Effectiveness of Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation

N/ACompletedNCT01291953

Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia de Cordoba6,990 enrolled

Overview

To verify if the screening opportunistic of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) by means of the measurement of the arterial peripheral pulse is more effective than the habitual practice for the early detection of AF in 65-year-old who come to Primary care

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SCREENING

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

6,990

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Interventions

ScreeningPROCEDURE

Determination of the arterial pulse and if it is arrhythmic, accomplishment of an ECG

ControlPROCEDURE

Determination of the arterial pulse and if it is arrhythmic, accomplishment of an ECG

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients that come to his center of health for any motive. * That give his assent informed to take part in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * FA previous Diagnosis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

efficacy of screening: number of cases diagnosed of Atrial fibrillation (AF)

Risk Relative (RR)=number of cases of AF with the Screening/number of cases of AF with the habitual intervention

Time frame: one year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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