The Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Frailty in Community-Dwelling Elderly

March 3, 2019 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital

The Relationship Between Atrial Fibrillation and Frailty in Community-Dwelling

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmias in clinical practice. Research investigating hospitalized patients have indicated there are deleterious effects of AF on patients besides the disease burden itself, including longer stay days for hospitalization, higher rates of frailty and increasing mortality rate after discharged in six months. In the community-dwelling research also found that elderly with AF have lower cognitive function, physical functional tests score and slower walking speed compared with the health ones. However, there is limited articles investigating the impact of AF on community-dwelling elderly, and the relationship between AF and frailty is also lack of discussion. According to the aged society and increasing prevalence of AF, the relationship between AF and frailty in community-dwelling elderly is warranting investigated.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

256

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

  • Taiwan
    • Zhongzheng District
      • Taipei, Zhongzheng District, Taiwan, 100
        • Ming-Ting Yang

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 and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

National Taiwan University Hospital Communities in Taipei city

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Older than 65 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

diagnosed with the following disease

  1. Cardiovascular diseases: myocardial infarction, peripheral vascular diseases, aortic plaque
  2. Cerebrovascular disease: stroke, transient ischemic attack, emboli
  3. Heart failure
  4. Participants who cannot finish the trial

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

  • Observational Models: Ecologic or Community
  • Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Atria fibrillation (AF) group
  1. Detection of AF during 30 seconds ECG assessment
  2. Once diagnosed with atrial fibrillation before
  3. Undergo the frailty status assessment
Behavioral: Frailty status assessment
The Edmonton frail scale and Frailty criteria by Dr. Fried would be used to assess participants frailty status
Non-AF group
  1. No detection of AF during 30 seconds ECG assessment
  2. Undergo the frailty status assessment
Behavioral: Frailty status assessment
The Edmonton frail scale and Frailty criteria by Dr. Fried would be used to assess participants frailty status

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Frailty status
Time Frame: The frail status assessment would take about 10 minutes
Edmonton frail scale and Frailty criteria by Dr. Fried would be used to evaluate the frail status of the participants
The frail status assessment would take about 10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Body composition
Time Frame: The body composition test would take about 10 minutes
Maltron BioScan BF-920, Essex, UK would be used to assess participants' body composition
The body composition test would take about 10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Meng-Yueh Chien, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

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)

January 26, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 25, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 5, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 3, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 201711083RIND

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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