Detection of Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation in Persons of 65 Year of Age or Older (DETECT AF)

Diagram Research

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Treatments: Other: Subjects with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation will be screened by using a Mobile ECG Device

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04375241

9275

Details and patient eligibility

About

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Although the condition itself is not life-threatening, the complications result in increased morbidity and mortality. AF is often asymptomatic and a considerable number of people suffering from AF are not aware of their condition. Unfortunately, a cerebral infarction is often the first clinical manifestation. The idea to screen subjects opportunistically for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation (AAF) was infeasible until recently. However, with a recently-developed smartphone connected Mobile ECG Device (MED), this seems to be feasible after all.

The main objectives are:

• To examine the feasibility of screening subjects of ≥65 years old for AAF.
• To validate the smartphone connected MED as an AAF screening instrument for application in transmural care in the Netherlands.

Full description

Study design:

Prospective validation study.

Enrollment: 2,168 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥65 years
• Is willing to give informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Known medical history with Atrial Fibrillation
• Not mental competent

Trial design

2,168 participants in 1 patient group

Screening with Mobile ECG Device

Description:

Subjects with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation will be screened by using a Mobile ECG Device

Treatment:

Other: Subjects with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation will be screened by using a Mobile ECG Device