Status:

COMPLETED

The Ottawa AF Cardioversion Protocol

Lead Sponsor:

David Birnie

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the top chambers of the heart (the atrial chambers) beat very fast. Electrical cardioversion is a technique to convert heart rhythm from AF to ...

Detailed Description

Study design: All eligible and consenting patients will undergo elective electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF) using the Ottawa AF protocol.The fact that the physician follows the pro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Documented atrial fibrillation within last 12 months
  • On continuous systemic oral anticoagulation for 28 days prior to the day of cardioversion or must have undergone a recent (\< 48 hrs) trans-esophageal echocardiogram prior to the day of cardioversion
  • Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Presence of intracardiac thrombus
  • Pregnancy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2015

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

389 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02192957

Start Date

August 1 2015

End Date

April 1 2018

Last Update

October 2 2019

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University of Ottawa Heart Institution

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4W7