques - H. Lariboisiere
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 06/08/2009
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00313443
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