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- Clinical Trial NCT04942171
EMOTIon and COgNitive Function After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation vs. Medical Therapy(EMOTICON Trial)
EMOTIon and COgNitive Function After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation vs. Medical Therapy; Randomized Clinical Trial (EMOTICON Trial)
"Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmic disease that increases especially in the elderly, increasing the risk of ischemic stroke by 5 times and is a major cause of dementia and cognitive impairment.
Cognitive dysfunction accompanying AF occurs regardless of the presence or absence of stroke, and AF itself is known to affect cognitive function.
However, since cognitive dysfunction is also affected by various accompanying chronic diseases, whether the cognitive dysfunction accompanying AF is due to subclinical ischemic stroke, cerebral hypoperfusion due to reduced cardiac output, inflammatory reaction or platelet dysfunction are unclear.
Recently, this research team reported an improvement in cognitive function with active sinus rhythm therapy such as AF catheter ablation. Nevertheless, it has not yet been proven whether such active and invasive AF treatment affects the improvement of cognitive function or depression by a randomized clinical trial.
In this prospective randomized clinical comparative study, the investigators will compare the AF catheter ablation group and drug therapy group in terms of cognitive function tests and depression psychological tests at baseline and a year after treatment. Our hypothesis is that AF catheter ablation is superior to drug therapy to improve cognitive function and depressive mood.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study design
- Prospective randomization (catheter ablation group vs. drug treatment group) (Python program is used, the random number module is imported using the import random syntax, and the random number table of the two groups is prepared and used)
- Target number of targets 320 (160 for each group)
- Cardiac rhythm follow-up: 2012 ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines (baseline, 3 months, every 6 months after Holter, Electrocardiogram when symptoms are present)
- Anticoagulant therapy follows 2014 ACC/AHA/ESC guidelines.
- Evaluation of MOCA score (cognitive function), CES-D score (depression), and GAD-7 score (anxiety) at baseline and a year after treatment, respectively.
- Evaluation of all adverse events occurring in each group, hospitalization rate, major cardiovascular attack, and mortality rate comparison
Progress and rhythm/ ECG follow-up
- Implemented in accordance with 2012 ACC/AHA/HRS guidelines for AF management
- Baseline MOCA, CES-D, and GAD-7 score evaluation
- Outpatient follow-up observation 1 to 2 weeks after the start of the procedure or medication
- Follow-up observation at intervals of 2 months, 6 months, and then every 6 months after starting the procedure or medication
- If the patient complains of arrhythmia symptoms, conduct an electrocardiogram at any time, and follow the rhythm with a Holter or event recorder.
- Follow-up MOCA, CES-D, and GAD-7 score evaluation
Follow-up observation
- All patients are scheduled to visit the outpatient clinic every 6 months after 1~2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months, and even if they have symptoms in the middle, they will be treated as an outpatient at any time.
- An ECG is administered at every outpatient visit. A 24-hour Holter or event recorder was administered for 1 year at intervals of 2, 6, and 6 months after the procedure (2012 Heart Rhythm Society/EHRA/European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society Expert Consensus Statement guidelines).
- If atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia lasting more than 30 seconds is observed on a standard electrocardiogram, event electrocardiogram, or Holter, it is evaluated as recurrence. Recurrence within 3 months after the procedure is classified as early recurrence, and recurrence after 3 months is classified as clinical recurrence.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Seoul, Korea, Republic of
- Yonsei University Health System, Severance Hospital
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients aged between 20 and 80 years of age who have appropriate indication for catheter ablation for AF
- AF patients with left atrium diameter <55 mm
- Antiarrhythmic drug-resistant AF
- Anticoagulation eligible patients
Exclusion Criteria:
- AF associated with severe cardiac malformation or structural heart disease
- Patients undergoing treatment for cognitive disorders, emotional disorders, and anxiety disorders
- Patients with severe renal dysfunction or difficulty in CT imaging using contrast media
- Patients with a previous history of AF ablation or other open heart surgery
- Patients with active internal bleeding
- Anticoagulant therapy not eligible patients
- Valvular AF (mitral valve stenosis>grade 2, mechanical valve, mitral valve reconstruction)
- Significant comorbidities
- Patients with an expected survival period of less than 1 year
- Drug or alcohol addiction patients
- Among eligible persons, those who cannot read the consent form (illiteracy, foreigners, etc.)
- Patients judged to be unsuitable for participation in clinical research based on the judgment of other researchers
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation group
catheter ablation
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Active Comparator: Medical therapy group
standard treatment include anti-arrhythmic drug
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Changes in cognitive function, depression, and anxiety scale after catheter ablation or drug treatment after 1 year of randomization
Time Frame: 1 year
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Compasison of scale change using the Moca questionnaire.
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1 year
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Changes in depression scale after catheter ablation or drug treatment after 1 year of randomization
Time Frame: 1 year
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Compasison of scale change using the CES-D questionnaire.
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1 year
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Changes in anxiety scale after catheter ablation or drug treatment after 1 year of randomization
Time Frame: 1 year
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Compasison of scale change using the GAD-7 questionnaire.
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1 year
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Differences according to AF type
Time Frame: 1year
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1year
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Differences in adverse effects of ablation vs. medications
Time Frame: 1year
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1year
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Differences in MACE, Death, and Readmission rate
Time Frame: 1year
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1year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Hui-Nam Pak, Yonsei University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 4-2020-1488
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.
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