Fibrosis, Inflammation and Brain Health in Atrial Fibrillation.

NCT ID: NCT03816865

Last Updated: 2024-07-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-01

Study Completion Date

2024-03-31

Brief Summary

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Protocol synopsis Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital Title: Fibrosis, inflammation and cerebral infarction in patients with atrial fibrillation Study Design: The study is an observational prospective study of atrial fibrillation patients undergoing direct-current cardioversion.

Primary Objective: To assess the prevalence and causes of new silent cerebral ischemic lesions after programmed direct-current cardioversion using diffusion-weighted sequences in brain MRI (DWMRI).

Secondary Objectives:

To study the impact of inflammation measured by biomarkers and cardiac 18F-FDG-PET on the risk for new silent cerebral ischemic lesions after direct-current cardioversion for AF.

To assess the impact of fibrosis measured by biomarkers on the risk for new silent cerebral ischemic lesions after direct-current cardioversion for AF.

To assess cognitive and cerebral structural and metabolic changes after direct-current cardioversion for AF using cognitive assessments and cerebral and cardiac 18F-FDG-PET before and 12 months after treatment.

Number of Subjects: 50

Study Centers: Østfold Hospital Trust

Duration of Study Participation:

* Enrollment: 18 months
* Follow-up period: 12 months
* Total Study Duration: 30 months

Primary Endpoints:

• Number of new small cerebral infarcts detected with DWMRI two weeks after direct current cardioversion.

Secondary Endpoints:

* Rate of AF recurrence within 1 year after direct current cardioversion
* Change in levels of inflammation biomarkersfrom baseline to 12 months follow-up
* Change in levels of fibrosis biomarkers from baseline to 12 months follow-up
* Cognitive function at 12 months follow-up
* Changes in uptake pattern on cerebral 18F-FDG-PET from baseline to 12 months follow-up
* Changes in uptake pattern on cardiac 18F-FDG-PET from baseline to 12 months follow-up
* Brain volume at 12 months follow-up
* White matter volume 12 months follow-up
* Grey matter volume 12 months follow-up
* Cortical volume 12 months follow-up
* RSI-derived diffusion parameters 12 months follow-up: fast apparent diffusion coefficient, extracellular water fraction, fractional anisotropy; free water fraction; intracranial volume; NAWM: normal appearing white matter; neurite density; RSI: restriction spectrum imaging; sADC: slow apparent diffusion coefficient;restricted fractional anisotropy; white matter lesions.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Atrial Fibrillation Stroke

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

1. CHA2DS2-VASc \>4
2. Life expectancy less than 1 year
3. Patient otherwise not eligible for the study or adherent for follow-up (eg nonresident) or has concurrent disease affecting outcome (e.g. multiple sclerosis, cancer)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ostfold Hospital Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Oslo University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anne Hege Aamodt

Senior Consultant in Neurology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, , Norway

Site Status

Østfold Hospital

Sarpsborg, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

Other Identifiers

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NOR-FIB2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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