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Birkebeiner II Study

NCT03741491 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 395

Last updated 2023-02-17

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Summary

Prolonged endurance exercise is associated with an elevated risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). The mechanisms governing this increased risk remains elusive. This study aim to detail the specific traits of elderly subjects with AF conducting endurance training by comparing elderly participators in the Birkebeiner cross country ski race(an indicator of prolonged endurance exercise practice) with and without AF to a not-so-trained control group.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Extrastiftelsen

    collaborator OTHER

  • Diakonhjemmet Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marit Aaronaes, MD,PhD · Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
58 Years
Max Age
83 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-21
Primary Completion
2020-11-11
Completion
2022-07-01

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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