Systematic Screening With Electrocardiogram for Unknown Atrial Fibrillation in 65 Years Old and Above People in Nursing Home

April 9, 2020 updated by: University Hospital, Montpellier
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia. Some studies shown that systematic screening with electrocardiogram could improve atrial fibrillation detection. No studies are available in nursing home. The goal of this study is to screen atrial fibrillation in patients who live in nursing home.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A prospective observational cross sectional multicenter study.

The goal of this study is to detect atrial fibrillation in nursing home people aged 65 years old and above, with systematic electrocardiogram. Participants agreement will be collected. Participants characteristics data will be collected in all nursing home. For all participants, one visit were realised with electrocardiogram, and symptoms survey. Data were anonymised on each center before analysed.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

287

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • France
      • Montpellier, France, 34295
        • Heart and vascular diseases service

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

65 years to 100 years (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion criteria :

  • Being in nursing home since 1 month and above
  • Aged > 65 years old
  • Subjects agree to participate at this project

Exclusion criteria :

  • Antecedent of atrial fibrillation

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: electrocardiogram
Patient will take an electrocardiogram in order to detect atrial fibrillation
Other: electrocardiogram

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
presence of atrial fibrillation on electrocardiogram
Time Frame: up to 1 hour
detection of atrial fibrillation during the electrocardiogram
up to 1 hour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
presence of irregular pulse
Time Frame: up to 1 hour
up to 1 hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Hospital, Montpellier

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 (Actual)

July 22, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 25, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

May 25, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 7, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

September 8, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 13, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 9, 2020

Last Verified

April 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 9581

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

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