Systematic Screening With Electrocardiogram for Unknown Atrial Fibrillation in 65 Years Old and Above People in Nursing Home

University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Treatments: Other: electrocardiogram

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02892578

9581

Details and patient eligibility

About

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia. Some studies shown that systematic screening with electrocardiogram could improve atrial fibrillation detection. No studies are available in nursing home. The goal of this study is to screen atrial fibrillation in patients who live in nursing home.

Full description

A prospective observational cross sectional multicenter study.

The goal of this study is to detect atrial fibrillation in nursing home people aged 65 years old and above, with systematic electrocardiogram. Participants agreement will be collected. Participants characteristics data will be collected in all nursing home. For all participants, one visit were realised with electrocardiogram, and symptoms survey. Data were anonymised on each center before analysed.

Enrollment: 287 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria :

• Being in nursing home since 1 month and above
• Aged > 65 years old
• Subjects agree to participate at this project

Exclusion criteria :

• Antecedent of atrial fibrillation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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287 participants in 1 patient group

electrocardiogram

Experimental group

Description:

Patient will take an electrocardiogram in order to detect atrial fibrillation

Treatment:

Other: electrocardiogram