FINGER; Finland-Germany Myocardial Infarction Study

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Medical Council of the Finnish Academy of Science

Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research

Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie

Kommission für Klinische Forschung

German Research Foundation

Information provided by:

University of Oulu

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00828698

First received: January 23, 2009

Last updated: NA

Last verified: January 2009

History: No changes posted

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	January 23, 2009
Last Updated Date	January 23, 2009
Start Date ^ICMJE	January 1996
Primary Completion Date	January 2000 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: January 23, 2009)	All cause mortality [ Time Frame: 10years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Change History	No Changes Posted
Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE (submitted: January 23, 2009)	Sudden cardiac death [ Time Frame: 10 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Same as current
Current Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Original Other Outcome Measures ^ICMJE	Not Provided

Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	FINGER; Finland-Germany Myocardial Infarction Study
Official Title ^ICMJE	Finnish-German Prospective, Observational Follow-up Study on Risk Assessment of Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
Brief Summary	The purpose of this observational study is to find characteristics and risk stratification methods for identification of subjects who have increased risk of death, especially sudden cardiac death, after acute myocardial infarction.
Detailed Description	Not Provided
Study Type ^ICMJE	Observational
Study Design ^ICMJE	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective
Target Follow-Up Duration	Not Provided
Biospecimen	Retention: Samples With DNA Description: DNA samples from Finnish subjects in the study have been retained.
Sampling Method	Non-Probability Sample
Study Population	Consecutive patients who have been hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction from Munich, Germany and Oulu, Finland
Condition ^ICMJE	Acute Myocardial Infarction
Intervention ^ICMJE	Other: No intervention
Study Group/Cohort (s)	Acute Myocardial Infarction patients Intervention: Other: No intervention
Publications *	Mäkikallio TH, Barthel P, Schneider R, Bauer A, Tapanainen JM, Tulppo MP, Perkiömäki JS, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV. Frequency of sudden cardiac death among acute myocardial infarction survivors with optimized medical and revascularization therapy. Am J Cardiol. 2006 Feb 15;97(4):480-4. Epub 2005 Dec 22. Bauer A, Kantelhardt JW, Barthel P, Schneider R, Mäkikallio T, Ulm K, Hnatkova K, Schömig A, Huikuri H, Bunde A, Malik M, Schmidt G. Deceleration capacity of heart rate as a predictor of mortality after myocardial infarction: cohort study. Lancet. 2006 May 20;367(9523):1674-81. Makikallio TH, Barthel P, Schneider R, Bauer A, Tapanainen JM, Tulppo MP, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV. Prediction of sudden cardiac death after acute myocardial infarction: role of Holter monitoring in the modern treatment era. Eur Heart J. 2005 Apr;26(8):762-9. Epub 2005 Mar 18. Peltola M, Tulppo MP, Kiviniemi A, Hautala AJ, Seppänen T, Barthel P, Bauer A, Schmidt G, Huikuri HV, Mäkikallio TH. Respiratory sinus arrhythmia as a predictor of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction. Ann Med. 2008;40(5):376-82.
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.

Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Completion Date	Not Provided
Primary Completion Date	January 2000 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria: Diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction Consent to the study
Gender	Both
Ages	Not Provided
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	Finland, Germany

Administrative Information
NCT Number ^ICMJE	NCT00828698
Other Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	Finger-96
Has Data Monitoring Committee	Not Provided
Responsible Party	Professor Heikki V Huikuri, University of Oulu
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	University of Oulu
Collaborators ^ICMJE	Medical Council of the Finnish Academy of Science Finnish Foundation for Cardiovascular Research Bundesministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft, Forschung und Technologie Kommission für Klinische Forschung German Research Foundation
Investigators ^ICMJE	Not Provided
Information Provided By	University of Oulu
Verification Date	January 2009
^ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP

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