Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Outcome of Overweight AF Patients Following Ablation With a Potential Weight Loss Medication ( GOAL-AF )

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Birmingham

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Recurrence

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common abnormal heart rhythm(arrhythmia) affecting about one in 40 people in England. Patients with AF often have symptoms ranging from palpitations and breathless...

Detailed Description

Patients meeting the inclusion criteria waiting for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation in Queen Elizabeth Hospital of Birmingham will be invited for the study. The investigators aim to recruit 30 pati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent Atrial Fibrillation on the waiting list for AF ablation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham who
  • are more than 18 and less than 80 of age,
  • have paroxysmal or persistent AF,
  • symptomatic: palpitations, shortness of breath, feeling of an irregular pulse or pause in heart activity, light-headedness, or dizziness) despite pharmacological anti-arrhythmic agents (or inability to take medications) therefore making them eligible for ablation therapy,
  • are above BMI- 30 kg/m2
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Any one of the followings;
  • unable to undergo CMR,
  • Patients who are currently treated with a weight losing drug - including Orlistat, GLP-1 analogues or have had/or awaiting bariatric surgery,
  • Type 1 diabetes,
  • Type 2 diabetes on DPP-IV inhibitor or insulin: as blood sugar will need close monitoring on GLP-1 and insulin,
  • Patients with decompensated liver disease, end-stage renal disease or eGFR \<30, NYHA class III/IV heart failure or active malignancy,
  • Any malignancy within the last 2 years except skin malignancies,
  • Pregnancy,
  • Patients with a history of thyroid cancer or pancreatitis,
  • Patients with a needle phobia.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    April 17 2022

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    29 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT05221229

    Start Date

    April 17 2022

    End Date

    June 1 2026

    Last Update

    July 28 2025

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    University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

    Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom, B15 2GW