Atrial FibrillationNCT00115843
Atrial Fibrillation Rate Control Therapy Guided By Continuous Ambulatory Monitoring
A study testing Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry in people with Atrial Fibrillation, run by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the use of a continuous ambulatory monitoring device will reduce both the time to effective rate control and the health care expenditures associated with standard methods of rate control monitoring in patients presenting with atrial fibrillation with a rapid heart rate. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Atrial Fibrillation
- What is being tested?
- Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
- Type of treatment
- Medical device
- How many people
- 0 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2005to Sep 2006
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Atrial fibrillation with resting ventricular rate > 100 with rate control strategy indicated
- Atrial fibrillation is likely to be recurrent or persistent in the clinical judgment of the physician
- Patient able to be managed out of the hospital
- Ability to sign informed consent
- Ability to wear electrodes for the Cardionet device
- Patient willing to have home patient educator install Cardionet monitor in their home
Who cannot join
- Inability to follow up with prescribed schedule of monitoring
- Concomitant use of antiarrhythmic drug
- Indication for hospitalization
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
About this study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the use of a continuous ambulatory monitoring device will reduce both the time to effective rate control and the health care expenditures associated with standard methods of rate control monitoring in patients presenting with atrial fibrillation with a rapid heart rate.
Read the detailed description
This is an open, randomized controlled trial to compare a standard rate-control strategy with one using the Cardionet device to guide therapy for the management of atrial fibrillation. Patients presenting to an outpatient clinic or to the Emergency Department with atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate greater than 100 bpm at rest will be enrolled.
Treatment:
Patients will be prescribed either a beta blocker or a calcium channel blocker, or have their baseline dose increased if already taking one of these agents at the discretion of the treating physician. This is consistent with standard outpatient treatment guidelines for rate control in atrial fibrillation.
Randomization:
At the time of enrollment, patients will be randomized to a standard rate control protocol or a rate-control protocol guided by the Cardionet device.
Standard Care (Comparison Group):
Patients randomized to standard care will have a home patient educator install the Cardionet device within 24 hours after enrollment. The Cardionet device will be used to adjudicate the primary endpoint of adequate rate control in the standard care group. The patient's treating physician will be blinded to the reports from the Cardionet device. These patients will have another office visit with the initial referring physician or a staff cardiologist within the first week after enrollment and weekly thereafter. At this time, adequacy of rate control will be assessed by a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram and patient history. Medication will be adjusted per protocol. The patient will be seen on a weekly basis until adequate rate control is thought to have been achieved.
Rate Control using Cardionet (Study Group):
Patients randomized to use of the Cardionet device will have a home patient educator install the device within 24 hours after enrollment. Electrocardiographic summaries will be reviewed by a research physician three times a week and treatment decisions will be made based on a summary of 24-hour rate control. The physician will contact the patient by telephone and make medication adjustments per protocol. Three-times-weekly transmissions and medication adjustments will continue until adequate rate control is achieved over a period of 24 hours.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Being tested
- Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry
- Keywords
- Atrial fibrillation, Arrhythmia, Tachycardia
- Medical subject headings
- Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Tachycardia
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mobile Cardiac Outpatient TelemetryDevice
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to adequate heart rate (HR) control, defined as resting heart rate ≤ 80 bpm and average heart rate over 24 hours < 100 and no recorded HR > 110% of maximum age-adjusted predicted HR.
Secondary outcomes (1)
Total health care costs associated with conventional and Cardionet based monitoring strategy.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Jun 2005 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2005
- Primary completionSep 2006
- Study completionSep 2006
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Atrial FibrillationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Cardionet
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Peter Zimetbaum, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Investigators
- Peter Zimetbaum, MD, Principal investigator, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00115843
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2004P000346
- Status last verified
- Apr 2017
- First submitted
- 26 Jun 2005
- Last updated
- 5 Apr 2017
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Apr 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Atrial Fibrillation Rate Control Therapy Guided By Continuous Ambulatory Monitoring
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00115843
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 2004P000346
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Keywords
- Atrial fibrillation, Arrhythmia, Tachycardia
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Withdrawn
- Enrolment
- 0 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Cardionet
- Study start
- Apr 2005
- Primary completion
- Sep 2006
- Study completion
- Sep 2006
- First posted
- 27 Jun 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the use of a continuous ambulatory monitoring device will reduce both the time to effective rate control and the health care expenditures associated with standard methods of rate control monitoring in patients presenting with atrial fibrillation with a rapid heart rate.
Detailed description
This is an open, randomized controlled trial to compare a standard rate-control strategy with one using the Cardionet device to guide therapy for the management of atrial fibrillation. Patients presenting to an outpatient clinic or to the Emergency Department with atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate greater than 100 bpm at rest will be enrolled.
Treatment:
Patients will be prescribed either a beta blocker or a calcium channel blocker, or have their baseline dose increased if already taking one of these agents at the discretion of the treating physician. This is consistent with standard outpatient treatment guidelines for rate control in atrial fibrillation.
Randomization:
At the time of enrollment, patients will be randomized to a standard rate control protocol or a rate-control protocol guided by the Cardionet device.
Standard Care (Comparison Group):
Patients randomized to standard care will have a home patient educator install the Cardionet device within 24 hours after enrollment. The Cardionet device will be used to adjudicate the primary endpoint of adequate rate control in the standard care group. The patient's treating physician will be blinded to the reports from the Cardionet device. These patients will have another office visit with the initial referring physician or a staff cardiologist within the first week after enrollment and weekly thereafter. At this time, adequacy of rate control will be assessed by a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram and patient history. Medication will be adjusted per protocol. The patient will be seen on a weekly basis until adequate rate control is thought to have been achieved.
Rate Control using Cardionet (Study Group):
Patients randomized to use of the Cardionet device will have a home patient educator install the device within 24 hours after enrollment. Electrocardiographic summaries will be reviewed by a research physician three times a week and treatment decisions will be made based on a summary of 24-hour rate control. The physician will contact the patient by telephone and make medication adjustments per protocol. Three-times-weekly transmissions and medication adjustments will continue until adequate rate control is achieved over a period of 24 hours.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Atrial fibrillation with resting ventricular rate > 100 with rate control strategy indicated
- Atrial fibrillation is likely to be recurrent or persistent in the clinical judgment of the physician
- Patient able to be managed out of the hospital
- Ability to sign informed consent
- Ability to wear electrodes for the Cardionet device
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Inability to follow up with prescribed schedule of monitoring
- Concomitant use of antiarrhythmic drug
- Indication for hospitalization
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry | Device | – |
Primary outcome
Time to adequate heart rate (HR) control, defined as resting heart rate ≤ 80 bpm and average heart rate over 24 hours < 100 and no recorded HR > 110% of maximum age-adjusted predicted HR.
1 secondary outcome
Total health care costs associated with conventional and Cardionet based monitoring strategy.
Results and safety
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Apr 2017.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Peter Zimetbaum, MD principal investigator
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry in people with Atrial Fibrillation, run by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: withdrawn, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study was withdrawn before enrolling participants, so there are no results.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Time to adequate heart rate (HR) control, defined as resting heart rate ≤ 80 bpm and average heart rate over 24 hours < 100 and no recorded HR > 110% of maximum age-adjusted predicted HR.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.