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Anticoagulants Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic UseCarebbean-eNCT03828162

Atrial Fibrillation: Risk and Benefits of Anti-coagulation in the Elderly

An observational study of Anticoagulants Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use and Atrial Fibrillation, run by Karolinska Institutet.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of oral anticoagulants in elderly patients (>=75 years) with atrial fibrillation. All patients discharged from one large hospital in Stockholm, Danderyds Hospital, between november 1st 2010 and december 31st 2017 with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis have been… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 75 years and older
What is being tested?
Anticoagulants
How many people
2,943 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Nov 2010to 31 Dec 2018
Phase
Observational
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 75 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Study population: Prospective cardiovascular cohort

Who may be able to join

  • All consecutive patients discharged with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis from Danderyds Hospital from November 1st 2011 to December 31 2017 aged 75 years or more.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who have not given their consensus to the use of medical journals for register based research.
  • Patients who were discharged from the hospital with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis but were admitted to the hospital for medical reasons unrelated to atrial fibrillation (as an example change of pacemakers batteries).
  • Patients whose medical records are not consistent with the main diagnosis (as an example wrong ICD code).

About this study

Official title: Analysis of the Risk and Benefits of Anti-coagulation in Elderly Patients (>=75 Years)

This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of oral anticoagulants in elderly patients (>=75 years) with atrial fibrillation. All patients discharged from one large hospital in Stockholm, Danderyds Hospital, between november 1st 2010 and december 31st 2017 with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis have been included (n=2943). Adverse events (cardiovascular death, fatal/non fatal ischemic stroke, peripheral thromboembolism, fatal/non fatal intracerebral hemorrhage and extracranial bleeding) are recorded through linkage to mandatory and qualitative national registries and review of the medical records until december 31 2018.

Read the detailed description

The investigators established a prospective cohort of 2943 of elderly (>=75 years old) discharged with atrial fibrillation as main diagnosis from November 1st 2010 to December 31st 2017 from a large hospital in the Northern part of Stockholm in Sweden, Danderyds Hospital. Atrial fibrillation diagnosis is defined by the (ICD-10) codes: I48.0-I48.9 (atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter) according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision. The first admission to the hospital during the study period is recorded as the index admission.

Clinical and anamnestic data, anthropometric measures, biochemical data, treatment at admission and at discharge have been recorded for each patient through the screening of medical journals.

Being tested
Anticoagulants
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AnticoagulantsDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Ischemic stroke and peripheral embolism

    Ischemic stroke and peripheral embolism have been defined according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) by the codes: ICD I63-I66. Data are extracted from the swedish national patients register.

    Measured: 2011-11-01 to 2018-12-31

  2. Bleeding requiring hospitalization

    Intracranial and extracranial bleeding have been defined according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) by the codes: ICD I63-I66. I60, I62, K25.0, K25.2, K25.4, K25.6, K29.0, K65, K92, N02, R19.5, R31, M62.2, N95.0, DR029).

    Data are extracted from the swedish national patients register.

    Measured: 2011-11-01 to 2018-12-31

  3. Cardiovascular death

    Cardiovascualr death is defined according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) by the codes:I00-I99. Data are extracted from the swedish national cause of death register.

    Measured: 2011-11-01 to 2018-12-31

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Acute coronary syndrome

    Acute coronary syndrome have been defined according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) by the codes: I20-I24.

    Data are extracted from the swedish national patients register.

    Measured: 2011-11-01 to 2018-12-31

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Feb 2019
  2. Study start1 Nov 2010
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2017
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2018

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
2,943 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03828162
Sponsor's protocol ID
OAC and elderly
Acronym
Carebbean-e
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
30 Jan 2019
Last updated
4 Feb 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Data will be shared according to the rules on privacy at Karolinska Institutet and according to General Data Protection Regulations in Europe. Individual data will not be shared, but summary statistics of the variable of interest will be provided upon request.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Anticoagulants Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use and Atrial Fibrillation, run by Karolinska Institutet.

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 1 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

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 is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Ischemic stroke and peripheral embolism (time frame: 2011-11-01 to 2018-12-31). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. 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 4 Feb 2019.

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