Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Clinic to Improve the Treatment of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
NCT ID: NCT00753259
Last Updated: 2010-04-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
712 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2006-06-30
2010-01-31
Brief Summary
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* Hypothesis: treatment of AF patients in the AF-Clinic by a nurse, specialised in AF, using guideline-based dedicated software, under supervision of a cardiologist, is efficient, safe and not inferior to care as usual by a cardiologists.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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AF Clinic
AF Clinic
Treatment of atrial fibrillation patients by specialized nurses, supervised by cardiologists, using dedicated software to ensure maximal adherence to AHA/ACC/ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation treatment
Care as Usual
Care as Usual
Routine clinical care of atrial fibrillation patients, provided by cardiologists, without the help of specialized nurses or dedicated software.
Interventions
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AF Clinic
Treatment of atrial fibrillation patients by specialized nurses, supervised by cardiologists, using dedicated software to ensure maximal adherence to AHA/ACC/ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation treatment
Care as Usual
Routine clinical care of atrial fibrillation patients, provided by cardiologists, without the help of specialized nurses or dedicated software.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* unwillingness to participate
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Maastricht University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dept of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center
Principal Investigators
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Robert G Tieleman, MD PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Maastricht UMC
Locations
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Martini Hospital Groningen
Groningen, , Netherlands
MaastrichtUMC
Maastricht, , Netherlands
Countries
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References
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Hendriks JM, Vrijhoef HJ, Crijns HJ, Brunner-La Rocca HP. The effect of a nurse-led integrated chronic care approach on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. Europace. 2014 Apr;16(4):491-9. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut286. Epub 2013 Sep 20.
Hendriks JM, Crijns HJ, Tieleman RG, Vrijhoef HJ. The atrial fibrillation knowledge scale: development, validation and results. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1422-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.047. Epub 2013 Jan 8.
Hendriks JM, de Wit R, Crijns HJ, Vrijhoef HJ, Prins MH, Pisters R, Pison LA, Blaauw Y, Tieleman RG. Nurse-led care vs. usual care for patients with atrial fibrillation: results of a randomized trial of integrated chronic care vs. routine clinical care in ambulatory patients with atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J. 2012 Nov;33(21):2692-9. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs071. Epub 2012 Mar 27.
Hendriks JM, de Wit R, Vrijhoef HJ, Tieleman RG, Crijns HJ. An integrated chronic care program for patients with atrial fibrillation: study protocol and methodology for an ongoing prospective randomised controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2010 Oct;47(10):1310-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.12.017. Epub 2010 Jan 20.
Other Identifiers
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MEC 06-4-043
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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