Actively Recruiting
DETECTion of PeriOperative Atrial Fibrillation After Noncardiac Surgery
Led by Population Health Research Institute · Updated on 2024-11-07
750
Participants Needed
6
Research Sites
115 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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 surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
DETECTion of PeriOperative Atrial Fibrillation After Noncardiac Surgery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Underwent noncardiac surgery within the past 72 hours
- Surgery required or expected to require an overnight hospital admission or caused significant physiological stress
- Meets one of these high-risk criteria:
- Age 55-64 with cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥3, or elevated post-op troponin
- Age 65-74 with cardiovascular disease, recent major vascular surgery, CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2, or elevated post-op troponin
- Age 75 or older
- Provided written informed consent to participate
You will not qualify if you...
- History of chronic atrial fibrillation 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 past 14 days
- Underwent cardiac surgery in past 35 days
- History of nontraumatic intracranial, intraocular, or spinal bleeding
- Hemorrhagic disorder or bleeding diathesis
- Known life expectancy less than 1 year due to other diseases
- Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or of childbearing potential not using effective contraception
- Expected non-compliance with follow-up or device use
- Known allergy to monitoring device or its components
- Previously enrolled in DETECT-POAF study
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 6 locations
1
Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
Actively Recruiting
2
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8N 4A6
Not Yet Recruiting
3
Juravinski Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3
Actively Recruiting
4
London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5
Not Yet Recruiting
5
Niagara Health System - St. Catharine's Site
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2S 0A9
Not Yet Recruiting
6
Hôpital Fleurimont du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5H3
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
V
Vitheya Thanabalan
CONTACT
K
Kate Brady
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
1
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