TerminatedNot Applicable

Monitoring Strategies for the Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke

Stopped: Poor enrollment rate

Argentina49 participantsStarted 2020-11-02

Plain-language summary

Randomized clinical trial comparing two monitoring strategies, the use of a 48-hour Holter (routine care branch) and an event recorder for 7 days (intervention branch). Patients admitted for cryptogenic stroke will be included. Enrollment and randomization of patients will be carried out during the index case hospitalization, while follow-up will be done on an outpatient basis until day 7.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients who have studies that classify stroke or TIA as cryptogenic and who can carry out monitoring for 48 hours or 7 days will be included. * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion criteria * History of atrial fibrillation (or atrial flutter) documented. * Patients who already have an event recorder in place, permanent pacemaker, or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator * Evidence of lacunar infarction. * Hemorrhagic stroke * Patient for palliative care

What they're measuring

Atrial fibrillation

Timeframe: 7 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04644679

SponsorHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-30

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