Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
NCT04606693

Value of Screening and Treatment of SAHS in the Management of AF Ablation Candidates

Led by Hospital San Carlos, Madrid · Updated on 2025-09-15

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

321 weeks

Total Duration

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What this Trial Is About

The present prospective cohort study (not randomized) analyses the value of screening and treatment of SAHS in the management of patients with AF refractory to antiarrhythmics drugs, potentially candidates for ablation. Patients at low risk of suffering from SAHS will follow conventional management of their AF, according to the usual criteria of the Arrhythmia Unit. Patients with high or intermediate risk of SAHS, will undergo respiratory polygraphy. If the result is positive, they will be treated as standard for this syndrome and their heart rate will be monitored for 3 months. After this, the patient's arrhythmic load will be reevaluated differentiating patients into two groups, those that must be ablated from those that have improved their condition and the clinical criteria is no longer ablation but follow-up.

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Value of Screening and Treatment of SAHS in the Management of AF Ablation Candidates

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation
  • Recurrent atrial fibrillation despite treatment with at least one class I or III antiarrhythmic
  • No previous diagnosis of apnea-hypopnea syndrome
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Patients younger than 18 years
  • Pregnant women
  • Doubts about the patient's ability to perform a home respiratory polygraphy
  • Doubts about the patient's ability to acquire rhythm records with the Kardia system (smartphone required)
  • Unavailability for follow-up at our center for at least 1 year

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Hospital Clínico San Carlos

Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 28040

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Research Team

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Nicasio Pérez-Castellano, MD PhD

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How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Purpose

PREVENTION

Number of Arms

2

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