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Atrial FibrillationAFCASNCT00596570

Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation, run by University of Turku at 1 site in Finland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Treatment of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation pose problems when percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation (PCI-S) is performed. In the absence of solid evidence-based data, no definite recommendations for the management of this patient subset are currently given in the guidelines on… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
What is being tested?
PCI
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
996 participants
Where
1 siteFinland
Study dates
Jan 2007to Feb 2010
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI-S.

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo PCI.

Who cannot join

  • Because of the observational design, no exclusion criteria are provided.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Finland1 site
  • Juhani Airaksinen

    Turku, 20520

Other trials in Finland

About this study

Official title: Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting: A Multicenter, Prospective Registry

Treatment of patients suffering from atrial fibrillation pose problems when percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation (PCI-S) is performed. In the absence of solid evidence-based data, no definite recommendations for the management of this patient subset are currently given in the guidelines on percutaneous coronary intervention issued by the most prominent Cardiology Associations. The management of the antithrombotic treatment before invasive cardiac procedures is also incompletely defined. In this study we aim to determine in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI-S:

  1. the contemporary antithrombotic management;
  2. the relative safety and efficacy of the various post-PCI antithrombotic regimens;
  3. the safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES), bare-metal stents (BMS), and bioactive stents (BAS);
  4. the safety of various periprocedural antithrombotic strategies including glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors and bivalirudin;
  5. safety and efficacy of radial vs femoral approach.
Read the detailed description

AFCAS study is an observational, multi-center, prospective registry including patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI-S. Follow-up time is 12 months.

Primary end points are major hemorrhagic and thrombotic/thromboembolic complications including cardiac death and secondary endpoints are Major adverse cardiac events (i.e., need for urgent re-revascularization, myocardial infarction, death), stent thrombosis and major/non major hemorrhagic complications. Clinical follow-up will be completed for all patients via telephone, or clinic visits scheduled at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after PCI-S. The 1 and 6 months visits are optional. The patients will be asked about their clinical outcomes, hospitalizations and medications. Any additional information needed, such as specific mortality, will be obtained by contacting one of the patient's physicians or other health care professional or from death certificates. CRFs will be completed and faxed without delays after discharge, and after each follow up visit. Recruitment will take approximately 12 months. Follow-up will be 12 months for each patient.

Being tested
PCI
Keywords
Atrial fibrillation, Oral Anticoagulation, Percutaneous coronary intervention
Medical subject headings
Atrial Fibrillation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • PCIProcedure or surgery

    Percutaneous coronary interventiom

Study groups in NCT00596570
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
1Patient with atrial fibrillation who underwent PCI
Receives: Procedure: PCI

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. major hemorrhagic and thrombotic/thromboembolic complications including cardiac death

    Measured: one year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Jan 2008 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007
  3. Study completionFeb 2010

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
996 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00596570
Sponsor's protocol ID
12007
Acronym
AFCAS
Status last verified
Dec 2007
First submitted
8 Jan 2008
Last updated
30 Jun 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Puurunen M, Kiviniemi T, Nammas W, Schlitt A, Rubboli A, Nyman K, Karjalainen P, Kirchhof P, Lip GY, Airaksinen JK. Impact of anaemia on clinical outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: insights from the AFCAS registry. BMJ Open. 2014 May 13;4(5):e004700. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004700.

    PubMed 24823675
  • Rubboli A, Schlitt A, Kiviniemi T, Biancari F, Karjalainen PP, Valencia J, Laine M, Kirchhof P, Niemela M, Vikman S, Lip GY, Airaksinen KE; AFCAS Study Group. One-year outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing coronary artery stenting: an analysis of the AFCAS registry. Clin Cardiol. 2014 Jun;37(6):357-64. doi: 10.1002/clc.22254. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

    PubMed 24481953
  • Schlitt A, Rubboli A, Lip GY, Lahtela H, Valencia J, Karjalainen PP, Weber M, Laine M, Kirchhof P, Niemela M, Vikman S, Buerke M, Airaksinen KE; AFCAS (Management of patients with Atrial Fibrillation undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting Study Group). The management of patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation: in-hospital-data from the Atrial Fibrillation undergoing Coronary Artery Stenting study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Dec 1;82(7):E864-70. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25064. Epub 2013 Aug 28.

    PubMed 23765437

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation, run by University of Turku at 1 site in Finland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jun 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Finland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

major hemorrhagic and thrombotic/thromboembolic complications including cardiac death (time frame: one year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00596570, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jun 2010.

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