Status:

COMPLETED

Long-term Cardiac Monitoring After Cryptogenic Stroke (CMACS)

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, San Francisco

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common and treatable cause of ischemic stroke, but it can be paroxysmal and asymptomatic, and therefore difficult to detect. Patients with stroke routinely undergo 24 hou...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age \> 18 years
  • Seen at UCSF Medical Center for cryptogenic stroke or high-risk TIA
  • Onset of stroke or TIA symptoms within the previous 60 days

Exclusion

  • Definite small-vessel etiology by history or imaging
  • Source found on vascular imaging of possible culprit vessels
  • Source found by echocardiography (TEE not required)
  • History of atrial fibrillation
  • Atrial fibrillation on admission ECG
  • Atrial fibrillation detected by inpatient cardiac telemetry (at least 24 hours required)
  • Obvious culpable systemic illness such as endocarditis
  • Patient unable to provide written, informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00932425

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

May 1 2011

Last Update

February 27 2015

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University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States, 94143