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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00697359
Date of registration: 11/06/2008
Primary sponsor: Odense University Hospital
Public title: Implantable Loop Recorder Versus Conventional Ambulatory Monitoring in Detecting Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Scientific title: An Observational Study to Assess the Efficacy of Continuous Subcutaneous Arrhythmia Monitoring Versus Conventional Ambulatory ECG-monitoring in Detecting Atrial Fibrillation in Patients After Pulmonary Vein Isolation
Date of first enrolment: June 2008
Target sample size: 50
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00697359
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic  
Countries of recruitment
Denmark Russian Federation Sweden
Contacts
Name:   Axel Brandes, MD
Address: 
Telephone: +4565411896
Email: axel.brandes@ouh.regionsyddanmark.dk
Affiliation: 
Name:   Axel Brandes, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Odense University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age => 30 to =< 70 years

- Documentation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

- Documentation of persistent atrial fibrillation of < 3 months duration termination
either spontaneously or by DC cardioversion

- Scheduled pulmonary vein isolation

- Treatment with at least one class IC or class III antiarrhythmic drug tried

Exclusion Criteria:

- Atrial fibrillation episodes > 3 months or permanent atrial fibrillation

- No indication for pulmonary vein isolation

- Contraindications for anticoagulation treatment

- No informed consent



Age minimum: 30 Years
Age maximum: 70 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atrial Fibrillation
Intervention(s)
Device: Implantable loop recorder (ILR)
Primary Outcome(s)
Number of patients with atrial fibrillation detected by implantable loop recorder and number of patients with atrial fibrillation detected by conventional ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of asymptomatic and symptomatic atrial fibrillation episodes [Time Frame: 12 months]
Number of symptomatic and asymptomatic atrial fibrillation episodes [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
AF-ABL-R-001
S-20080066
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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