Status:

COMPLETED

Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Evaluation in Pacemaker Patients and the Atrial Fibrillation Reduction Atrial Pacing Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Abbott Medical Devices

Collaborating Sponsors:

Population Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Hypertension

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In patients with a standard indication for pacing and no previous history of AF, detection of Atrial High Rate Episodes predicts an increased risk of stroke and systemic embolism. Overdrive atrial pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • History of hypertension requiring pharmacological therapy (≥ 4 weeks of therapy).
  • Recent (\< 8 weeks) St. Jude Medical Inc. pacemaker implant (IDENTITY® Adx DR (Model 5386/5380)), ICD implant (EPIC 2 or Atlas 2) or other St. Jude Medical Inc. pacemaker or ICD with the same capabilities.
  • In pacemaker patients only the primary indication for pacing is sinus or AV node disease.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous documented AF, atrial flutter (lasting greater than 5 minutes), or other sustained SVT (not including episodes detected by the device)
  • Geographic/social or psychiatric factor likely to interfere with follow-up
  • Requirement for oral anticoagulation (heart valve, deep vein thrombosis, etc.)

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    2580 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00256152

    Start Date

    September 1 2004

    End Date

    June 1 2010

    Last Update

    February 4 2019

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    McMaster University

    Hamilton, Ontario, Canada