Effectiveness of Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation (FAMDAP)

This study is enrolling participants by invitation only.
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Collaborator:
semFYC
Information provided by:
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01291953
First received: February 8, 2011
Last updated: NA
Last verified: January 2011
History: No changes posted

February 8, 2011
February 8, 2011
January 2011
January 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
efficacy of screening: number of cases diagnosed of Atrial fibrillation (AF) [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
Risk Relative (RR)=number of cases of AF with the Screening/number of cases of AF with the habitual intervention
Same as current
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Effectiveness of Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
Effectiveness of Early Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in People 65 Years or More bt Physicians and Nurse in Primary Care

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

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Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Screening
Atrial Fibrillation
Procedure: arterial pulse and electrocardiogram (ECG)
Determination of the arterial pulse and if it is arrhythmic, accomplishment of an ECG
Other Name: case finding
Experimental: screening opportunist
search opportunist will invite patient to realize an ECG, if pulse is irregular
Intervention: Procedure: arterial pulse and electrocardiogram (ECG)
Pérula-de-Torres LÁ, Martínez-Adell MÁ, González-Blanco V, Baena-Díez JM, Martín-Rioboó E, Parras-Rejano JM, González-Lama J, Martín-Alvarez R, Ruiz-Moral R, Fernández-García JÁ, Pérez-Díaz M, Ruiz-de-Castroviejo J, Pérula-de-Torres C, Valero-Martín A, Roldán-Villalobos A, Criado-Larumbe M, Burdoy-Joaquín E, Coma-Solé M, Cervera-León M, Cuixart-Costa L; Collaborative Group DOFA-AP. Opportunistic detection of atrial fibrillation in subjects aged 65 years or older in primare care: a randomised clinical trial of efficacy. DOFA-AP study protocol. BMC Fam Pract. 2012 Oct 30;13:106. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-13-106.

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Enrolling by invitation
12870
June 2012
January 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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
Both
65 Years and older
Yes
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NCT01291953
PI-0419-2010
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Luis A Pérula, Andalusian Health Service
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
semFYC
Principal Investigator: Luis A Perula, PhD Andalusian Health Service
Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia
January 2011

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