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Atrial FibrillationNCT05190679

Prospective Phenotyping for Genetic Subtypes of Early-onset Atrial Fibrillation

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, run by Vanderbilt University Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

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 is a prospective, case-control study that seeks to learn about the role of genetics in early onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and if genetic testing can be used to improve how the investigators treat atrial fibrillation. The study will enroll 225 participants. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Atrial Fibrillation
What is being tested?
None/Observational Studies
How many people
155 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
27 Apr 2022to 3 Mar 2026
How long will I take part?
6 Weeks
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 15 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Previous participants who were enrolled in the Vanderbilt Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IVR#020669), Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry (IRB#110881), or Early-onset Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IRB#201666).

Who may be able to join

  • Minors >15 years
  • Adult > 18 years
  • Able to provide written informed consent
  • Previously enrolled in the Vanderbilt Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IVR#020669)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry (IRB#110881)
  • Early-onset Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IRB#201666)
  • Underwent whole genome sequencing/whole exome sequencing or clinical genetic testing and based on those results meets the genetic criteria for cases and controls as defined as a Cardiomyopathy (CM) Rare Variant (P/LP rare variant in CM gene, Arrhythmia Rare Variant (P/LP rare variant in arrhythmia gene), or a Control (no rare variant in CM, arrhythmia, or other Atrial Fibrillation gene).
  • Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation prior to age of 65 (</=65)

Who cannot join

  • -Pregnant women

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37232

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About this study

This is a prospective, case-control study that seeks to learn about the role of genetics in early onset atrial fibrillation (AF) and if genetic testing can be used to improve how the investigators treat atrial fibrillation. The study will enroll 225 participants. Eligible participants will have undergone sequencing for arrhythmia and cardiomyopathy (CM) genes. Based on those results, participants will be recruited for an outpatient research visit with testing that includes cardiac MRI, rest/stress/signal-averaged ECGs, and cardiac monitoring. If an inherited arrhythmia/CM syndrome is diagnosed, guideline-directed changes to medical care will be recommended.

Read the detailed description

This study will address the hypothesis that re-phenotyping patients with AF and pathogenic arrhythmia/CM variants will identify unrecognized underlying genetic disease.

The investigators will recruit from participants sequenced as part of our prospective clinical registries and participants cared for in the Vanderbilt Genetic Arrhythmia Clinic or Meharry Arrhythmia Clinic and enrolled in the Vanderbilt Early-onset Atrial Fibrillation Registry (IRB #201666). Eligible participants will have pathogenic/likely pathogenic (P/LP) rare variants (or matched controls) and will undergo prospective cardiac phenotyping, which will include a cardiac MRI, rest/stress/signal averaged ECGs, blood work, and ambulatory ECG monitoring. A subset of patients will also undergo a procainamide drug challenge. If an inherited arrhythmia/CM syndrome is diagnosed, guideline-directed changes to medical care will be recommended.

This study will define the cardiac phenotype of individuals with AF who have a P/LP rare variant in an inherited arrhythmia or CM disease gene and compare to controls. Participants with a P/LP variant in a cardiomyopathy gene or arrhythmia gene (N=150) will be compared to controls (N=75). Controls will have no P/LP variant and be balanced for sex, race, and ethnicity. The association between P/LP variants and the following endpoints will be tested: 1) imaging and ECG-derived measurements (e.g., ventricular size, function, fibrosis, ectopy); 2) diagnoses (e.g., arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC), hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), Short QT Syndrome (SQTS), Brugada Syndrome, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT), Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease (PCCD); and 3) management changes including new medical therapy, activity restrictions, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use, or cascade screening. Sample sizes per group have been selected to power the diagnostic and management endpoints. An Adjudication Committee with arrhythmia, CM, and genetics expertise will determine if diagnostic criteria are met and make management recommendations.

Being tested
None/Observational Studies
Keywords
Genetic disease
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation, Genetic Diseases, Inborn

What participants receive

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

  • None/Observational StudiesOther

    This is an observational study and there is no intervention.

Study groups in NCT05190679
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Cardiomyopathy Rare Variant CasesIdentified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic rare variant in cardiomyopathy (CM) gene which include inherited CM syndromes.
Receives: Other: None/Observational Studies
Arrhythmia Rare Variant CasesIdentified Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic rare variant in arrhythmia genes.
Receives: Other: None/Observational Studies
ControlsNo rare variant in CM, arrhythmia, or other atrial fibrillation gene.
Receives: Other: None/Observational Studies

What is being measured

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

  1. Number of Participants with Inherited Cardiomyopathy (CM) Syndromes.

    Clinical data and results are reviewed by the Adjudication Committee to determine if criteria for diagnostic endpoints are met for each participant that has completed the phenotyping protocol. The committee will remain blinded to the participant's genotype until the discussion of the clinical phenotyping result has ended. Genetic test results will be revealed and final determination of the diagnosis will be made. The Adjudication Committee will use published diagnostic criteria for specific inherited CM syndromes: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC), Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular CM (ARVC), Dilated CM (DCM), Hypertrophic CM (HCM), and Left Ventricular Noncompaction CM (LVNC). For AC and DCM, only participants determined to have "definite" AC or DCM according to the diagnostic criteria will be considered as meeting the primary diagnostic endpoint.

    Measured: 6 weeks

  2. Number of Participants with Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes.

    The primary diagnostic endpoint will be determined by the Adjudication Committee using the published criteria for Brugada Syndrome, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT), Long QT Syndrome (LQTS), Progressive Cardiac Conduction Disease (PCCD), and Short QT Syndrome (SQTS) from the 2013 HRS/EHRA/APHRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Inherited Arrhythmias.

    Measured: 6 weeks

  3. Number of Participants with Adverse Structural and Electrophysiologic Changes to the Atria and Ventricles for Inherited Cardiomyopathy Syndromes.

    Quantitative imaging and ECG metrics will compare participants who have a pathogenic or likely pathogenic (P/LP) rare variants linked to a CM disease gene compared to controls. Imaging and ECG metrics will be used to assess adverse structural and electrophysiologic changes to the atria and ventricles from inherited cardiomyopathy syndromes. Quantitative metrics will be assessed from contrast-enhanced MRI, signal-averaged ECG, resting 12- lead ECG, Stress treadmill ECG, and ambulatory ECG monitor. Results will be used to test the hypothesis that cases have increased measures of proarrhythmic structural and electrophysiologic changes compared to controls by imaging and ECG endpoints.

    Measured: 6 weeks

  4. Number of Participants with Adverse Structural and Electrophysiologic Changes to the Atria and Ventricles for Inherited Arrhythmia Syndromes.

    Quantitative imaging and ECG metrics will compare participants who have a P/LP rare variants linked to an inherited arrhythmia disease gene and will compare to controls. Imaging and ECG metrics will be used to assess adverse structural and electrophysiologic changes to the atria and ventricles from inherited arrhythmia syndromes. Quantitative metrics will be assessed from resting 12- lead ECG, Stress treadmill ECG, and ambulatory ECG monitor. A procainamide challenge will be used on select participants with a non-diagnostic (type II or III) Brugada pattern identified on their previous resting 12-lead ECG or who are P/LP variant carriers in an identified Brugada susceptibility gene. Results will be used to test the hypothesis that cases have increased measures of proarrhythmic structural and electrophysiologic changes compared to controls by imaging and ECG endpoints.

    Measured: 6 Weeks

  5. Number of Participants with Changes in Management of Inherited Arrhythmia and CM Syndromes.

    The Adjudication Committee will determine the management recommendations for each participant at the time of case review. The primary analysis will focus on changes in each management category (e.g., medical therapy, physical activity restrictions, stroke prophylaxis, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator utilization) that resulted from discovery of a rare variant, and a secondary analysis will compare the management in each category regardless of whether it was pre-existing or newly initiated. The participant will be contacted, the results will be reviewed by the principal investigator or coinvestigators to discuss the results of the testing. Any recommendations regarding clinical care will be communicated to the participants existing physicians and ensure adequate follow-up is arranged or will assist the participant in establishing care with a qualified physician.

    Measured: 6 weeks

Timeline

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

  1. First posted13 Jan 2022
  2. Study start27 Apr 2022
  3. Primary completion3 Mar 2026
  4. Study completion3 Mar 2026

Resources

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
Prospective
Enrolment
155 participants (actual)
Target duration
6 Weeks
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05190679
Sponsor's protocol ID
210819
Other IDs
R01HL155197
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
28 Dec 2021
Last updated
6 May 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Shoemaker MB, Shah RL, Roden DM, Perez MV. How Will Genetics Inform the Clinical Care of Atrial Fibrillation? Circ Res. 2020 Jun 19;127(1):111-127. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.316365. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

    PubMed 32716712
  • Yoneda ZT, Anderson KC, Quintana JA, O'Neill MJ, Sims RA, Glazer AM, Shaffer CM, Crawford DM, Stricker T, Ye F, Wells Q, Stevenson LW, Michaud GF, Darbar D, Lubitz SA, Ellinor PT, Roden DM, Shoemaker MB. Early-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and the Prevalence of Rare Variants in Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmia Genes. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Dec 1;6(12):1371-1379. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2021.3370.

    PubMed 34495297

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation, run by Vanderbilt University 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 8 inclusion and 1 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 6 May 2026. 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 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?

Number of Participants with Inherited Cardiomyopathy (CM) Syndromes. (time frame: 6 weeks). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05190679, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 6 May 2026.

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