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Atrial Fibrillation, PersistentNCT04500184

Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation After Thoracoscopic Ablation in Patients With Persisent Atrial Fibrillation

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent and Cardiac Rehabilitation, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

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

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Trial summary

Thoracoscopic ablation is a promising treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation. However, the postoperative rehabilitation is very important to prevent early recurrence of atrial arrhythmia. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
cardiac rehabilitation
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
1 Jun 2017to 31 May 2020
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 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients who underwent thoracoscopic ablation were included. cardiac rehabilitation was performed according to the willingness of each patients.

Who may be able to join

  • patients who underwent thoracoscopic ablation due to persisent atrial fibrillation

Who cannot join

  • below 18 years
  • over 80 years old
  • malignancy
  • pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, 135-710

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Can Exercise-based Cardiac Rehabilitation Increase Physical Activity in Patients Who Undergoing Totally Thoracoscopic Ablation?

Thoracoscopic ablation is a promising treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation. However, the postoperative rehabilitation is very important to prevent early recurrence of atrial arrhythmia. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of professional cardiac rehabilitation in patients after thoracoscopic ablation.

Being tested
cardiac rehabilitation
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

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

  • cardiac rehabilitationOther

    rehabilitation performed by professional trainers

Study groups in NCT04500184
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Exercise grouppatients who underwent cardiac rehabilitation
Receives: Other: cardiac rehabilitation
Control grouppatients who did not undergo cardiac rehabilitation

What is being measured

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

  1. Recurrence of atrial fibrillation

    Atrial fibrillation recurrence after surgical treatment

    Measured: every 6 months for 1 year

  2. functional recovery

    exercise capacity and international physical activity questionnaire

    Measured: 6 months after intervention

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Aug 2020
  2. Study start1 Jun 2017
  3. Primary completion30 May 2018
  4. Study completion31 May 2020

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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
Case-control
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
24 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04500184
Sponsor's protocol ID
samsungmc_rehab_TTA
Status last verified
Jul 2020
First submitted
24 Jul 2020
Last updated
5 Aug 2020
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent and Cardiac Rehabilitation, run by Samsung Medical Center at 1 site in South Korea.

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 4 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 5 Aug 2020. 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 South Korea. 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 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?

Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (time frame: every 6 months for 1 year). The study lists 2 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 5 Aug 2020.

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