Status:

COMPLETED

Study of Continuous Cardiac Monitoring to Assess Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure

Conditions:

Cryptogenic Symptomatic Transient Ischemic Attack

Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The 2006 American Heart Association / American Stroke Association Council on Stroke Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic recommended that patients...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Recent cryptogenic symptomatic transient ischemic attack (TIA) or cryptogenic ischemic stroke.

Exclusion

  • Known etiology of TIA or stroke.
  • Untreated hyperthyroidism.
  • Myocardial infarction less than 1 month prior to stroke or TIA.
  • Coronary bypass grafting less than 1 month prior to stroke or TIA.
  • Valvular disease requiring immediate surgical intervention.
  • History of AF or atrial flutter.
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) and PFO is or was an indication to start oral anticoagulation (OAC).
  • Permanent indication for OAC at enrollment.
  • Permanent contra-indication for OAC.
  • Included in another clinical trial.
  • Life expectancy less than 1 year.
  • Pregnant.
  • Indicated for Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG), Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD), Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) or an implantable hemodynamic monitoring system.
  • Not fit, unable or unwilling to follow the required procedures of the protocol.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

447 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00924638

Start Date

June 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2013

Last Update

July 28 2014

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El Camino Hospital

Mountain View, California, United States

2

South Denver Cardiology / Swedish Medical Center

Denver, Colorado, United States

3

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

4

Iowa Heart / Ruan Neurology

Des Moines, Iowa, United States