Clinical trials: Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
SMART-VERAPAF: Self-MAnagement and Random Therapy With VERApamil or Metoprolol in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
The SMART-VERAPAF study investigates the effects of different heart rate-lowering medications in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- SMART-VERAPAF (NCT07445789)
- Testing
- Verapamil 240 mg slow-release tablet, metoprolol 100 mg slow-release tablet
- Volunteers
- 436 people
- Sponsor
- Martini Hospital Groningen
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Studying Heart Rhythms With a Wearable Sensor to Detect and Predict Seizures in People With Epilepsy
The goal of this observational study is to understand heart rhythm changes in adults with epilepsy. It will also explore whether computer programs can use heart recordings to detect or predict seizures.
- Trial name
- EpHR-DP (NCT07835594)
- Testing
- Textile-based wearable electrocardiography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Heart Failure, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
Evaluation of the Six Minute Walk Test and Other Instruments in Heart Failure
The purpose of this study is to assess functional capacity, quality of life and functioning of the autonomic nervous system in heart failure patients on beta-blocker treatment.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01736137
- Testing
- Six minute walk test
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
Rate or Rhythm Control in CRT: the RHYTHMIC Study
70 patients with heart failure, AF and CRT with BiV<95% will be randomised to either AF ablation or AV node ablation. Evaluation at 6 months with echocardiography and clinical assessment.
- Trial name
- RHYTHMIC (NCT04664686)
- Testing
- AF catheter ablation, AV node ablation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiac Arrest With Successful Resuscitation
A Study on the Impact of a New Canton-Wide First Responder System in Zug, Switzerland, on Survival After Adult Cardiac Arrest-Examining Early Life-Saving Organized Help, Fast Defibrillation, and Improved Outcomes for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
REVIVE Zug: Improving Emergency Response for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) represents one of the most time-critical medical emergencies, where rapid recognition and immediate intervention…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiac Arrest With Successful Resuscitation, Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- REVIVE Zug (NCT07323667)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Felix Brinkmann
Insomnia
Brain and Heart Rhythm Responses to a Breathing-Linked Sound Application (BELL-001) in Adults With Insomnia Symptoms
The purpose of this study was to describe how brain activity and heart rhythm respond to BELL-001, a smartphone application that plays sounds linked to the user's own breathing, compared with a sham application that looks the…
- Trial name
- NCT07872007
- Testing
- BELL-001 Digital Therapeutic
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- BELL Therapeutics Inc.
Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure
Cardiac Resynchronization in Atrial Fibrillation Trial - a Pilot Study
The purpose of this prospective randomized study is to determine whether patients on cardiac resynchronization therapy with concomitant long-standing persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation would benefit from a strategy to…
- Trial name
- Pilot-CRAfT (NCT01850277)
- Testing
- Amiodarone, External electrical cardioversion (EEC), Pharmacotherapy to slow and control ventricular rate
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland
Pregnancy Related, Autoimmune Diseases
Fetal-Hope Study: Home Monitoring of Fetal Heart Rate in SSA+ Pregnant Women
Serological positivity for anti Ro-SSA antibodies is frequently found in pathologies such as Sjogren's Syndrome and SLE. Worldwide, approximately 0.5-1% of women of reproductive age are positive for Ro-SSA antibodies, and in 1-2%…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Autoimmune Diseases, Neonatal Lupus, SLE
- Trial name
- FH (NCT05958446)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
Acute Maternal and Fetal Effects of Exercise in Pregnancy
This will be an open randomized clinical trial involving pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks randomized to two modalities of exercise: treadmill or stationary bike.
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders, Hypoglycemia, Lactate
- Trial name
- EXPREG (NCT01383889)
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Materno Infantil Prof. Fernando Figueira
Atrial Fibrillation
Device-based Rate Versus Rhythm Control in Symptomatic Recent-onset Atrial Fibrillation (RACE 9 OBSERVE-AF)
Continuous heart rhythm monitoring elucidated the recurrent and transient nature of recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). The RACE7 ACWAS showed that a wait-and-see approach (WAS) in patients with recent-onset AF (rate control…
- Trial name
- NCT04612335
- Testing
- Rate control, Pharmacological or electrical cardioversion
- Where
- 14 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Heart Rate Fast, Heart Rate Low
Accuracy of the Apple Watch Series 4 for Detection of Heart Rhythm: A Pilot Study
The objective of this study is to assess the accuracy of the Apple Watch 4 Series watch in generating an ECG that is suitable for determination of heart rhythm compared to rhythms monitored via telemetry.
- Trial name
- NCT03798613
- Testing
- Apple Watch 4 Series Device, Continuous Telemetry Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Heart Disease Chronic, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Smart Textile Sensor System for Health Monitoring
The present study will investigate a set of biomedical sensors with a wireless data communication system and evaluate the sensors' recording quality.
- Conditions
- Heart Disease Chronic, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Blood Pressure, Heart Rhythm Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05473702
- Testing
- Nanowear SimpleSense Wearable monitoring device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 334 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanowear Inc.
Mitral Stenosis
Effect of Ivabradine on Heart Rate & Effort Tolerance in Mitral Stenosis in Sinus Rhythm
The purpose of this study is to study the effect of Ivabradine vs Atenolol on heart rate and effort tolerance in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis and normal sinus rhythm.
- Trial name
- IVA-MS (NCT01022463)
- Testing
- Ivabradine, Atenolol
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation
Acute Cardioversion Versus Wait And See-approach for Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department
A symptomatic episode of the heart rhythm disorder 'atrial fibrillation' (AF) is a frequent reason for visits to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- RACE 7 ACWAS (NCT02248753)
- Testing
- Pharmacological cardioversion - Flecainide, Electrical cardioversion, Metoprolol
- Where
- 15 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 437 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Breast Cancer, Colon Cancer
Stress-Reducing Intervention in Patients With Colorectal and Breast Cancer
The goal of this interventional study is to test the heart-rate variability biofeedback intervention (HRV BI) in 2 cohorts of patients.
- Trial name
- SRI-BrCa_CRC (NCT06281145)
- Testing
- Heart-rate variability biofeedback intervention
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Atrial Fibrillation
Interest of a Hybrid Connected Watch for Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring in Post-operative Cardiac Surgery
The objective of this single-center pilot study is, with the help of a connected watch, to show the absence of recurrence or maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with a Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) and to help…
- Trial name
- MONHYCARD (NCT05664308)
- Testing
- Clinical follow-up (ECG), Ongoing monitoring
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Atrial Fibrillation
Magnesium Sulphate for Treatment of New Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Medical Intensive Care Unit Patient
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of Magnesium sulphate for the rate and rhythm control of the new onset (within 48 hours) atrial fibrillation in the hemodynamically unstable patients, admitted in the medical…
- Trial name
- EMSAF (NCT01049464)
- Testing
- Magnesium sulphate
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Mitral Stenosis
Role of Ivabradine on Heart Rate and Quality of Life in Patients With Mitral Stenosis in Sinus Rhythm
Mitral stenosis, a condition characterized by narrowing of the mitral valve orifice, remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in regions where rheumatic fever is endemic.
- Trial name
- NCT06371222
- Testing
- Ivabradine, Beta blocker
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Comparison of Brain Perfusion in Rhythm Control and Rate Control of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with impaired cognitive function (CogF) and/or dementia, but it is unclear whether rhythm control of AF improves CogF or brain perfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT02633774
- Testing
- Propafenone, Apixaban
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Dental Anxiety, Pain
Efficacy of Tell-Show-Do Behavior-Management Technique During Local Anesthesia in Preschool Children
This will be a randomized, controlled, parallel-group clinical trial. The aim of this study will be to evaluate the effectiveness of "Tell-Show-Do" Behavior Management Technique versus a Conventional technique (covering the…
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Pain, Infant Behavior, Heart Rate and Rhythm Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02578160
- Testing
- inferior alveolar and lingual nerve block procedure
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Evelyn Alvarez Vidigal