Status:

RECRUITING

DETECTion of PeriOperative Atrial Fibrillation After Noncardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Population Health Research Institute

Conditions:

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial Flutter

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-120 years

Brief Summary

This is a multicentre prospective cohort study where patients will receive up to 14 days of continuous ECG monitoring by wearing a portable monitoring device, starting within 72 hours after noncardiac...

Detailed Description

POAF commonly occurs after noncardiac surgery and is associated with adverse long-term outcomes. Despite this, patients with POAF are routinely being missed during clinical practice. Continuous ECG mo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Had undergone noncardiac surgery within the past 72 hours and requiring, or expected to require, at least one of the following:
  • an overnight hospital admission after surgery
  • day surgery that would result in a large enough physiological insult to be able to cause POAF. Procedures excluded include those that are conducted using local anesthesia alone, are less than 30 minutes in duration, and/or are judged to be of low physiologic insult by the local investigator.
  • Have one of the following high-risk criteria;
  • age 55-64 years, and having either established cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥3, or an elevated postoperative troponin level;
  • age 65-74 years, and having either established cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2, or an elevated postoperative troponin level; or
  • age ≥75 years;
  • Provide written informed consent to participate.

Exclusion

  • History of documented chronic (i.e., non-transient) AF before noncardiac surgery;
  • Need for long-term systemic anticoagulation;
  • Ongoing need for long-term dual antiplatelet treatment;
  • Contraindication to oral anticoagulation;
  • Severe renal insufficiency;
  • Severe liver cirrhosis;
  • Acute stroke in the past 14 days;
  • Underwent cardiac surgery in the past 35 days;
  • History of nontraumatic intracranial, intraocular, or spinal bleeding;
  • Hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis;
  • Known life expectancy \<1 year due to concomitant disease;
  • Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential not taking effective contraception;
  • Expected to be non-compliant with follow-up and/or device use;
  • Known contact allergy to monitoring device and/or its peripheral components;
  • Previously enrolled in DETECT-POAF.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 15 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

750 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06519747

Start Date

October 15 2024

End Date

December 31 2026

Last Update

November 7 2024

Active Locations (6)

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Hamilton General Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2

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St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6

3

Juravinski Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3

4

London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital

London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5