Impact of Standardized MONitoring for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Ischemic Stroke

NCT ID: NCT02204267

Last Updated: 2020-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

3470 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-12-31

Study Completion Date

2020-10-31

Brief Summary

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Investigator-initiated prospective randomized multicentre study to uncover the true burden of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a representative population of acute stroke patients without known atrial fibrillation.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stroke Atrial Fibrillation

Keywords

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Stroke atrial fibrillation ECG

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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prolonged ECG monitoring

Regular stroke unit treatment and diagnostic procedures according to guidelines and additional prolonged ECG monitoring

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

prolonged ECG monitoring

Intervention Type OTHER

Start of long-term ECG immediately after admission to the stroke unit by using a portable ECG recorder for a max. duration of 7 days (or hospital discharge)

ECG

Intervention Type DEVICE

no additional ECG recording

Regular stroke unit treatment and diagnostic procedures according to guidelines

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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prolonged ECG monitoring

Start of long-term ECG immediately after admission to the stroke unit by using a portable ECG recorder for a max. duration of 7 days (or hospital discharge)

Intervention Type OTHER

ECG

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Acute ischemic stroke or transitory ischemic attack (with clinical deficit on enrolment or MRI detected acute brain lesion on admission)
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Written or oral informed consent
* Stroke unit admission within 72 hours after stroke onset
* Start of standardized prolonged ECG monitoring within 24 hours after admission to the stroke unit
* Willingness to take part in the planned follow up examinations

Exclusion Criteria

* Known atrial fibrillation
* Atrial fibrillation detected by ECG on admission
* Atrial fibrillation detected prior study enrollment on the stroke unit
* Life expectancy \< 1 year (before actual stroke)
* Life expectancy \< 1 month (after actual stroke)
* Indication for oral anticoagulation other than atrial fibrillation (e.g. mechanical heart valve)
* Severity level according National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score \> 22
* Participation in an interventional trial
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc./Bayer Schering Pharma

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Matthias Endres

Prof. Dr. med.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Matthias Endres, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité University Berlin, Campus Mitte

Locations

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Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Haeusler KG, Tutuncu S, Fiessler C, Jawad-Ul-Qamar M, Kunze C, Schurig J, Dietzel J, Kramer M, Petzold GC, Royl G, Helberg T, Thomalla G, Nabavi DG, Rother J, Laufs U, Veltkamp R, Heuschmann PU, Kirchhof P, Olma MC, Endres M. Excessive Supraventricular Ectopic Activity in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Detection Within 24 Months After Stroke: A Predefined Analysis of the MonDAFIS Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jan 21;14(2):e034512. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.034512. Epub 2025 Jan 10.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39791425 (View on PubMed)

Tutuncu S, Olma MC, Kunze C, Dietzel J, Schurig J, Rosenkranz M, Stingele R, Maschke M, Heuschmann PU, Kirchhof P, Laufs U, Nabavi DG, Rother J, Thomalla G, Veltkamp R, Endres M, Haeusler KG; MonDAFIS Investigators. Heart failure, recurrent vascular events and death in patients with ischemic stroke-results of the MonDAFIS study. Intern Emerg Med. 2024 Aug;19(5):1247-1254. doi: 10.1007/s11739-024-03594-8. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38619714 (View on PubMed)

Ingwersen T, Olma MC, Schlemm E, Mayer C, Cheng B, Tutuncu S, Kirchhof P, Veltkamp R, Rother J, Laufs U, Nabavi DG, Ntaios G, Endres M, Haeusler KG, Thomalla G. Independent external validation of a stroke recurrence score in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source. Neurol Res Pract. 2023 Oct 5;5(1):51. doi: 10.1186/s42466-023-00279-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37794453 (View on PubMed)

Olma MC, Tutuncu S, Grittner U, Kunze C, Jawad-Ul-Qamar M, Kirchhof P, Rother J, Thomalla G, Veltkamp R, Laufs U, Nabavi DG, Heuschmann PU, Endres M, Haeusler KG. Extent of routine diagnostic cardiac work-up at certified German stroke units participating in the prospective MonDAFIS study. Neurol Res Pract. 2023 Jun 1;5(1):21. doi: 10.1186/s42466-023-00246-8.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37259147 (View on PubMed)

Olma MC, Tutuncu S, Fiessler C, Kunze C, Kramer M, Steindorf-Sabath L, Jawad-Ul-Qamar M, Kirchhof P, Laufs U, Schurig J, Kraft P, Rother J, Gunther A, Thomalla G, Dimitrijeski B, Nabavi DG, Veltkamp R, Heuschmann PU, Haeusler KG, Endres M; MonDAFIS Investigators [Link]. In-Hospital ECG Findings, Changes in Medical Management, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Acute Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Jan 17;12(2):e027149. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.027149. Epub 2023 Jan 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36628982 (View on PubMed)

Haeusler KG, Kirchhof P, Kunze C, Tutuncu S, Fiessler C, Malsch C, Olma MC, Jawad-Ul-Qamar M, Kramer M, Wachter R, Michalski D, Kraft A, Rizos T, Groschel K, Thomalla G, Nabavi DG, Rother J, Laufs U, Veltkamp R, Heuschmann PU, Endres M; MonDAFIS Investigators. Systematic monitoring for detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (MonDAFIS): a randomised, open-label, multicentre study. Lancet Neurol. 2021 Jun;20(6):426-436. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(21)00067-3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34022169 (View on PubMed)

Haeusler KG, Kirchhof P, Heuschmann PU, Laufs U, Busse O, Kunze C, Thomalla G, Nabavi DG, Rother J, Veltkamp R, Endres M. Impact of standardized MONitoring for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Ischemic Stroke (MonDAFIS): Rationale and design of a prospective randomized multicenter study. Am Heart J. 2016 Feb;172:19-25. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2015.10.010. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 26856211 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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EA2/033/14

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MonDAFIS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id