Status:

COMPLETED

Oral Steroids Before Pulmonary Vein Isolation to Improve Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FACC

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of oral prednisone in improving the outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency ablation.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is: 1. To assess the efficacy of oral prednisone in improving the outcomes of pulmonary vein isolation with radiofrequency ablation. 2. To measure the inflammatory cytokine ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Able to provide written informed consent;
  • Scheduled for radiofrequency ablation procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation

Exclusion

  • History of heart failure (right or left or biventricular) or cardiomyopathy.
  • Immunosuppressive disorders and systemic fungal infection
  • Concurrent use of corticosteroids in one week prior recruitment.
  • Allergy or prednisone or its components.
  • Other medical conditions were use of corticosteroids is not recommended or contraindicated.
  • Patients with chronic and permanent atrial fibrillation.
  • Patients with established diagnosis of rheumatological and immunological disorders.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01206452

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

May 17 2017

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University Of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160