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Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Among Older Patients in Primary Care Clinics

NCT03515057 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 35308

Last updated 2021-02-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of screening for undiagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) using simple, efficient, and portable electronic health and mobile technologies in a healthcare system. The investigators propose to perform population-based screening for undiagnosed AF as part of usual care in patients ≥ 65 years when their vital signs are checked (spot-check) at scheduled outpatient visits in adult Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) primary care clinics. Patients will receive routine care by their primary care provider (PCP) based upon the results of the screening during the visit.

The investigators hypothesize that rates of AF detection among individuals ≥ 65 years in the MGH primary care network will be greater among patients in clinics assigned to the spot-check arm compared to patients in clinics assigned to the usual care arm of the study.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Single lead handheld electrocardiogram

Screening for atrial fibrillation during outpatient primary care office visits among patients 65 years and older

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Massachusetts, Worcester

    collaborator OTHER

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven Lubitz, MD, MPH · Massachusetts General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-08
Completion
2021-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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