PRescriptiOn PattERns Of Oral Anticoagulants

NCT ID: NCT02366338

Last Updated: 2015-05-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 148 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2014-11-30

Brief Summary

Atrial fibrillation is the major cause of acute ischemic stroke. The risk of stroke was shown to decline by oral anticoagulant therapy. The investigators intended to evaluate appropriate use of anticoagulants in non-valvular AF patients.

Detailed Description

Atrial fibrillation, the most common sustained arrhythmia, is the major cause of acute ischemic stroke. The prognosis of ischemic stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) tends to have a worse prognosis for recovery compared with other ischemic stroke subtypes. The risk of stroke was shown to decline to 68% by oral anticoagulant (OAC) therapy.The investigators have evaluated appropriate use of anticoagulants in non-valvular AF patients. Appropriate use of oral anticoagulants was assessed by Medication Appropriateness Index (MAI). The MAI consists of 10 criteias namely, indication, choice, dosage, modalities and practicability of administration, drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, duplication, duration, and cost-effectiveness. The tenth criteria was not evaluated because of limited data regarding cost-effectiveness of the drugs.

Conditions

Atrial Fibrillation

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Non valbular AF >18 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Not currently receiving anticoagulant

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ozcan Basaran

M.D.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Ozcan Basaran

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University

Other Identifiers

PROPER

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id