Evaluation of 5 Days Holter and 30 Days Thumb-ECG for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Stroke Patients (EHOT)

Herlev Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation; Stroke

Treatments: Device: Holter monitoring and Thumb ECG

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02261766

EHOT001

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare the two methods 5 days holtermonitoring and 30 days thumb electrocardiogram for detection of atrial fibrillation in stroke patients

Full description

Patients with a newly stroke will be examined with both 5 day holter monitoring and 30 days thumb ECG at the same time. The detection rates of the two methods will be compared

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• stroke or TIA within the last 3 months verified by a CT or a MR scan or unequivocal symptoms and old infarcts visualised on CT or MR
• age 65 or above
• patients able to handle the thumb-ECG
• written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• earlier diagnose of atrial fibrillation
• pacemaker or ICD device
• stroke induced by trauma, infection or surgery procedure
• carotid stenosis of more than 60%

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)