N-3 Fatty Acids for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Acute Heart Failure

June 18, 2008 updated by: Osaka General Medical Center
Our study is to investigate the effect of N-3 Fatty Acids for the prevention of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute heart failure or acute myocardial infarction

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

160

Phase

  • Phase 4

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • sinus rhythm patients with acute heart failure or acute myocardial infarction

Exclusion Criteria:

  • pregnancy,allergy to epadel

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
detection of atrial fibrillation on ECG monitoring
Time Frame: anytime during hospitalization
anytime during hospitalization

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 29, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 4, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 19, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2008

Last Verified

June 1, 2008

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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