Caffeine Consumption and Rate Control in Permanent Atrial FIBrillation: The CAFIB Trial (CAFIB)
Caffeine Consumption and Rate Control in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: The CAFIB Trial
The CAFIB trial is a multicenter, randomized, open-label, crossover clinical trial designed to determine whether habitual caffeine consumption in coffe adversely affects rate control in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF).
The rationale stems from the discrepancy between traditional clinical recommendations, which often advise patients with arrhythmias to avoid caffeine, and the growing body of evidence suggesting that moderate coffee consumption is not associated with an increased risk of AF and may even confer cardiovascular benefits. However, no randomized study has specifically investigated this issue in patients with permanent AF, a population in whom rate control remains the cornerstone of management.
The primary hypothesis is that continued moderate caffeine consumption is non-inferior to caffeine abstinence regarding 24-hour mean heart rate control.
Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to one of two treatment sequences stratified according to baseline coffee intake (1 cup/day vs. >1 cup/day). Owing to the nature of the intervention, the study is open-label; nevertheless, Holter recordings will be analyzed by blinded investigators, and the statistical analysis will also be performed blinded to treatment allocation to minimize bias.
Eligible participants are adults with permanent AF diagnosed for more than three months, stable ventricular rate control (<110 bpm at rest), unchanged rate-control medication for at least two months, and habitual coffee consumption of at least one caffeinated cup per day. Patients with advanced heart failure, recent major cardiovascular events, cognitive impairment, implanted cardiac pacing devices, or other conditions likely to interfere with study outcomes are excluded.
The intervention compares two dietary strategies: continuation of regular caffeinated coffee consumption (at least one cup daily) versus complete caffeine abstinence, while allowing decaffeinated coffee. Energy drinks are prohibited in both groups, and participants assigned to abstinence are advised to avoid compensatory caffeine intake from other sources. No washout period is planned between crossover phases because caffeine has a biological half-life of less than 24 hours. Adherence will be assessed using caffeine consumption diaries and structured interviews at each study visit.
The primary endpoint s the 24-hour mean heart rate measured by ambulatory Holter electrocardiography. Secondary endpoints include changes in mean HR from baseline, percentage of time with HR >110 bpm or <50 bpm, ventricular ectopic burden, symptom severity assessed using the modified EHRA classification, quality of life evaluated with the AFEQT questionnaire, circulating biomarkers of heart failure, adverse events, and changes in concomitant medical therapy.
Patients will undergo three scheduled visits (baseline, 30 days, and 60 days), each including clinical assessment, ECG, 24-hour Holter monitoring, blood sampling, and quality-of-life questionnaires.
Sample size calculation was based on detecting a clinically relevant difference of 5 bpm, assuming a standard deviation of 7 bpm, 80% statistical power, and a two-sided α of 0.05. After accounting for an anticipated 25% dropout rate and potential protocol deviations, a total of 50 patients (25 per treatment sequence) will be recruited. The primary analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle, complemented by a per-protocol analysis. Statistical models will adjust for clinically relevant covariates, including age, sex, baseline heart rate, and concomitant rate-control therapy, while multivariable regression analyses will explore predictors of optimal heart rate control.
The protocol acknowledges several limitations, including its open-label design, reliance on self-reported caffeine intake to assess adherence, interindividual variability in caffeine metabolism, and limited external validity to stable, habitual coffee consumers with permanent AF. Despite these limitations, CAFIB represents the first randomized trial specifically evaluating the impact of caffeine consumption on ventricular rate control in permanent AF.
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Anslået)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Fase 2
- Fase 3
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiekontakt
Studiekontakt
- Navn: Martín Negreira-Caamaño, MD, PhD
- Telefonnummer: +34 916839360
- E-mail: martin.negcam@gmail.com
Studiesteder
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Madrid
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Getafe, Madrid, Spanien, 28905
- Rekruttering
- Getafe University Hospital
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Kontakt:
- Martín Negreira Caamaño, MD, PhD
- Telefonnummer: +34 916839360
- E-mail: martin.negcam@gmail.com
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Voksen
- Ældre voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥18 years.
- Permanent atrial fibrillation diagnosed for more than 3 months.
- Stable rate-control status, defined as a resting heart rate <110 bpm without changes in rate-control medication during the previous 2 months.
- Habitual caffeine consumption (≥1 cup/day of caffeinated coffee).
- Willingness to participate in the study, including acceptance of complete caffeine abstinence for up to two months if assigned to the abstinence arm.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <18 years or >80 years.
- Previous diagnosis of cognitive impairment or dementia.
- Legal incapacity or inability to provide informed consent.
- Inability to understand or complete quality-of-life questionnaires.
- Presence of a cardiac implantable electronic device with pacing capability (pacemaker, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or cardiac resynchronization therapy device).
- Previous successful atrioventricular node ablation.
- Decompensated heart failure (New York Heart Association class III-IV) or hospitalization for heart failure within the previous 3 months.
- Acute coronary syndrome within the previous 3 months.
- Stroke within the previous 3 months.
- Cardiac surgery within the previous 3 months.
- Severe unrepaired valvular heart disease.
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Crossover opgave
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Continuation of regular caffein consumption
Patients will continue with their usual caffeine intake.
Energy drinks intakes are prohibited.
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Patients will mantain their usual caffeine consumption
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Ingen indgriben: Complete caffeine abstinence
Complete caffeine abstinence, while allowing decaffeinated coffee.
Energy drinks are prohibited.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Mean Heart Rate (bpm)
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Mean Heart Rate (bpm) in 24-h Holter-ECG
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30 ± 5 days
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Difference with baseline heart rate
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Mean difference between baseline and follow up heart rate (bpm)
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30 ± 5 days
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Symptoms Asessment
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Changes in Atrial Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy-of-Life (AFEQT) questionnaire.
Scores ranged 0-100.
0 represents the worst quality of life and 100 the best.
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30 ± 5 days
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Adverse Events
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Incidence of new emergency department visit due to atrial fibrillation, heart failure, acute coronary syndrome, stroke or systemic embolism.
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30 ± 5 days
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Andre resultatmål
Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Changes in rate-control medication
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Changes in rate-control medication (including betablockers, calcium channel blockers, digoxin or amiodarone)
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30 ± 5 days
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Premature Ventricular contraction burden
Tidsramme: 30 ± 5 days
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Absolute and relative (%) burden of premature ventricular contractions in 24-h Holter-ECG
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30 ± 5 days
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Anslået)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Anslået)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Anslået)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
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