MAGNEsium With meToprolol for Rate Control In Atrial Fibrillation (MAGNETIC-AF)

June 24, 2026 updated by: Wake Forest University Health Sciences

MAGNEsium With meToprolol for Rate Control In Atrial Fibrillation (MAGNETIC-AF)

The purpose of this research study is to find out if the use of magnesium in addition to Metoprolol, a rate controlling medication that you would be offered in the Emergency Department today unrelated to this study, will help reduce your high heart rate (rapid ventricular response).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Intravenous magnesium has become a commonly utilized agent in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias as an adjunct therapy to rate and rhythm control medications, such as its use in atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR). Though its benefit in the treatment of AFF RVR has been well documented, a consensus on the optimal dosing of magnesium has yet to be achieved. Only one randomized, controlled, double-blinded study has investigated the optimal dosing of magnesium. The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-blinded study is to further evaluate the safety and efficacy of varying doses of intravenous magnesium in the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response. This study will use flat-dose intravenous metoprolol for rate control to minimize confounders. Additionally, this study will not require a resulted magnesium level prior to treatment in order to avoid delays in patient care.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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196

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Illinois
      • Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
        • Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Department (ACMC ED)

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age > 18 years or older
  • Able to provide informed consent
  • Primary diagnosis atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR) greater than or equal to 120 beats per minute
  • Metoprolol as rate control agent
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hemodynamically unstable patients (SBP <90, MAP <65)
  • Impaired consciousness
  • Acute heart failure exacerbation based on clinical diagnosis, physician exam, bedside echo, and/or additional imaging
  • Patient in AFF RVR that is highly suspected to be a compensatory mechanism for an alternative clinical diagnosis
  • Rhythms other than atrial fibrillation, such as sick sinus syndrome or wide-complex ventricular response
  • Acute myocardial infarction
  • Contraindications to magnesium sulfate (including myasthenia gravis)
  • Allergy or sensitivity to any study drugs
  • Previously enrolled in this trial during a different patient encounter
  • Withdrew from study

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Experimental Arm One, Magnesium Sulfate 2g followed by metoprolol 5 mg
Study drug (Magnesium Sulfate 2 gram/50ml 0.9% NaCl) will be administered over a time interval of 15 minutes. Immediately after study drug administration, intravenous metoprolol 5 mg will be administered as an IV push over 2 minutes. Additional doses of metoprolol 5 mg as an IV push over 1 minute permissible, however additional doses of study drug will not be administered. Emergency Medicine physician may provide additional doses of intravenous metoprolol every 5 minutes based on clinical necessity.
Drug: Magnesium Sulfate 2g
Magnesium Sulfate 2g for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR)
Other Names:
  • Magnesium Sulfate 2 gram/50ml 0.9% NaCl
Experimental: Experimental Arm Two, Magnesium Sulfate 4g followed by metoprolol
Study drug (Magnesium Sulfate 4 gram/50ml 0.9% NaCl) will be administered over a time interval of 15 minutes. Immediately after study drug administration, intravenous metoprolol 5 mg will be administered as an IV push over 2 minutes. Additional doses of metoprolol 5 mg as an IV push over 1 minute permissible, however additional doses of study drug will not be administered. Emergency Medicine physician may provide additional doses of intravenous metoprolol every 5 minutes based on clinical necessity.
Drug: Magnesium Sulfate 4g
Magnesium Sulfate 4g for the treatment of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (AFF RVR)
Other Names:
  • Magnesium Sulfate 4 gram/50ml 0.9% NaCl
Placebo Comparator: Control Arm, normal saline followed by metoprolol
50ml 0.9% NaCl will be administered over a time interval of 15 minutes. Intravenous metoprolol 5 mg will be immediately administered as an IV push over 2 minutes. Additional doses of metoprolol 5 mg as an IV push over 1 minute permissible, however additional doses of saline will not be administered. Emergency Medicine physician may provide additional doses of intravenous metoprolol every 5 minutes based on clinical necessity.
Drug: Saline (0.9% NaCl)
The control group will receive a bolus of normal saline of the same volume and infused over 15 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Control (50ml 0.9% NaCl)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ventricular rate control
Time Frame: Within the first 2 hours of intravenous magnesium administration
Assessing ventricular rate control within the first 2 hours of intravenous magnesium administration as defined as a ventricular rate of < 120 beats per minute.
Within the first 2 hours of intravenous magnesium administration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean change in heart rate
Time Frame: up to 24 hours after magnesium infusion
Mean change in heart rate after the administration of magnesium sulfate
up to 24 hours after magnesium infusion
Incidence of hypotension
Time Frame: At 1 and 2 hours after magnesium administration
Systolic blood pressure < 90 or MAP < 65
At 1 and 2 hours after magnesium administration
Incidence of bradycardia
Time Frame: At 1 and 2 hours after magnesium administration
Heart rate < 60 beats per minute
At 1 and 2 hours after magnesium administration
Mean time to achieve goal heart rate
Time Frame: at 2 hours
Mean time to achieve goal heart rate at 2 hours
at 2 hours
Rate of conversion
Time Frame: 2 hours after administration of magnesium
Rate of conversion to normal sinus rhythm
2 hours after administration of magnesium
Clinical need for rescue medication administration
Time Frame: 2 hours from metoprolol administration
Dose of rescue medications given (magnesium and metoprolol)
2 hours from metoprolol administration
Mean change in heart rhythm
Time Frame: up to 24 hours after magnesium infusion
Mean change in heart rhythm after the administration of magnesium sulfate
up to 24 hours after magnesium infusion
Clinical need for rescue medication administration
Time Frame: 2 hours from metoprolol administration
Route of administration (IV or PO) for rescue medications (magnesium and metoprolol), if administered.
2 hours from metoprolol administration

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Marc McDowell, PharmD, Advocate Christ Medical Center Emergency Department

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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October 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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May 21, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 2, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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June 8, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 29, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 24, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • IRB00146620

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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